It’s almost Mother’s Day again. Okay, we’ll pause here for a moment as you frantically call your dad and ask him what Mom wants and if he can pick it up for you so you don’t have to pay postage…and we’re back. It’s almost Mother’s Day again, and in honor of that woman who really won’t leave us—no matter how much she might want to—it is time to think about how important Moms are in our lives.
Before you post that obligatory Facebook status about just how your mama is the best in the world, let’s think about what makes our mothers so great. Of course there is the unconditional love part and there is the “sends you twenty dollars in an envelop with a reminder no matter how hard things get you always have a place back home” part. All of that is great, but there are also all of the lessons our mothers taught us. Though we may not always follow the advice our mothers attempted to ingrain in us, we can still hear her voice in the back of our heads when we do those things that we just shouldn’t do. Today, let’s celebrate all of the things Mom taught us, even if we don’t always heed her advice. Here are 10 Things Every Man Should Have Learned From His Mother.