Rules to Live By:

[TigerCheer2009]

We were talking about this at lunch.

What are your top five rules to live by?

1) Never EVER dress up the cat.
2) Keep an open mind.
3) If you underestimate the power of kids and crayons, there WILL be trouble. End of story.
4) Confidence radiates.
5) Don't make the director mad. They don't like it AND they have loud microphones AND they will without a doubt make you sit at the back of the bus during costume fittings with all the little kids.

 

[kdibattista]

Never get involved in controversial threads on the DIS!!! Oooopppps... that one's out

 

[beckmrk04]

NEVER put all of your laundry in to the washing machine at once.

(well- this was a bit more of a rule when I was single and in college).

 

[txSleepingBeauty]

I would ammend two of those.
Don't dress up the cat or the dog
and don't put all of your underwear in the wash at the same time.....

 

[TheOtherVillainess]

If you build it, he will climb (DS has learned he can climb on things recently and has taken to scaling everything from the babygate to the couch and even made a futile, aborted attempt to climb a kitchen chair and onto the table ).

TOV

 

[beckmrk04]

I would ammend two of those.
Don't dress up the cat or the dog
and don't put all of your underwear in the wash at the same time.....

Yes- I agree. Same basic priciples.

 

[Sparx]

1. open mind

2. live life like tomorro isn't a promise. because it isn't.

3. fool me once shame on you. fool me twice shame on me.

4. no rules has no exceptions.

5. respect me and i'll respect you.

 

[MouseWorshipin]

The only piece of advice my Dad ever gave us kids (besides, "Do what makes you happy") was:

Don't throw rocks at men with guns.

Very often I see young people who broke this rule on the news, and it rarely works out well. So, I am pleased that I've always followed his advice.

 

[momsgonwild]

1. Never go to bed mad.

2. Always think first before you speak.

3. Never answer questions that include the word "fat" in them.

4. Always count your children when you get into a car.

5. Loving Freely always costs Something.

 

[tevagirl]

1. Never sit on the toilet in the middle of the night without first putting on a light.

2. Never answer your telephone "Hey Big Boy I'm here waiting for you" and assume it's your husband and not the police.

3. Never, ever wake up a dog, after donning a really scary mask.

4. If a child tells you he has to go 'now' don't think you can get another five minutes out of him.

5. Never chug the milk without giving it a good sniff first.

 

[tmt martins]

If it's free take it .

You can use it or pass it along .

My other saying or rule is

Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

This goes along the lines of NEVER SAY NEVER it's to long of a commitment

 

[ImarriedGrumpy]

We had a set of "rules to live by" from the two-year olds preschool class I taught that my roommate and I wrote up in caligraphy and framed in our living room. Sort of an "All I need to know I learned in Kindergarten" idea. Here's the list:

1. Be gentle

2. Share with others

3. Listen to teachers

4. Use walking feet

5. Tounges are for eating and talking (not licking books or classmates or furniture or trees or...)

6. We keep our clothes on at school

(The last two had to be added in response to specific repeated "incidents")

 

[MagicalMom]

It doesn't take money to have class.

 

[beckmrk04]

We had a set of "rules to live by" from the two-year olds preschool class I taught that my roommate and I wrote up in caligraphy and framed in our living room. Sort of an "All I need to know I learned in Kindergarten" idea. Here's the list:

1. Be gentle

2. Share with others

3. Listen to teachers

4. Use walking feet

5. Tounges are for eating and talking (not licking books or classmates or furniture or trees or...)

6. We keep our clothes on at school

(The last two had to be added in response to specific repeated "incidents")

5 & 6 are why I love kids....

Seriously, I love that you had to add the "No gettin' nekkid" rule. That is classic.

 

[megan4777]

1) if someone tells you, "this won't hurt...." it's probably going to hurt
2) beer+chili = DH needing to sleep on the couch
3) Don't go to bed mad b/c I'll just kick him while I'm sleeping
4) Don't try to talk on the phone while DD's are awake...they know I'm on the phone and get into trouble
5) Tell my friends/family how special they are to me frequently.

 

[MouseWorshipin]

Beware of cooks from India who say, "It isn't spicy."

 

[BamaBaloo]

Always drink upstream from the herd.

If you're gonna be a bear, be a grizzly.

 

[Tigger&Belle]

A couple are my self given tags:

Laugh every day, even if it is at yourself

The nut doesn't fall far from the tree

Think before you talk (or type), but of course I'm not known for doing that...

Love, live, and have fun

 

[SC Minnie]

One my great grandfather used to say--

You might not have time to do something right but you always have time to do it over.

 

[KelNottAt]

Never pass up an opportunity to tinkle.

Never tell lies.

Pay yourself first.

Listen to your kids.

Keep up with homework reading assignments.

If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all.