My feared legacy to our children

On my last post, I shared with you the legacy that Soulmate and I hoped to leave with our children.  Those were important lessons we have learned in life and hope that they saw in us at least some of the time.

Unfortunately though, I am afraid that the following is probably the real legacy that I left with them.  I will not implicate Soulmate in any way for the following.  It was all my doing.

1. Don't put Christmas decorations out before Thanksgiving, and Christmas lights on the exterior of your home should be straight or why bother!
2. No white shoes after Labor Day or before Easter
3. No tolerance for people who eat with their mouths open
4. Always have your toenails painted
5. A total irrational fear of the dentist and all things mathematical
6. Your teeth should not in any circumstance touch your fork (or any metal)
7. Unless someone is bleeding, I don't want to  hear it. (Refers to childhood tattling)
8. Rodents should die.
9. Presentation is everything.
10. The movie theater is not a place for talking.  Ever.  Under no circumstance.  In fact, it is perfectly normal to move to another seat at least once per movie to get away from those who talk.

All I can say is - I'm sorry.  I hope this is not the only thing you learned from me.  Feel free, my sweet children, to not pass on my obsessions to a future generation.

Love to all of you out there or no one - whichever fits. J