My mother did not like four-letter words. There were some offensive words that warranted a kid getting their mouth washed out with soap. There was another four-letter word that was really a bad word, “CAN’T”. It was not allowed in our household. In fact, it was not even in Mama’s dictionary.
She taught us kids some valuable lessons. She believed that if something needed to be done or you wanted something done, “Do it yourself.” Her motto was, “just do it.” My mother coined that phrase LONG before Nike. Sometimes that was quite an exasperating answer, but it actually taught all of us kids independence, maybe even to a fault at times. No limitations! That was just one of many nuggets of gold she dropped along our path.
Remember, “CAN’T never could!” per my mother…..
“QUIT”. That was NOT allowed!!!!!!
You started…. you finished!