I should clarify something about last night's post. My inspiration for the story was some of the sayings and songs I remember Mom using. I find myself using them all the time but take for granted that others don't know what I mean. Probably the expression that I associate w/ her the most is, "a lick and a promise," in relation to any task that she only had time to do halfway. She'd do the task quickly then promise to do it twice as good next time.
Since I teach communication, I'm always fascinated by how people say things and the different meanings that could be assigned. We need to recall and record all these expressions from our parents and grandparents to help put their lives and times into perspective. I worry w/ this texting generation that all they'll have to pass down is "lol" and "prly" and "idk." (The spellcheck has just short-circuited b/c it doesn't recognize any of these.)
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