Melba's Words of Wisdom

Her marital advice: "Never go to bed angry." I don't know if she was the first one to share that but it rings true today.

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  1. When I was in high school here was her sex education advice to me:
    "Never forget, if a woman doesn't want you 'in there' she can clench it as tight as a fist." She might as well have said it has teeth.

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  2. When Steph and Jess were old enough to write Mom called me sometime in late January. "Did you get the box I sent?" she asked.

    "What box?" I said.

    "The pre-stamped, self-addressed box of thank-you notes to send us thanks for the Christmas gifts," she said.

    "No, I didn't get that box yet," I said, indignantly.

    "How would I know if you got them or not?" she said. "You didn't send me a thank you note thanking me for the box."

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  3. She told my girls, "A proper girl doesn't make noise when they pass gas. Make it silent but deadly."

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  4. I was born with three ear lobes. She once told me, "Sweetie, if you're ever in a car accident and your face is mangled beyond recognition, I'll know it's you by your unique third ear."

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