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!

Thanks for sharing your stories. My Mom said some of the same things.

Merrill

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”

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

**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

I also use this one ALOT, Remember Anthony, I am the boss - NOT YOU!!!

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

Please sit in your chair the right way
Use a napkin and not your shirt