I found this fun website the other day, The One Minute Writer. The premise is to set the timer for 60 seconds (which is right there on the blog) and write about a topic. What would you really do with a bunch of money, or tell about a good smell from your childhood. Stuff like that. I have been thinking about the topics, just not writing about them. But today is different. I'm not sure if I can stick to 60 seconds is the only problem!
Write about an unusual phrase or saying one of your parents/guardians
liked to say when you were growing up.
Ready, Set, Go!My dad always said, Of all the things in all the world, there's nothing so useless as getting mad.
My dad is right a lot. He knew that if we would just problem solve and take our emotions out of the equation we would be much happier. Try it...you'll see!
That went really fast! It would help if my f key didn't stick, even though I only needed it a couple of times. I'm so mad. But that's useless, isn't it! I guess I'll just remember and push it harder and be fine with that!
O.K. I'm going to try again...
My mom always said as we were leaving the house, REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE! What does that even mean? Well, it meant knowing that I am a child of God, that my parents love me and to do things that would not bring shame to them, and to be myself and not try to be a sheep following a crowd. I think I need to put this up in vinyl in my home because not only do I want my kids to remember, it's a good reminder to me too!
Any phrases coming to mind after reading this?
I'm going to go make dinner now...zucchini potato soup. Because my freezer still holds a gazillion bags of frozen zucchini. Please stop by and get some! Seriously.
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My mom would say "don't be a boob" if we were complaining about something. It still makes me giggle!
If I asked my dad a question about homework, he would end up giving this long lecture then look at me and say, "and that's probably more about penguins than you wanted to know". Another phrase, to get us moving "Grab a root and growl".
My Uncle Vern's exclamation of choice: Good gravy!!
I find myself using now that I'm, ahem, older.
Mom also said "Don't forget your mother was a Crook!"
if we wanted to throw together a list of Hicken-isms, it would fill an entire blog. Darker than the inside of a cow, slicker than snot on a glass doorknob, busier than a one armed paper hanger with an itch...
But about the not getting mad...my dad is the same way. He hasn't said it quite like that, but he believes it. I think the Hicken men were raised to leave their emotions behind and get to work. Too bad most of them had more daughters than they knew what to do with! Talk about the emotions!
(and speaking of daughters, have you noticed that? you guys had one son, bob had one, dale had none, joe had two, elaine had two, neil...I don't know, but more than the others, right? the only one who got sons is the one who is the least like the rest. Crazy...)
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