Things Mothers Say

Brush your teeth after eating, I know you haven’t.
Eat the vegetables too, carrots are good for your eye sight,
Broccoli will clean your colon way better than chocolate and gummies will
Be good at school, don’t tease your classmates and do your homework
Play fair, and tell the truth,
Don’t be mean to people, you don’t wanna hurt their feelings
You never know what they can do to you.

When you walk out the house, walk with your head down
Don’t look up, and dont stare,
You never know who you’re looking at
Don’t say this, and don’t say that, and don’t say what your father works at
Don’t say how much money you have, and if asked, say a few spare change
You should not even talk about money in the first place
Watch out where you’re walking by
Don’t get in their way, don’t run into them, just don’t run into strangers when you walk
If you hear gun shots throw yourself to the floor right away, and as I said before, don’t look up

If you get caught...God forbid you get caught

What have I told you about looking too good? Don’t put on that watch, it looks new.
When we’re on the car look at all the sides of streets and lock the doors first thing once we’re all inside
And if you see big or fancy cars don’t stare at the drivers, as I said before, you never know who you’re looking at.
If you hear gun shots try to get under the seat, don’t let them see your head through the window
Before you walk out the house look at both sides of the street and across, make sure no mysterious cars are parked outside.
If you’re gonna go play outside...I’m sorry, you can’t, just stay home today...
Don’t play with fake guns, God forbid someone thinks they’re real

I know you wanna go out, but you can’t
Don’t hate me, I’m protecting you
Someday you’ll understand.