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  "path": "/news/2026/05/09/whats-something-valuable-you-learned-from-your-mom-heres-what-you-told-us",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-09T10:30:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://chicago.suntimes.com",
  "textContent": "We asked readers to tell us something valuable they learned from their mom. Here's what you said, lightly edited for clarity:\n\n\"Mom used to say, 'If all else fails, read directions.' She wasn’t super patient.\"\n_— Laura Anderson_\n\n\"Never buy junk. Shop sales or clearance.\"\n\n_— Lorraine Krofchok_\n\n\"Always try your best. Sometimes you can’t control the end result, but you can control your effort, and that’s what’s most important.\"\n_— Mike Chamernik_\n\n\"Advocate for women rights.\"\n\n_— Ned Nasr_\n\n\"I learned to stand up for myself from the age of 5 on. And secondly, to always stand up for my family no matter what.\"\n_— L. Cragg_\n\n\"Keep people out of your business.\"\n\n_— Teresa Collins_\n\n\"I learned about the joy of music from mom. She was a music major, organist, piano teacher, choir director and more. She had me singing in public at a very young age ('All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth'), and — six decades later, and 32 years after she passed away — I’m still singing.\"\n_— Paul Lockwood_\n\n\"Don't open the door to strangers, and don't take rides with strangers — even if it's pouring rain.\"\n_— Myrna Kar_\n\n\"It won’t always be like this. Cherish your moment with me.\"\n_— Elexis Bowden_\n",
  "title": "What's something valuable you learned from your mom? Here's what you told us",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-09T10:30:10.194Z"
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