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THAT'S NOT HOW MY MOTHER DID IT!
"That's not how my mother made it"
I didn't look.
"She put in a lot more tomatoes"
O.K.! The woman could cook!
"She had a knack for sauces"
She always used a book!
"That's not how my mother did it"
I didn't look.
"She folded the towels very neatly"
I leave them on the hook.
"She had a knack for housework"
I held my breath and shook.
"That's not how my mother used to iron"
I didn't look.
"You never saw any wrinkles"
That did it, his goose was cooked!
I turned and threw the iron at him.
Too bad he didn't look!
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