Family Saying

"Closed mouths don't get fed on the boulevard"
 
    In 2011, When the song Hustle Hard by Lil Wayne ft. Rick Ross, Young Jezzy, Yo Gotti, and Ace Hood came out my mom cought on to the song and decided to use the phrase " Closed mouths don't get fed on the boulevard" on me all the time. Being though it was funny of her using that phrase since it was a rap song for young teens and we lived neared a boulevard I never really paid mind to her everytime she would say it. One day she sat me down and told me the phrase again and told me her reasoning behind using that phrase on me all the time. Her reasoning for this was so if I wanted something to happen for myself, the only way to get what I want is to speak up. Going back to the phrase and thinking about where I'm from, there's alot of teens and homeless people on the boulevard hustling for what they want in positive and negatives ways. Til this day she still uses it on me when she notice I don't open my mouth for what I want.