One of the great joys of getting older, and there is at least one joy involved in this grueling process, is discovering that you were right all the time. I try not to boast here because, well, that’s just the kind of person I am. And, I’m not going to make a list of all of the things I was “right” about. No sense in boasting, but I just can’t resist one.

Some of these things centered on my relationship with my mother. One advantage a mother has over her children is that sense of authority and being right all the time. Looking back, I can see that she was not right all the time.

As a young person, my mother told me things I have since learned not to be true. For example:

• It takes more than clean underwear to survive an accident.
• The boogieman under my bed does not exist… any more.
• None of my friends wants to jump off a bridge.
• I will grow up even if I don’t clean up my plate.
• And, it’s almost impossible to behave yourself and have a good time simultaneously. Read More→