Thought I'd jot down this phrase I catch myself saying over and over to my daughters.
Usually preceded by them telling me they don't WANT to do something or don't feel like doing something.
Me: "I do LOTS of things I don't want to do."
Usually to be followed by 'So, that's life' or 'Get used to it'.
I say this all the time. Do you have a phrase like that? If so, please share.
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Oh yeah...I've been known to say this once or twice!!! lol
I've been using "the powers that be" lately when referring to work issues.
I love it! This is really TERRIBLE, and I'd never say it to my daughters but I certainly heard it when I was a kid, and there are definitely moments when I THINK it as a parent!
"Oh, you're crying? I'll give you something to cry about!"
Ugh!
Oh yes, I have one...
"Because I said so!"
I HATED it when my mom or dad would say this to me and I SWORE i'd never say it to my kids... yeah, I catch myself saying it to my little Adam all the time!
Ugh.
Fun post! Sure you saw my fav: Change your attitude! and am sure there are loads. Oh yes....
Me: I didnt ask you IF you WANTED to {take your bowl to the kitchen...}I asked you TO {take your bowl to the kitchen...}.
Suck it up!
Love the picture in this post by the way!
I say this a lot:
"The truth hurts".
When my were little and lived at home, they used to tell me that I only had kids to do my work for me! My response....'if I didn't have kids, I wouldn't have all this work!'
And they didn't have much work to do.......I allowed them to be kids!
really? i WISH i had a million dollars.
I'll have to think about that and come back to it - I shall return!!
hugs!!!
I always swore I'd never say this, but when faced continuously with a three-and-a-half year old's "WHY?" I can't help but say, "Because I am your mother, and I said so."
God. Help. Me.
I remember tell you and Kelli this quite frequently, "'cause I'm the Mom".
Thinking about it now, it really doesn't make any sense to say, but I find myself saying a lot: "I'll make you think....(bored, mean, whatever). Weird, I know.
HAHA! That's a good one. I tend to say, "What you want and what you get are two different things..."
Lord help me the day she uses it back...
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