Originally Posted by
QuiltnNan
Wow, I believe I am guilty of ALL of the above

Same here.
And regarding listening to your mom about sewing over pins, a while back I was sewing on my mom's machine and she actually told me "That machine will sew right over the pins." I also remember our sewing teachers telling us we could sew over the pins. Must be like charity-crafter said, a generational thing.