Panties Up Dress Down: Things My Mama Used to Say

panties UP, dress DOWN is a collection of stories that convey how a mother converted her daughter's awkward and painful childhood experiences into teachable moments - and used them as opportunities to provide her with a lifetime of advice and guidance. Told from the daughter's perspective, panties UP dress DOWN is a verbal life instruction manual sprinkled with childhood angst, drama, and love.This edition differs from the stage/script version in that it includes snippets of wisdom from two additional family members - a grandmother and an aunt. From church services and mean girls to puberty, dating and beyond, these humorous and occasionally heartrending stories reveal the sometimes complicated and dynamic bonds of mother/daughter relationships, and how they shape future generations.