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Do Your Laundry Or You'll Die Alone: Advice Your Mom Would Give If She Thought You Were Listening

No matter how hard they try, parents never have time to teach their children everything they need to know before they leave home. Luckily, Becky Blades has compiled the best tidbits of advice into one thought-provoking, conversation-starting book. Covering everything from posture to finances, with a hint of motherly sass, Do Your Laundry or You'll Die Alone is the perfect gift for leaving-the-nest kids, or anyone in your life who could use a little bit of coming-of-age common sense.

Hardcover: 164 pages

Publisher: Sourcebooks (April 5, 2016)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1492635154

ISBN-13: 978-1492635154

Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 6.6 x 0.7 inches

Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (110 customer reviews)

Best Sellers Rank: #24,015 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #20 in Books > Parenting & Relationships > Family Relationships > Parent & Adult Child #39 in Books > Humor & Entertainment > Humor > Self-Help & Psychology #503 in Books > Self-Help > Motivational

Favorite Advice But what you cannot find on the internet is your mother’s voiceThere’s nothing WORSE than a smart GIRL who acts dumb. It’s worse than a dumb girl.MAKE something EVERY DAY.Make a meal or a joke or a scarf or a poem. Make a notecard or a paper doll or a dress for yourself. Make a face or a friend or a Facebook friend. Creating is your birthright, and celebrating your creativity reminds you of your unique place in the world.FAKE It ’tIL YOU MAKE It.GIVE MONEY OR help to whomever you think needs it. Don’t spend too much time agonizing over whether your gift to the begging woman on the corner will be spent on a bottle for a baby or a bottle for her. The decision to give is a decision between you and God. What she does with it is between her and God.Sweet secrets are winks between you and God and remind you of your pure goodness and strength.Don’t put OFF starting somethingBecause YOU aren’t SURE YOU canFinish It. If you get the urge to begin something – an article, a social movement, a letter to your mom – goes ahead and starts it. The creative energy is strongest at the inception of the idea, and when you get momentum going, you might just find the time and resources to take it all the way.Only one thing is sure to keep you from finishing it: Not starting.When YOU’RE happy, Tell YOUR face about It. When you’re not, don’t let your face be your tell.Choose YOUR battles., the fewer the better. Life is not war.The quality OF YOUR FRIENDS can DEFINE the quality OF YOUR LIFE.

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