Things my mother used to say

Author(s)

Julia Wilson

Document Type

Blog

Publication Date

1-22-2019

Abstract

My mother would have called herself a traditional wife and mother - those being the most important roles she saw in her life. She never worked outside the home after having children, she always had dinner on the table, packed brown bag lunches and was a constant presence in the house. We all just assumed that Mom would be home at all times we were home, keeping an eye on us. Thinking back on it, she must have done a multitude of errands to keep a family of five functioning - I just have no recollection of any hustle and bustle and comings and goings.

Keywords

Erma Bombeck, humor writing, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop, University of Dayton

eCommons Citation

Wilson, Julia, "Things my mother used to say" (2019). Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog. 1183.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/ebww_blog/1183