Things your parents and teachers say

[popowich]

What kinds of things did your parents and teachers often say to you?

"You can't listen with your mouth open" is one that I remember.

-Raymond

[THERESA]

My mom used to say looks are only skin deep so carry your hunting knife. :D

[THERESA]

~A stitch in time saves nine.

~WASTE NOT WANT NOT!! OMG I wish I had a dollar for everytime I heard that at the dinner table.

[LordChaos]

"Stop crying before I give you something to cry about"

"You will eat it and like it"

"Pull up your pants and come with me sir"

oh wait...that was the cops...sorry.:innocent:

[THERESA]

:rofl:Hahahaha

[THERESA]

~It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.

~smile it only costs a nickel more

~Superior people talk about ideas. mediocre people talk about things. Small people talk about other people.

~money doesn't grow on trees

~it's cold enough to freeze the b__s off a brass monkey. (hey don't shoot the messenger, my mom used to say that)

She had plenty more she used to say when I was growing up. I just have to try to remember them.....that was a few years ago. :p I will post them if I think of any more. She used to keep a notebook with all of the little quotes she used to say. I asked her yesterday if she still had it and she said no. What a shame. She had a ton of good ones in there that she said on a regular basis.

[Raven]

I can't believe I used to use this line, but I used to tell my kids

"Because I said so." Thats after many hours of :banghead:

[popowich]

If I may include my boss, "Git-R-Done!" and "Work harder, work faster!"

-Raymond

[harryn55]

No, No, No

[THERESA]

No, No, No

Parents or teacher Harry, not your wife. :laughing6:

[THERESA]

~What a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.

~A friend in need is a friend indeed

~children should be seen and not heard

~little pitchers have big ears

~I used to have to walk to school

[LordChaos]

Guilt by association (a particular favorite of my mom)

I just gave the "While you are living under my roof" speech to my son...it sent a shiver down my spine.

[THERESA]

Oh yeah the guilt by association reminded me of one my mom always said....

~you are known by the company you keep.

[Raven]

Your a bad influence on all around you. ( I used to hear that alot by my parents. )

[Jessii]

This is soooo freaky... it's like I can almost hear my mama. (insert cringe here) Isn't it amazing how many of them said the same things? I swear there are times I have had to almost bite my tongue off literally before I say these things to my own kid. Not that I am perfect by any means, I just remember how very much I hated them.

[Jessii]

~What a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.

~A friend in need is a friend indeed

~children should be seen and not heard

~little pitchers have big ears

~I used to have to walk to school

I swear it was pitchers with ears .

And how bout : Put on a sweater, I'm getting cold just looking at you !?

[boolanger]

I had a football coach who told one kid, that "by the end of this year Mike S***** you're going to think your name is ...WHAT THE HELL'S WRONG WITH YOU MIKE S****!"

My dad wasn't to reassuring, once telling me, "you got yourself into this mess...you can get yourself out". Very nice, explains my trust issues. lol

[Big Dan]

My mom always said and still does to this day:

You get more flies with honey than you do with vinegar.

Of course "Because I said so" was one for the record books.

and

It's for your own good I'm not trying to be a pain in the ass

^normally that comment is when I refuse to wear my winter coat.:gah:

[Jessii]

Quit making that face or it will stick like that.

[esnagel]

My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE.
"If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning."

My mother taught me RELIGION.
"You better pray that will come out of the carpet."

My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL.
"If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"

My mother taught me LOGIC.
"Because I said so, that's why."

My mother taught me MORE LOGIC.
"If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."

My mother taught me IRONY.
"Keep crying and I'll give you something to cry about."

My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS.
"Shut your mouth and eat your supper."

My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM.
"Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!"

My mother taught me about STAMINA.
"You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone."

My mother taught me about the WEATHER.
"This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it."

My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY.
"If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!"

My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE.
"I brought you into this world and I can take you out."

My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION.
"Stop acting like your father!"

My mother taught me about ENVY.
"There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do."

My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION.
"Just wait until we get home."

My mother taught me about RECEIVING.
"You are going to get it when you get home!"
My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE.

"If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to freeze that way."

My mother taught me ESP.
"Put your sweater on, don't you think I know when you are cold?"

My mother taught me HUMOR.
"When that lawn mowers cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."

My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT.
"If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up."

My mother taught me GENETICS.
"You're just like your father."

My mother taught me about my ROOTS.
"Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?"

My mother taught me WISDOM.
"When you get to be my age, you'll understand."

My mother taught me about JUSTICE.
"One day you'll have kids and I hope they turn out just like you!"

My mother taught me about PAIN.
"This is going to hurt me, more then it hurts you!"

[Jessii]

My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE.
"If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning."

My mother taught me RELIGION.
"You better pray that will come out of the carpet."

My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL.
"If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"

My mother taught me LOGIC.
"Because I said so, that's why."

My mother taught me MORE LOGIC.
"If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."

My mother taught me IRONY.
"Keep crying and I'll give you something to cry about."

My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS.
"Shut your mouth and eat your supper."

My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM.
"Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!"

My mother taught me about STAMINA.
"You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone."

My mother taught me about the WEATHER.
"This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it."

