Chapter 1: What are some popular mom mantras shared in this episode?
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Hello? Hi, Mom. Hi, honey. How are you? I'm good. How are you?
Fine, thank you. What's going on? Um, I told you we're doing this Mother's Day episode, right? Yes, you did. OK, so the idea for it is that we've been collecting all of these expressions that moms say, like mom mantras, we're sort of calling them little bits of advice that moms repeat over time. Oh, isn't that cute? Yes. Can you guess what I've told people yours is? No, I can't. Really?
No, I can't. What is it? These are the good old days. Oh, of course. Right, yes. Of course. Which, you mean it, like, regardless of whatever's happening, no matter how old you are, you're always going to look back at, like, this moment as the good old days, right? Yes, because we look back at things and we say... oh, this was so wonderful, but we don't appreciate them when they're happening.
And if you look at things as you would look at them from the future, then you can see how precious they are much more easily. Where did this even come from, this phrase? Did you make it up? Um... I don't think I made it up, but, um...
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Chapter 2: How does Rachel's mom define 'the good old days'?
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Learn more about giving a New York Times subscription as a gift at nytimes.com slash gift. My name is Jane Dee. I'm originally from Somerset, Massachusetts. My mother had a lot of sayings. I don't know if they're mantras, but they're certainly mom-isms. Every time my brother or sister or I were about to leave the house, she would remind us that... All tragedy starts out in fun.
I'm sorry, but way to bring the room down, Mom. My momism or mom mantra is, hey, you're not the only tin can in the dump. Gargle with salt water. Grab it and growl. Life is like a Mardi Gras. You're just rattling around like a fart in a skillet.
I'm Alex and I'm from Montpelier, Vermont. My mom's expression is boo.
Let me explain. My mom's a first grade teacher. And one day when she was co-teaching, this little boy stands up in the middle of her lesson, looks at her and just goes boo. Traditionally, booing is not encouraged at school, but when she got home that day, she told me about it.
And we couldn't help but laugh because it's kind of the perfect response to any situation where you have no control, but you are not happy about it.
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Chapter 3: What wisdom do listeners share about their moms' sayings?
So my mom's mantra was, if you feel bad, look better. My mom and I are complete opposites. She is always perfectly put together and I am not. Whatever. I was a teenager. Anytime I felt bad, whether it be over a boy or my skin or just life in general, my go-to was wanting to hide in my room, in bed, sweatpants, PJs, no makeup, and probably Ben and Jerry's.
But my mom would come in and she would say, get up, put on something cute, do your makeup, and you'll feel better. And at the time, I found this insanely annoying.
And to be honest, I still do. But now I'm almost 43 and I'm a professor and I commute nearly four and a half hours to and from my university multiple days per week.
I live out of bags and I'm perpetually exhausted. But when I pack now, I find myself throwing in something a little extra, whether it be a zebra print or a bedazzled headband or some high heels.
I've even perfected applying eyeliner on the Peter Pan bus. So when I get to work and a student says to me, I love your outfit today or you look great today, I immediately feel more awake than I would otherwise, more ready to conquer my day. And while I'm still not ready to say my mom was right, I'll admit that she was onto something.
Hi, my name is Nitsan. I'm from New York, grew up in New Jersey. And my mom's line, anytime we went shopping, I'd pick something up, a candle, a jewelry box, ripped jeans, literally anything. And she'd turn it over in her hands, pause, and without fail say, we can make that, and then return the item to the shelf.
Hello, my name is Erin and I'm from Irvine, California. And one of my mom's favorite expressions is the grass will soon turn to milk.
If you think about a cow in a field of grass, the cow eats the grass and then the grass goes through this labyrinthine digestive system.
process and then becomes milk eventually, right? So it's this idea that it might take a while, but your hard work will pay off and result in this beautiful, delicious, good thing, the milk.
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