Mother's Day

At church this morning, the preacher asked us to turn to the person next to us and tell them something our mother used to always tell us. Later, she asked people to share.

"If you can't say something nice, don't say anything."

"Everyone is beautiful. The dandelion is only a weed because someone told you so."

My mother? How about: "Don't let anyone else hear you say that. They'll think you're _________." Fill in the blank: crazy, silly, stupid.

How about this, Mother? I'm writer. Everyone hears what I say, be it crazy, silly, stupid, or, you fill in the blank.