25 Home Taught Lessons for Children – Old Jokes

Starlett, Don and Darrell Bobbitt

Starlett, Don and Darrell Bobbitt in our Dads first car.

Many kids of my generation were HOME SCHOOLED, but not in the way you might think.

Our parents grew up learning how to live during some hard times, and while raising their kids, they passed on a lot of great Lessons that we all took to heart.

I saw this list somewhere, years ago and saved it to read and enjoy later. Although I don’t know the original source, it does bring up some great memories of my childhood. Below are some of the wonderful and often hard-learned lessons that my siblings, my friends and I were taught as we grew up:

1. My mother taught me to APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE .

“If you’re going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning.”

2. My mother taught me about RELIGION.

“You better pray that will come out of the carpet.”

3. My father taught me about TIME TRAVEL.

“If you don’t straighten up, I’m going to knock you into the middle of next week!” Continue reading

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