The Mom Song Sung to William Tell Overture with Lyrics

madameshawshank

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxT5NwQUtVM

While watching this with Soph...we would occasionally look at each other and nod!...at other times we simply watched and laughed..

'would you jump too?'!

don't think I ever did the 'I'll give you something to cry about.'......
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simona · Joined: 11 Mar 2005 Posts: 696 Location: israel

Yes, it does sound a little bit like my over-protecting very loving and caring jewish mother - some of it I hear every day on the phone or when I'm visiting her ( 2-3 times a week , but she always reminds me that I "have more time for my friends than for her" ). She's 89 YO, and I'm still the little girl who has to loose weight ( she's right) , go get a decent haircut ( she's right) , go to the cosmetician ( right again) , stop biting my nails ( right, but unreal after 58 years), get out of the jeans and dress more like a 58 YO lady ( well, she has a point) , but I always will be for her the most beautiful (???) , successful (??????) unique (!!!!) and always her beloved little girl. Yes, I'll miss her and her everlasting mothering. Hope she will stay with us a little more .

No more war, vive the mothers and let live the children!!

Griffin · Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Posts: 932 Location: England

Yup, my mother was a lot like that!! I can only say that I am soooo glad that I am not a mother or I would definitely be saying all of that... possibly not that fast or to the William Tell Overture, but definitely all of that!
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David · Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 4:49 pm Post subject:

Wow---funny!!! And real!!! Iremember a number of those exact same lines from 40-50 years ago!! Plus ca change...........!!!

I'm blessed with a healthy active wise and vital 80 year old Mom who didn't even meet me until I was18 months old! She has become my role model!
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Debbie · Joined: 21 Feb 2005 Posts: 861 Location: Paris

Sounds like there is a story in there David...

THat clip was funny. I could have added a few other well worn phrases that my Mum used as well. My sister and I used to joke that we were going to record her one day and play it back to her..... didn't occur to us that maybe if we did what she wanted she wouldn't sound like a broken record..... Laughing

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madameshawshank · Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 10:12 pm Post subject:

we were wondering if it's cross cultural...whether mothers of all lands say such stuff...I know I know circumstances etc...however I'm talking in general...so glad you've enjoyed it..Soph comes across some beauties
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