Words of Wisdom from your Mom

"Fry up some onions before your husband gets home from the office," my mother always told me. "It will make the house smell as if you've been cooking for hours." Oh, and, "Always put on lipstick before he walks in the front door."

Is your mother Betty Draper-esque? (Her name doesn't have to be "Betty" to be so, even though my mother's name is Betty.)

Write and tell me the best advice you've ever gotten from your Dear Mom. If it has to do with fried onions and lipstick, well ... we've got that covered.