Many times I heard my Mother give that warning message to my siblings and me. The minute she left the room we reverted to the slouchy, comfortable position. Who wanted to sit up straight like a corn stalk?
As I got older the words would return to me whenever I awoke with a back ache. I shrugged it off as poor mattress, too much dancing, too little exercise - in fact anything at all that was not related to my posture.
In the age of texting the body position is different. The posture has straightened, but the neck has become crooked. And now, instead of a back-ache, we suffer from neck-aches. Look around and see -- watch people. Tell all your family and friends:
