His Mother taught him LOGIC...
She once asked: "If everyone else jumped off a cliff would you do it too?"
His Mother taught him MEDICINE...
"If you don’t stop crossing your eyes, they’re going to freeze that way."
His Mother taught him how to BECOME AN ADULT...
"If you don’t eat your vegetables, you’ll never grow up.
His Mother taught him about GENETICS...
"You are just like your father!"
His Mother taught him about my ROOTS...
"Do you think you were born in a barn?"
His Mother taught him about the WISDOM of AGE...
"When you get to be my age, you will understand," AND "I’ll explain it all when you get older."
His Mother taught him about ANTICIPATION...
"Just wait until your father gets home."
And the all time favorite thing his Mother taught him - JUSTICE
"One day you will have kids, & I hope they turn out just like you. Then you’ll see what it’s like!"