{"id":125,"date":"2011-11-02T17:36:12","date_gmt":"2011-11-02T22:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askmrsmom.com\/?p=125"},"modified":"2011-12-01T23:54:25","modified_gmt":"2011-12-02T05:54:25","slug":"bless-your-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askmrsmom.com\/?p=125","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Bless your heart&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For those unfortunate few born north of the Mason-Dixon, I would like to provide a brief\u00a0explanation\u00a0of the expression, \u201cBless your heart.\u201d \u00a0Used most often by\u00a0southern\u00a0women, the comment is attached as a suffix to a response given to\u00a0another party in casual conversation.<\/p>\n<section><strong>Female to female example:<\/strong><\/section>\n<section><\/section>\n<section><strong>Southern friend:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cDo I look fat in these jeans?\u201d<\/section>\n<section><\/section>\n<section><strong>Southern friend response:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cNo, honey, they look great. \u00a0Your last babies were only nine months apart, bless your heart.\u201d<\/section>\n<section><\/section>\n<section><strong>Translation:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cOf course you\u2019ll keep those thunder thighs if you don\u2019t stop popping out kids every nine months. \u00a0Can\u2019t you keep your legs crossed, bitch?\u201d<\/section>\n<section><\/section>\n<section><strong>Female to male example:<\/strong><\/section>\n<section><strong><\/strong><strong>Male airline passenger:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cCould I have another vodka\/cranberry, with a twist this time?\u201d<\/section>\n<section><strong>Female\u00a0flight\u00a0attendant:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cSure, darlin\u2019, did I miss the twist on the last two? You\u00a0must\u00a0be thirsty, bless your heart.\u201d<\/section>\n<section><strong>Translation:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cYou ring\u00a0that\u00a0bell one more time and I will have the pilot parachute you out over\u00a0the\u00a0next major city. What\u00a0do you think this is, your neighborhood watering hole?\u201d<\/section>\n<section>So you\u00a0get the idea. Use it and enjoy. But I\u2019d start\u00a0with\u00a0yankees\u00a0first. \u00a0The wiser part of the country is on to it.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For those unfortunate few born north of the Mason-Dixon, I would like to provide a brief\u00a0explanation\u00a0of the expression, \u201cBless your heart.\u201d \u00a0Used most often by\u00a0southern\u00a0women, the comment is attached as a suffix to a response given to\u00a0another party in casual conversation. 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