Wear Clean Underwear

Now that you are a parent, wearing clean underwear when you leave home simply isn't enough. You've planned birthday parties, playdates and education, but have you adequately planned for what would happen if you were in an accident? What would happen in the first 24 hours while the officials locate your family members and arrange for your children's care? Are your plans sufficient to keep your children in the care of people you know and trust during these critical hours? And what about your money and home? Will your legal documents keep your family together or tear them apart? In an easy-to-read story format, Wear Clean Underwear takes you on a journey to discover in fast, simple-to-understand terms exactly what will happen based on your current plan, and what happens if you don't have a plan. Showing you how to avoid unnecessary taxes and a broken-down court system, the book guides you to transfer your values, love, and support to your children and loved ones with ease.

Explains the little and big meanings of things parents tell their children, such as "Eat your vegetables," "Look both ways before you cross the street," and "Don't talk with your mouth full."

It must have been some grand conspiracy. Some all-consuming cultural phenomenon of the first half of the American 20th century. Somehow, all mothers had to constantly remind all children to wear clean underwear. Of all possible lessons about life, marriage, responsibility and character, it was determined that wearing clean underwear was the most important life lesson! How do we know? It's the one lesson that everyone remembers instantly when they see the title of this book. Yet between these covers are other lessons too. Taught by the author's mother, and tested by time and fire. Yours to use for laughing, for crying, for enjoying. And for enhancing what is often the most neglected relationship of all: the one between mother and daughter. If this fun and serious little book can inspire you as a mother or a daughter, its purpose will be fulfilled. Book jacket.

Provides practical advice for parents on protecting their children and assets, including three stories that explain the legal processes associated with guardianship, documentation, trustees, and other related topics.

Find out how successful companies like Disney, Nordstrom, and Kinko's have triumphed by heeding Mom's timeless advice. Mom. She's the quintessential leader. She not only manages, but she teaches, nurtures, sustains, and guides. She patiently taught us right from wrong as well as how to think, to care, and to be decent human beings. In this eye-opening guide, a leading business writer and consultant shows us how great companies have excelled by embracing timeless values--and how, in an age of increasing cynicism, the time is right for thinking like Mom. Filled with sage advice from top business leaders and based on in-depth research and personal interviews, Wear Clean Underwear illustrates how successful businesses--including Disney, Kinko's, and 3M--have triumphed by heeding Mom's advice: Southwest Airlines bucked industry trends and succeeded--by listening to Mom's "If All Your Friends Jumped off a Bridge, Would You Jump off One Too? When outdoor clothing manufacturer Patagonia began to outgrow its own values, character, and style, its CEO made an extraordinary decision, taking a lesson from Mom: "Don't Get Too Big for Your Britches. Nordstrom is virtually unmatched in its reputation for customer service. How do they do it? In part from following Mom's great adage: "I Don't Care Who Made This Mess, Just Clean It Up! "If all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you jump off one too?" Southwest Airlines bucked the industry trend of keeping wages and benefits low while competing on the basis of price--and is now one of the ten most admired companies in the country and one of the few consistently profitable airlines. "Don't judge a book by its cover." Aseverely dyslexic man realized he'd never get a good job, so he opened his own business, which was built on mutual trust and communication with his employees--a company called Kinko's, now with more than 900 locations nationwide. Filled with sage advice from top business leaders based on in-depth research and personal interviews, WEAR CLEAN UNDERWEAR illustrates how successful businesses, including Disney, Nordstrom, and 3M, have triumphed by heeding Mom's advice. -->

Now that you're a parent, wearing clean underwear in case you are in an accident, is not enough. There are critical legal planning steps you need to take. Do you have a sure-to-work plan to make sure your children would stay in the care of people you know and trust, from the first critical hours through the rest of their childhood? Presented in an easy-to-read "choose your own adventure" story format, Wear Clean Underwear walks you through the legal process that triggers when a child loses a parent, and shows you exactly how to do the right thing for the people you love most. The right plan protects your kids from the very first moment. The wrong plan-or no plan at all-can send your kids into the care of strangers while your loved ones battle a broken legal system and your assets get locked up in court. Showing you in simple terms how to avoid delays, court, and even unnecessary taxes, Wear Clean Underwear helps you share your values, love, and support with your children-no matter what life may bring.

A bunch of friendly vegetables wear colorful underwear of all varieties—big, small, clean, dirty, serious, and funny—demonstrating for young ones the silliness and necessity of this item of clothing. The unexpectedness of vegetables in their unmentionables is enough to draw giggles, but the pride with which the “big kid” attire is flaunted in front of the baby carrots in diapers will tickle readers of all ages. With rhyming text that begs to be chanted aloud and art that looks good enough to eat, this vibrant story will encourage preschoolers to celebrate having left those diapers behind!