Right now, our home consists of 4 FOMLs (Fruit of my loins)- all boys – my EC (Eternal Companion), and me. My daughter is away, leaving my poor EC as the sole source of estrogen in the house (except when my boys watch Glee). I don’t know why how she does it.
Mom has been talking about how we need to develop a family motto, or mission statement, that we can get framed and put on the wall as a constant reminder of who we are, and what we stand for. It is a great idea – and serious business.
So, as a surprise to her, my boys and I took on the task of developing the family motto. It was a mistake. After looking at our failed attempts, it is obvious that Mom needs to do it be involved in the process.
SORRY, BUT I HAD TO REMOVE THESE AS OF 11/11/12.
Something about freeing the cows so they can drink milk. I don’t completely understand dairy metaphors.
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Love this! Having an all boy home, I can relate. Our family motto? It’s rule #5 from the Alcatraz Rules and Regulations. “You have the right to food, clothing, shelter and medical attention. Anything else is a privilege!”
Still not sure how it will look in pretty vinyl on the wall or a cross stitch hanging…
Glee? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NO no
I’ve printed off a few of these and now have them hanging in my house.
(Anon/M)This week, I slipped a copy of your mottos (along with the official message hand-out) to the ladies I visit-teach, with the suggestion that choosing a family motto might be a fun FHE activity. The things MMM’s fans do for you!
They are all lovely and of good report AND praiseworthy! After teaching a year of early morning seminary Old-Testament-style, we hoped that our seminary kids would remember this: “Don’t do dumb stuff.” I realize now that it’s a “don’t” instead of a “do”, but it’s something. At least yours don’t include any pop culture references like we use to express love. My youngest used to beg me to say “My cat’s breath smells like catfood!” (Ralph Wiggum) because I said it to his older siblings as they left for school. Then he felt loved and included. 😉
LOVE IT!
Cocoa’s comment reminded me of one time when my daughter came home with the YW theme on a tile. I didn’t have anywhere to hang it, but found an empty nail in the bathroom and without thinking put it there for safe keeping. To my dismay the girls quickly pointed out that above the toilet isn’t the best place for, ” steadfast and immovable.” ;o)
…I just added you to my blog list. Since we are relatives I want to keep in touch. (Really I just know where to come when I need a little bit of common sense mixed with humor.)
I feel like we must be distantly related because they all pretty much work for my family too! I guess I’ll just call you Uncle Mamm. 🙂 I LOVE seeing a male perspective out there in the blog world. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
I love the mottos, especially the salsa one! Thanks for the laugh.
I feel so much better about my teenagers towel problem after hearing Mom of 12 talk about the 23 towels!
Maybe it’s just me, but what failed?
Nope, I would say you were very successful. 🙂
I love the towel one as well.
Your wife sure sounds like a sweetheart who puts up with a lot from you boys! I hope ya’ll spoil that woman ROTTEN! She deserves it.
LOL! You made my day…Awesome!!
Love these! The wet towel is my favorite. A couple of weeks ago my towel supply was dwindling so I started asking around. My 13-year-old had 23 towels in her room! HANG UP THE DARN TOWEL!
Sandy
Oh my goodness those were LOL funny!
While we don’t have a family mission statement we do have a family motto. It is even cross-stitched and hangs in our guest bathroom (meaning the one guests use when they come to our house). The motto has been passed down my husband’s side of the family for several generations. “Don’t take yourself too damn seriously.” And yes, they were all Mormons. And we have heard laughter coming from the guest bathroom on numerous occasions. They walk out shaking their heads, “Bishop! There’s a swear word in your bathroom!”
Those were a hoot! Perfect Monday morning fodder.
For the duration of my youth, our official family motto was, “There’s no scab too small to pick”. It was facetious, mostly, but we called upon it from time to time just to keep each other honest. Even over the years and with the addition of sons-in-law and grandkids, we still fall back on our beloved family motto for good, family bonding.
Despite how it sounds, we were and remain to this day the most functional, well-balanced family I’ve ever known.
These are fantastic! Thank you for the giggle this morning.
Love the Salsa one =)
I don’t know that I’d call these failed mottos! They all make perfect sense. And I’m glad your boys learned that there’s a difference between Scout Camp and Mom’s kitchen 🙂
Oh my! I loved it! In our home we don’t take much seriously either, I think it may have to do with the testostorone as well, but I do think that the one thing we do take seriously is the love we have to one another. I am sure it is the same in your family. I had a great laugh, thank you.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha! And one more for good measure: HA! I love them all, failed or not! 🙂