Today is Mother’s Day, a day when we honor our Moms. We learn many things from our Moms.

My mother taught me religion. She used to say things like, “You better pray that comes out of the carpet.”

My mother taught me medicine: “If you don’t stop crossing your eyes, they’re going to freeze that way.”

My mother taught me how to be a contortionist: “Will you look at the dirt on the back of your neck!”

My mother taught me to appreciate a job well done: “If you’re going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning!”

My mother taught me about genetics: “You are just like your father!”

My mother taught me logic:  “Because I said so, that’s why.” (1)

I don’t know if any of you had mothers like that. Maybe we all had a mother like that. But here’s a more profound question: Do y…