Michelle Brown and Shannon Cannaday look at the advice they received from their moms, explaining the origins of the phrases and providing examples of how they did (or did not) take their mom's advice over the course of their lives.
On this mini-episode, Michelle Brown and Shannon Cannaday discuss the advice: "Blood is Thicker Than Water"
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Email: damnmomwasright@gmail.com (damnmomwasright@gmail.com)
Instagram: @DamnMomWasRight (https://www.instagram.com/damnmomwasright/)
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28 Dec 2023
Mini Episode: Nothing Good Happens After Midnight
On this mini-episode, Michelle Brown and Shannon Cannaday read some listener stories and discuss the advice: "Nothing Good Happens After Midnight"
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Email: damnmomwasright@gmail.com (damnmomwasright@gmail.com)
Instagram: @DamnMomWasRight (https://www.instagram.com/damnmomwasright/)
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21 Dec 2023
Episode 9: Be A Leader, Not A Follower
On this episode of Damn, Dad Knows It All, Michelle Brown and Shannon Cannaday interview Van Hawkins while looking into the origins of the advice: "Be A Leader, Not A Follower"
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Sources:
Vernon Davis (https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/vernon-davis-quotes)
MSU (https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/it_takes_a_follower_to_be_a_leader)
Quora Corner (https://www.quora.com/I-just-thought-about-the-saying-don-t-be-a-follower-be-a-leader-but-if-everyone-in-the-world-was-a-leader-there-would-be-none-to-lead-because-no-one-is-a-follower-Am-I-wrong)
14 Dec 2023
Episode 8: Beauty Is Pain
On this episode of Damn, Mom Was Right, Michelle Brown and Shannon Cannaday look into the origins of some commonly misunderstood advice for women: "Beauty Is Pain"
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Sources:
Sip of Culture (https://sipofculture.com/2022/02/09/how-we-are-programmed-to-believe-that-beauty-is-pain/)
Chinese Food Binding (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-footbinding-persisted-china-millennium-180953971/)
Victorian Waist Training (https://www.forbes.com/sites/kristinakillgrove/2015/11/16/how-corsets-deformed-the-skeletons-of-victorian-women/?sh=2db44c81799c)
Quora Corner (https://www.quora.com/What-do-you-think-about-the-phrase-beauty-is-pain-societys-beauty-standards)
7 Dec 2023
Episode 7: Actions Speak Louder Than Words
On this episode of Damn, Mom Was Right, Michelle Brown and Shannon Cannaday look into the origins of some of the best advice from our Moms: "Actions Speak Louder Than Words"
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Instagram: @DamnMomWasRight (https://www.instagram.com/damnmomwasright/)
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Sources:
Britannica Dictionary (https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/eb/qa/what-is-the-difference-between-idioms-and-proverbs#:~:text=The%20literal%20meaning%20of%20an,same%20as%20their%20literal%20meanings)
GingerSoftware.com (https://www.gingersoftware.com/content/phrases/actions-speak-louder-than-words)
GrammarMonster.com (https://www.grammar-monster.com/sayings_proverbs/actions_speak_louder_than_words.htm)
WordPress.com (https://idiomation.wordpress.com/2010/11/18/actions-speak-louder-than-words/)
Quora Corner (https://www.quora.com/Where-does-the-saying-actions-speak-louder-than-words-come-from-What-does-it-mean)
7 Dec 2023
Episode 2: Don’t Do Anything You Wouldn’t Want on the Front of a Newspaper
On this episode of Damn, Mom Was Right, Michelle Brown and Shannon Cannaday dive into some advice worth taking: "Don't Do Anything You Wouldn't Want on the Front of a Newspaper"
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Instagram: @DamnMomWasRight (https://www.instagram.com/damnmomwasright/)
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7 Dec 2023
Episode 3: Fair Is Where You Get Funnel Cakes
On this episode, we host a special guest for our first feature of advice from our dads. Damn, Dad Knows It All!
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Instagram: @DamnMomWasRight (https://www.instagram.com/damnmomwasright/)
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Sources:
The Bible (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5%3A45&version=NIV)
7 Dec 2023
Episode 4: You’re Known by the Company You Keep
On this episode of Damn, Mom Was Right, Michelle Brown and Shannon Cannaday look into the origins of the old saying from Mom: "You’re Known by the Company You Keep"
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Instagram: @DamnMomWasRight (https://www.instagram.com/damnmomwasright/)
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Sources:
Quote Investigator ( https://quoteinvestigator.com/2020/04/04/company-keep/ )
Quora (https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-phrase-you-are-the-company-you-keep-mean-to-you-Do-you-agree-with-it-as-it-relates-to-people-in-your-life-Are-you-happy-to-be-like-them-to-an-extent )
7 Dec 2023
Episode 5: Kill Them With Kindness
On this episode of Damn, Mom Was Right, Michelle Brown and Shannon Cannaday look into the origins of the old saying from Mom: "Kill Them With Kindness"
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Instagram: @DamnMomWasRight (https://www.instagram.com/damnmomwasright/)
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Sources:
Grammarist (https://grammarist.com/idiom/kill-with-kindness/#:~:text=Kill%20Them%20With%20Kindness%20Origin%20and%20Etymology&text=The%20phrase%20comes%20from%20literature,tightly%20that%20it%20kills%20them.)
Quora (https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-quote-kill-them-with-kindness-mean)
Selena Gomez Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_Em_with_Kindness)
7 Dec 2023
Episode 6: Don't Show Your Ass
On this episode of Damn, Dad Knows It All, Michelle Brown and Shannon Cannaday are joined by James Noll, a dad with a lot to teach us about the very Dad saying: "Don't Show Your Ass"
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Instagram: @DamnMomWasRight (https://www.instagram.com/damnmomwasright/)
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Guest Dad, James Noll:
Instagram: @jamesnrml (https://www.instagram.com/jamesnrml/)
Facebook: /jamesnollauthor (https://www.facebook.com/jamesnollauthor)
Website: Silverhammer Studios (https://www.silverhammer.studio/)
Sources: ( https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/show_one%27s_ass)
Wiktionary ( https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/show_one%27s_ass)
Urban Dictionary (https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=show%20your%20ass)
Quora Corner (https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-southern-phrase-showing-your-ass-mean)
Live Journal (https://blackfolk.livejournal.com/7376717.html)
26 Oct 2023
Episode 1: If You Don't Listen, You'll Feel
The very first episode of Damn, Mom Was Right features Michelle Brown and Shannon Cannaday discussing the advice from Shannon's mom, "If you don't listen, you'll feel."
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Links:
https://cultrface.co.uk/17-proverbs-and-phrases-from-jamaican-culture/ (https://cultrface.co.uk/17-proverbs-and-phrases-from-jamaican-culture/)
https://jamaicans.com/jamaican-proverbs-on-warnings/ (https://jamaicans.com/jamaican-proverbs-on-warnings/)
https://abroadlink.com/blog/the-most-common-sayings-in-germany#:~:text=%22Wer%20nicht%20h%C3%B6ren%20will%2C%20muss,from%20their%20own%20painful%20experiences (https://abroadlink.com/blog/the-most-common-sayings-in-germany#:~:text=%22Wer%20nicht%20h%C3%B6ren%20will%2C%20muss,from%20their%20own%20painful%20experiences)
https://www.reddit.com/r/learnpolish/comments/yf79j5/help_translating_a_saying_from_my_grandma/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/learnpolish/comments/yf79j5/help_translating_a_saying_from_my_grandma/)
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