Things you were told as a kid, over an over again. - WOOF! I'm Sniffing out Oddities! - woofwoof's Blog - Bakersfield.com

Apr 17, 2007 at 08:04 AM : You forgot the most...

You forgot the most apt one:

"Just wait'll *YOU* have kids!"

Apr 17, 2007 at 08:04 AM : "I used to...

"I used to walk 20 miles to school each way."

Apr 17, 2007 at 08:04 AM : To far from your heart...

To far from your heart to kill you.

Apr 17, 2007 at 08:04 AM : UPHILL BOTH WAYS! . ...

UPHILL BOTH WAYS!

(I have a certain advantage...during the snowstorm a few years ago, I *DID* have to walk UPHILL through the SNOW to get to SCHOOL. OK, it was just half a mile, and the school was closed anyway--but I still claim the points.)

Apr 17, 2007 at 08:04 AM : beat to the punch on...

beat to the punch on that one....my dad use to really say that.

Apr 17, 2007 at 09:04 AM : Any of the above would...

Any of the above would fit, especially when it was preceded by my mother calling by my full legal name!

Apr 17, 2007 at 10:04 AM : Don't touch...

Don't touch that! You don't know where it's been.

Apr 17, 2007 at 10:04 AM : Don't back talk...

Don't back talk to me.
Don't talk with your mouth full.
Eat your vegetables.
I don't care what the other kids do.
If someone jumped off a cliff, would you do the same?

Apr 17, 2007 at 10:04 AM : "You...

"You cant.." "you shouldn't.." you never learn..""get down"" don't" " not good enough nor will you ever be"..tried very hard not to give that same message to my youngins, even though I owe my hardheadedness to that litany of crud I think positives are way more helpfull

Apr 17, 2007 at 10:04 AM : How about:...

How about: "Its all in fun until someone loses an eye!"

Apr 17, 2007 at 11:04 AM : Ohhh Sage, you hit a...

Ohhh Sage, you hit a nerve with me on that one. How can anyone (my stepmom and mum did this too), tell a child they'll never be good enough. I'm a couple years shy of 50 and still can hear that in my head......AACKK! I always thought why try and do anything if someone is always gonna do it better than me. Oh man I hate that one!

I have never uttered those words to my kids and never will.

Apr 17, 2007 at 11:04 AM : me too~ there is a...

me too~ there is a small loud lady in my head always telling me I am inadequate in all things,put a brown paper bag over her head but I still her muffled mutterings ever so often..I do not know the answer to why,my mom was mentally ill clearly but that does not make it any easer to deal with..

Apr 17, 2007 at 12:04 PM : "Don't...

"Don't you look at me like that!"
WHAT did you just say?"

"Excuse me, young lady/man?"

"Did you hear what I just said?"

"Well...one day, when you have your own house, and your own car, and your own kids,....you can do this however you wish."

"Don't rock your chair!"

"IF ALL THE OTHER KIDS JUMPED OFF THE *Insert very high place here*, WOULD YOU DO IT TOO?"

Apr 17, 2007 at 12:04 PM : close the door were...

close the door were you born in a barn? Shut up, now tell me why did you do that. change your under wear if you get killed you dont want dirty underwear on. your sitting to close to the TV.

Apr 17, 2007 at 12:04 PM : "Handy as a...

"Handy as a Teddy Bear with a p***k."

Apr 17, 2007 at 01:04 PM : RF?...We get...

RF?...We get points? Where's my statement? I should have a bunch somewhere.

My fav....."you can do better than THAT!!!" As if I wasn't really trying. Maybe I wasn't, but she didn't have to point it OUT!!

Apr 17, 2007 at 01:04 PM : So many of these bring...

So many of these bring back memories.

Here's a couple others. When we misbehaved at the table, Dad would say, "Go outside with the other animals!" And when we misbehaved ANYplace, Mom would order us to "Bring me your face so I can slap it."

Apr 17, 2007 at 02:04 PM : OH MY....I guess I was...

OH MY....I guess I was lucky.....I was NEVER threatened with physical punishment!.....My mom just took away the things I liked best. Like my horse...OH MY

Apr 17, 2007 at 02:04 PM : Roselady, sure you get...

Roselady, sure you get points. But as with all such programs you can't redeem them until 'way past the time it would help.

You gotta be a grandparent first...

Apr 17, 2007 at 02:04 PM : Can't I at least...

Can't I at least see the statement?

Apr 17, 2007 at 02:04 PM : I am a grandparent!!

I am a grandparent!!

Apr 17, 2007 at 05:04 PM : "Don't [do,...

"Don't [do, say, wear, look like, act like] that, it's unbecoming." I completely detest that phrase, and have always been convinced that, whatever it was that my mother wanted me to "become", I absolutely did not want to! I never used that on my kids, of course, but I do have a favorite. Whenever they got whiny and said "but I want that!" my answer was always, "people in hell want ice water. That don't mean they get it."

Oh, one my mom said that I like: "if you're spitting, somebody had better be ON FIRE!"

Apr 17, 2007 at 06:04 PM : "Did you finish...

"Did you finish your peas? You know that starving children in Africa would LOVE those peas!"

"Your face is going to freeze like that."

"Be a doer, not a me-too-er."

"We'll get there when we get there...now shuddup!" ... this usually went hand-and-hand with "You should've went before we left the house!"

"Do as I say, not as I do."

"Act your age!"

"What did you just say...? Do you want me to wash your mouth out?"

"Stand still...we're almost finished!"

Apr 17, 2007 at 07:04 PM : I was always...

I was always told...(another favorite)...."The cake is done.....YOU are finished!".....this has made me think so much about my mom.....she died last year.....makes me smile, the things she said...(Can youmake an emoticon that is half smile and half frown?)

Apr 17, 2007 at 10:04 PM : Don't pick at...

Don't pick at that, it'll leave a mark.

Wait till you father gets home.

Pull my finger.

Apr 18, 2007 at 08:04 AM : Wipe that grin off...

Wipe that grin off your face.

This one I said to my kids when they were younger: Slides are for going down, not up!

Apr 18, 2007 at 01:04 PM : Oh, and whenever my...

Oh, and whenever my three kids and I were out anywhere and they misbehaved, I would say, "Sit, stay, roll over, play dead." It was something said in fun, and always got a laugh, but they knew that was the end of the good humor before someone was in trouble.

Apr 18, 2007 at 02:04 PM : Pretty is, as pretty...

Pretty is, as pretty does.

I wouldn't hold in my hand, what you just had in your mouth (said by my grandma whenever one of us said a dirty word)

I haven't been able to remember many of these things, which means either my parents didn't use the "standard" phrases, or if they did, they didn't make much of an impression on me!

Apr 18, 2007 at 02:04 PM : I've said those...

I've said those words to my kids too, ghostriter. It's funny but they take it seriously. I'd rather use humor to get my kids to do things, it's positive reinforcement.

Apr 18, 2007 at 03:04 PM : Yes, woof, it works...

Yes, woof, it works much better, and they are more eager to respond. I look forward to grandchildren (not too soon, of course!) and listening to my kids tell theirs the same catch phrases.