Yes, most of our generation 70+ were HOME SCHOOLED in so many ways:
1. My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE:
To me and my brothers: "If you're going to kill each other, do it outside, I just finished cleaning."
2. My mother taught me RELIGION: "You better pray that it will come out of the rug."
3. My father taught me about TIME TRAVEL: "If you don't straighten up and quit that stuff, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"
4. My father taught me LOGIC: "Because I said so, that's why."
5. My mother taught me MORE LOGIC: "If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."
6. My mother taught me FORESIGHT: "Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident."
7. My father taught me IRONY: "Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about."
8. My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS: "Shut your mouth and eat your supper."
9. My mother taught me to be a CONTORTIONIST: "Just you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!"
10. My mother taught me about STAMINA: "You'll sit there until all that broccoli is gone."
12. My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY: "If I told you once, I've told you a million times, don't exaggerate!"
13. My father taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE: "I brought you into this world, and I can take you out."
14. My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION: "Stop acting like your father!"
15. My mother taught me about ENVY: "There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do."
16. My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION: "Just wait until we get home."
17. My mother taught me about RECEIVING: "You are going to get it from your father when he gets home!"
18. My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE: "If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to get stuck that way."
19. My mother taught me ESP: "Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you are cold?"
20. My father taught me HUMOR: "When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."
21. My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT: "If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up."
22. My mother taught me GENETICS: "You're just like your father."
23. My mother taught me about my ROOTS: "Shut that door behind you, do you think you were born in a barn?"
24. My mother taught me WISDOM: "When you get to be my age, you'll understand.
25. My father taught me about JUSTICE: "One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you!"
The Sage writes this to you because you younger ones would not believe we truly were told these exact words by our parents