Sometimes, late at night, I would go downstairs, and find my mom drinking out of the juice carton. It shocked me every time. She would always tell me, "Do as I say, not as I do," and leave it at that. I hated when she told me that. I always swore I would never tell my kids that when I had them.
What did your parents tell you, that you hated hearing? Have you ever repeated those words to your kids?
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You wait till you have kids of your one one day...
Don't do as I do, do as I say do...
Because I said so...
Because I'm the dad...
Go ask your mother (or father)...
When you get older, Im going to come to your house and put my feet on your furniture...
Eat that or you'll sit there until you do...
My mom would just say something along the lines of
"things were different back then"
"we used to walk to school in the snow uphill both ways"
and her favorite one was
"i was dumb as a teenager - i won't allow you to make the same mistakes"
I have only heard my older brother use my mothers favorite line.... and that was " I brought you into this world and I can take you out:)" his 17 year old took his car and stayed out all night...
My dad used to say "Don't be in so much of a hurry to grow up." Now I say that to my niece all the time. I now also wish I was a kid again with no responsibilies.
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