The Do-Over

by Sharon M. Peterson

“Know your worth. Then add tax.” —MIMI

“That was one of my moments, honey.” “One of your moments?” She nodded, her helmet of dark hair wobbling. “See, there are moments in life—sometimes they’re big, sometimes small. Some are happy, like meeting the man you’ll marry or having a baby. But sometimes they’re ugly. It’s the moments that make us who we are. The day I opened the door to the trailer? That was one of them moments. It changed me.”

“When life gives you lemons, give them back and ask for grapes. You can make wine with grapes.” —MIMI

“One day, you’ll need to be the bigger person. Eat all the cake you can now to prepare yourself.” —MIMI

“A good friend’ll help ya bury the body. A great friend knows how much rat poison you’ll need.” —MIMI

“Always choose kindness. Unless the other person’s a jackass. Then all bets are off.” —MIMI

“Silence may be golden, but duct tape is silver and it’s real cheap.” —MIMI

“All a woman needs is a man who treats her like an angel and kisses like the Devil.” —MIMI

“The real measure of a man is not when he does something right, it’s how he reacts when he screws something up.” —MIMI