I Wish I Had A Dollar For Every Time I Said These Words To My Kids!
Kids are great! I love all kids–especially my own. They are so funny, creative and enjoyable. They are always fun to be around. Last night I found myself saying the same thing over and over and I thought why not mention some of those phrases to you:
- Please get that out of your mouth!
- Please don’t sit on your brother!
- Please keep your gum (yes that’s a mistake giving kids gum) in your mouth!
- Please stop irritating your sister!
- There really is no need to climb on the furniture and make a castle!
Those are some of the things I tend to say over and over to my kids.
- What do/did you find yourself saying to your kids?
- Did you have any favorite phrases?
I look forward to hearing your comments.
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:44 am
That is so funny! I was just having these same thoughts the other day!
A few of the things I am constantly saying to my children are:
Please get that OUT of the toilet!
Please stop licking me!
I am sorry, but you cannot call the fire department again today!
Your sister does not need to be watered to grow!
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:52 am
i only have neighbors, not kids, but they spend most of their time at our house. My phrases are:
I’m not your maid
We don’t live in a barn, close the door
WATCH YOUR MOUTH or you’ll owe me a dollar
Be nice to your sister
Those do not pass for shorts, put on real clothes.
You don’t plan to leave the house in that, do you?
(keep in mind they are 14 year old twins, and a 17 year old)
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:55 am
Rachel,
Those are classics! I forgot about the toilet one and also my kids play with our dogs food and water bowl as well.
Thankfully they haven’t called the fire department yet!
Thanks for sharing.
Merrill
July 2nd, 2008 at 10:25 am
Merrill, I use most of yours on a daily, if not hourly, basis. And also the toilet and licking comments. A few others…
Does [INSERT ITEM] belong in the middle of the floor?
NOBODY touch ANYBODY!
Why are you naked? Please put some clothes on.
July 2nd, 2008 at 10:48 am
Your baby brother is not a toy
What is the P word that you need to work on? (patience)
Fine, you don’t want to put it away? Then I’ll give it to the needy kids/throw it away (depending on the item)
I don’t care if you aren’t tired yet, it is an hour past your bedtime and you are going to sleep.
And my favorite, it doesn’t matter if you don’t love me anymore. I’m your mommy and I’ll always love you no matter what!
July 2nd, 2008 at 10:52 am
Thanks for the laugh Rachel!
-Stop threatening your Sister.
-Stop irritating your Brother.
-Use Soap when you take your Shower; I’m going to smell your hair & body to make sure you did!
-Brush your teeth with toothpaste, not just run your toothbrush under the water. Again, I’m going to check your teeth and breath when you are done.
-Make your bed.
-Let’s go! (when it’s time to leave for School)
-Please make good choices today.
-I love you!
July 2nd, 2008 at 12:28 pm
There are plenty of kids in [INSERT THIRD WORLD COUNTRY] who would feel lucky to have a meal like this!
July 2nd, 2008 at 1:05 pm
No, you can’t have Oreos for breakfast. If you use the words hot or sexy again, I will take away Webkins. Where are your manners? Are your legs broken? One screen at a time. (This is said when my kids try to watch TV and use their Leapsters at the same time). And last but not least… Get off of your sister!!!
(My son is 8 yrs old and my daughter is almost 5 yrs old).
July 3rd, 2008 at 12:26 pm
These are great, I like the one about picking up or it gets thrown away.
Please sit in your chair the right way
Use a napkin and not your shirt
July 3rd, 2008 at 12:55 pm
I’ve enjoyed reading some of these because now I have more to use on my kids
Here’s some of my regular ones:
Used on my 19 month old daughter:
- Sit on your hiney
- Uh oh (when she drops something or trips over her own feet)
- Yes, I see your feet now put them down (nightly at the dinner table)
- Eat your num-nums
- That’s Daddy’s soda leave it alone
- Put that back where it belongs
- No, those are Daddy’s movies
- May I have that please?
