You Have A Black Mother If......
1. You've ever been called downstairs from upstairs or to the back of
> the house from the front of the house to get the remote, change the TV
> channel, or fix her a clean glass of ice water.
>
> 2. You've ever been hit with an extension cord, a switch, or the nearest
> shoe.
>
> 3. You've ever had to pick your own switch off the tree and she sent you
> back because the one you picked was too little
>
> 4. You've ever been burned on your ear with a straightening comb.
>
> 5. Your ponytails were so tight you got those little bumps on your head.
>
> 6. The white people in the school office (principal, secretary, etc.)are
> scared of her.
>
> 7. You were scared to go home when you had a bad report card.
>
> 8. Alcohol, peroxide, cocoa butter, and Vaseline were the main items in
> the bathroom cabinet.
>
> 9. You've never been grounded? just! Beaten.
>
> 10. You've ever been pinched for going to sleep in church.
>
> 11. She made you participate in every church activity (choir, Jr. Usher
> board, Easter play, Christmas play, etc.)
>
> 12. She ever came inside and picked you up from a school dance in her
> gown and hair rollers.
>
> 13. When you ask her for something, her response is.....You got a job??
>
> 14. You've ever been beaten for something your sister or brother did
> just because you were around.
>
> 15. She vacuums every day just so the carpet can have lines in it.
>
> 16. You've ever been told to turn off the TV, get off the phone, or sit
> down and be quiet when it's storming outside because
> the Lord was doing His work.
>
> 17. You've ever been hung up on for calling her collect.
>
> 18. Friends, family, and friends of the family try to keep you out of
> trouble because they know your mother and how she is.
>
> 19. You were afraid to call the child abuse hotline.
>
> 20. She has to pray to God, "Lord, please don't let me hurt this
> child!?" before she gives you a whipping.
>
Anybody got a Mom like this? I know that I do.
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