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James Whistler
(1834–1903)
A snobbish Bostonian approached Whistler at a party one evening. "And where were you born, Mr. Whistler?" she asked. "Lowell, Massachusetts," replied the painter. "Whatever possessed you to be born in a place like that?" exclaimed the lady. "The explanation is quite simple," said Whistler. "I wished to be near my mother."
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Biographical note:
U.S. painter who lived most of his life in London.
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“Eveyone has a mother”
hat's right...every living creature has a mother. And although Mother's Day is celebrated on different days throughout the world, in the U.S. it's the second Sunday of May. So, give your mother an extra hug on that day. And if she's far away —as mine is— give yourself a hug! You know she'd like that.
"The real menace in dealing with a five-year-old is that in no time at all you begin to sound like a five-year-old."
~Jean Kerr
After a young couple brought their new baby home, the wife suggested that her husband should try his hand at changing diapers. "I'm busy," he said, "I'll do the next one."
The next time came around and she asked again.
The husband looked puzzled, "Oh! I didn't mean the next diaper. I meant the next baby!"