Used on my 6 year old son:
- Don’t leave it where your sister can get it
- You want me to bust that into a million pieces? (because he’s seen me throw things away but take them out again)
- You don’t have that much body to wash - hurry up
- Watch out for your sister!
- I know you want that but Daddy wants a million dollars so I guess neither of us is getting what we want.
- What happened?!
- Can you not see that Mommy is on the phone? Wait until she hangs up then ask her.
- What are you not doing right now? What should you be doing? Then do it.
For both:
- Don’t make me come in there/get up/come over there
- No running in the house
July 3rd, 2008 at 3:38 pm
My famous line is, “BECAUSE I SAID SO”
I also use this one ALOT, Remember Anthony, I am the boss - NOT YOU!!!
July 7th, 2008 at 10:28 am
when I first read this post I couldn’t think of anything…well all I needed was a long weekend to come up with a few regulars:
**do you have your listening ears on?
**no toons if you don’t brush your teeth.
**put your helmet on.
**did you poop? Are you sure?
…my son is 2 - so don’t worry the last one is referring to in a diaper
July 9th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
This blog cracks me up! Here are a few I’ve been using a lot lately.
-Is that really a good idea?
-Use your “inside” voice!
-Eat it…because I’m not making anything else.
-Use your fork.
-What is all over your face?
-Stop rolling all over the floor. Those are clean clothes.
-The cat doesn’t like that.
-Mommy’s tired. Ask daddy.
-If you’re not ready in 5 minutes, we are leaving you!
July 10th, 2008 at 6:51 am
Chanttel,
I love the one about Mommy’s tried . Ask Daddy. I need to try the one if you’re not ready in 5 minutes, we are leaving you!
Thanks for sharing.
Merrill
July 10th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
ok-if you check out my boring starter page for website or linkedin profile, you’ll read about how my growing up in a HUGE italian american family was the most fun when i was growing up and the start of my ethnographic leanings in MR and documentary/interviewing work.
i have so many but have this one quote that my mom would say over and over to me growing up, and one which i obviously didn’t pay much attention to, and it’s on my web and profile too — if you are in this field, you obviously didn’t either
AND REMEMBER STEVE — DON’T TALK TO STRANGERS
well, i always would find a group of strangers no matter where we were and talk with them — vacations, visits to my grandparents, grocery shopping, trips to the post office or drug store — you name the situation, i was always to be found talking to the family from Baltimore or Denver or Canada, my Italian grandparents neighbors 2 floors down who had me sitting at their kitchen table, eating cookies, talking about my friends, the grocer Mike about how sweet the corn was this summer and how the carrots were a bit on the sour side due to too much rain in the spring, asking postmaster weyant how many days it would take to walk to alaska to visit the people i just met on vacation.
always one to love talking and listening and finding out more about people — my mom would always know just where to find me, never in trouble, just talking to people.
her other classic was “just wait til you father gets home” which always made us laugh because my dad was such a workaholic, by the time he would get home, the incident was long forgotten.
today, my mom would have been 71 - she passed too early, at 63. thanks for the memories and love, mom. happy birthday - - “Hey, if you’re gonna be so damn picky with your food, there are starving children in Africa who would give their right arm to eat that” ME:”But then they’d only be able to eat half as much”
SHE “Don’t be smart with me!” ME “A nation of well-fed lefties” SHE “You always make me laugh, Steven”
July 10th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Steve,
Thanks for sharing your stories. My Mom said some of the same things.
Merrill
July 14th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
Someone with “older” kids needs to chime in here:
Don’t park behind my car I need to get out later.
That’s my beer. You drink the Rolling Rock.
Are you going out like that?
I love you both equally. (Yes, still).
Don’t talk with your mouth full (still).
Where are my (shoes, socks, etc.)? -I haven’t worn it/them lately.
Do your own laundry. (I’m not your slave.)
Money doesn’t grow on trees (a classic).
But what do I say most of all? (Every time I see them and every time I say good-bye?) I love you. or -Do you need money?
You have so much to look forward to!