My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY.
"If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!"

My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE.
"I brought you into this world and I can take you out."

My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION.
"Stop acting like your father!"

My mother taught me about ENVY.
"There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do."

My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION.
"Just wait until we get home."

My mother taught me about RECEIVING.
"You are going to get it when you get home!"
My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE.

"If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to freeze that way."

My mother taught me ESP.
"Put your sweater on, don't you think I know when you are cold?"

My mother taught me HUMOR.
"When that lawn mowers cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."

My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT.
"If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up."

My mother taught me GENETICS.
"You're just like your father."

My mother taught me about my ROOTS.
"Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?"

My mother taught me WISDOM.
"When you get to be my age, you'll understand."

My mother taught me about JUSTICE.
"One day you'll have kids and I hope they turn out just like you!"

My mother taught me about PAIN.
"This is going to hurt me, more then it hurts you!"
I love this one. The funny thing is.. My mom actually sent it to me in an email once. :yay:

[Raven]

Teachers used to say, "Are you new here" because I hardly ever went. Or they said, I thought you withdrew from school. :rolleyes:

[RocCityDad]

"Fun for, to make kitten britches, wanna wear a pair"

I used to get this answer from my Mother when I would ask her "WHY?"

[yukon]

my Mom must have grown up with Eric's because I've heard every one of those - with a few helpful additions:

Mom:
"Where's you jacket?"
Me:
"my room" "the closet" or when I was older "my car"
Mom:
"I sure it hope it keeps your [room, closet, car] warm"

and of course the most devastating:
"if you don't clean up your toys, I will, and I'll do it with a broom and garbage can"
one of the most traumatizing experiences as a child in the 1-2nd grade is to get off the school bus and find 5 garbage bags full of your favorite toys at the end of the driveway. As an adult I realize the garbage men weren't going to pickup for another 3-4 days, and my most prized belongings were perfectly safe, but as a child I couldn't drag those bags back in the house fast enough. I'll tell you all what though, I don't think I ever ignored my Mom when she told me to clean my room again (well, at least not more than the first 3 times ;)).

[esnagel]

I don't think I ever ignored my Mom when she told me to clean my room again (well, at least not more than the first 3 times ;)).

Man, I don't know how many times I have to go through this with Jason. He was "cleaning" his room from 9 to 4 on Sunday. Finally, since we had to leave for dinner, I finished the job with a garbage bag.

[Jessii]

This has so not worked with me. I put everthing in a box in the basement after arguing for God only knows how long. I told her I bought all this nice stuff and if she wanted it she could have kept it off the floor and put away neatly. I told her she had the option of doing chores to earn them back (one per toy/thing) or 25 cents each. Quite the bargain, I thought. Most of the stuff, with the exception of her CD's sat there until she outgrew it and recently cleaned out the basement and got rid of it all. I stink and I lose, and I am not sure who learned what.

[THERESA]

Red sun at night, sailors delight, red sun in morning, sailors take warning.

[Rebecky]

In my tweens and early teens, I would say "I wish I were older so I could drive myself." or some scenario like that...."I wish it were summer..." was another one.

My dad's reply was always, "Don't wish your life away."

[wawawebis]

"Put a hat on! You will get sunburned!" my grandmother used to say when I was going to the beach...I thought that was so silly. Then. Now, I say it to my kids!

[THERESA]

My mom used to tell me to put a sweater/jacket on because it was making HER cold looking at me. I never understood it until I had kids and now I say it to them and it drives them nuts.

[diane7]

~A stitch in time saves nine.

~WASTE NOT WANT NOT!! OMG I wish I had a dollar for everytime I heard that at the dinner table.

"Stop crying before I give you something to cry about"

"You will eat it and like it"

"Pull up your pants and come with me sir"

oh wait...that was the cops...sorry.:innocent:

~What a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.

~A friend in need is a friend indeed

~children should be seen and not heard

~little pitchers have big ears

~I used to have to walk to school

My mom used to tell me to put a sweater/jacket on because it was making HER cold looking at me. I never understood it until I had kids and now I say it to them and it drives them nuts.


Lots of the ^ stuff not the Cops part though
~ Walls have ears
~you going to get the Trashing of Your life
My kids are still alive and Me Wonder what They ment:D

[Jessii]

Me: "Im sooooo bored. What should I do? "
Mom : " Stand on your head in the corner and spit jelly beans"

[THERESA]

I forgot that one until I read this about the standing on your head and spitting jelly beans.

[cbritneycuttie]

teacher: who's your hero
me: my mom she gave me my life and now im helping her <33

[cbritneycuttie]

omg this one that my friend always says.....

me:this is soo amazing

friend: THATS HOT!!

[cbritneycuttie]

OR WHAT ABOUT THIS ONE.....MY MOM SAYS TO ME ALLL THE TIME LOLLZ:

It is our choices, that
show what we truly are,
far more than our abilities.

[wawawebis]

:headbang:My kids will tell you we say, "When we were young, we had to actually get up and walk across the room, barefooted!, to change the tv channel!!"
lol!

[THERESA]

yeah I might be guilty of that one myself..not the barefoot part but definitely the part about getting up to change the channel. *GASP*