"Wah!" cried the mother upon seeing the mirrored armoire in the master suite of her daughter's new condominium.
"You cannot put mirrors at the foot of the bed. All your marriage happiness will bounce back and turn the opposite way."
"Well, that's the only place it fits, so that's where it stays," said the daughter, irritated that her mother saw bad omens in everything. She had heard these warnings all her life.