Happy Mother's Day

This is from Darren Hardy's Blog:

Mother’s Day is upon us. One day where we repent and honor the woman we have agonized, frustrated, bewildered and inflicted excruciating pain upon. Even still she suckled, nurtured, repeatedly forgave and loved us silly. (At least) on this one day be sure to walk through the door with a big bouquet of flowers, long enveloping hugs and wet kisses. Make sure she knows she is special, loved and appreciated – she deserves it.

Now, a few tips for the other 364 days a year ;-)

8 Reasons You Shouldn’t (always) Listen to Your Mother

Momism #1: "Wear clean underwear in case you're in an accident!"

Truth: When emergency-room personnel cut the clothes off trauma patients, Dr. Alexander says, it's done so quickly that they never pay attention to whether the underwear is stained, dirty, or full of holes.

Momism #2: "Don't go out without a coat or you'll get sick!"

Truth: Colds and flu are not caused by catching a chill or by dejectedly walking home from your girlfriend's in the rain without your rubbers. Nonetheless, this myth persists, largely because most people get sick during winter, when these situations commonly occur. Dr. Alexander suggests that it may even be possible to think yourself ill. If you dread damp feet, your brain may depress your immune system when it happens.

Momism #3: "Keep touching yourself, and it'll fall off!"

Truth: There's no evidence that doing “that” will cause your staff to revolt. Such exploration is "a normal part of growing up," says Dr. Alexander.

Momism #4: "Someday your face will freeze like that!"

Truth: No matter how far you stretch the corners of your mouth or how deeply into your nostril you plunge your tongue, facial muscles will never become paralyzed as a result.

Momism #5: "You're gonna fall and crack your head open!"

Truth: Your skull can split like an egg, but it would require a severe impact, such as falling into the corner of a coffee table, says Larry L. Alexander, M.D., an emergency-room physician at Baylor Medical Center. "You're much more likely to fracture your skull."

Momism #6: "You'll poke someone's eye out with that!"

Truth: It's impossible to "poke out" an eyeball with a sharp instrument. What you'll probably do is pierce or rupture it. To actually pop an eyeball out, Dr. Alexander says, you "have to get in there with your fingers and pull it out."

Momism #7: "If you break a leg, don't come running to me!"

Truth: It's unlikely that you'd be able to run with a broken leg, but you could still walk. Dr. Alexander has seen people with broken legs walk into the E.R. "It hurts like crazy," he says, "but the muscles spasm and produce enough support to bear weight."

Momism #8 - "You pick your nose like that you might accidentally pull out your brain"

Truth: Uh, no.