These were collected after listening in ( no I was NOT eavesdropping) at supermarkets, mothers groups and in cafes.
It takes effort and a conscious mind to pull yourself up from automatically using them, so if you recognize the over use of some – don’t beat yourself up – congratulate yourself that you recognize the pattern and then choose to change the words to something more upbeat, or positive or in a way that will assist , rather than inflame the situation.
Have a read and count up how many you would actually use on a daily basis – might be surprising. There are some cringe worthy ones here, though I will not pass judgment here – but please feel free to either blog your reaction or comment here.
Also – at the bottom of these delightful utterances - check out the U Tube performance – A Mothers Day in 3 mins. I have laughed and laughed watching this – make sure you forward it on to girlfriends.
Close the door you weren’t born in a field and I should know, I was there.
Close the door! You don't live in a barn.
If it had teeth, it would have bitten you.
If you stick your tongue out again it will fall off/ the wind will change and you’ll be stuck like that.
If you're too sick to go to school, you're too sick to play outside.
Shut the door! I'm not heating (air conditioning) the entire neighborhood!
Shut your mouth and eat.
How do you know you don't like it if you haven't tasted it?
You Don’t have to like it, you Do have to eat it.
Did you brush your teeth?
Do you think I'm made of money?
Do you think your socks are going to pick themselves up?
Don't eat that, you'll get worms!
Don't go out with a wet hair, you'll catch a cold.
A little "bird" told me!
Beds are NOT made for jumping on.
Don't make me come back there!
Don't pick that scab, it'll get infected/ go gangrenous/your limb will fall off.
Eat your vegetables, they're good for you.
Enough is enough!
Go play outside! It's a beautiful day!
I brought you into this world, and I can take you right back out!
I didn't ask who put it there, I said "Pick it up!"
I don't care what "everyone" is doing. I care what YOU are doing!
I hope someday you have children just like you.
If God had wanted you to have holes in your ears (eyebrows, tongue, etc.) He would have put them there!
So it's raining? You're not a sugar mouse. -- you won't melt.
Its all fun and games till someone loses and eye.
What if everyone jumped off a cliff? Would you do it, too?
What part of NO don't you understand?
When will you be back?
When you have your own house then you can make the rules!
You can't find it? Well, where did you leave it last?
Always wear clean underwear in case you get in an accident.
Bored! How can you be bored? I was never bored at your age.
Don't put that in your mouth, you don't know where it's been.
I don't care who started it, I said stop!
If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all.
If you don't clean your plate, you won't get any dessert.
If you don't stop crying, I am going to give you something to cry about!
If you're too full to finish your dinner, you're too full for dessert.
I'll treat you like an adult when you start acting like one.
I'm going to give you until the count of three...
Leave your sister (brother) alone!
Hands and feet to yourself.
Now, say you're sorry...and MEAN it!
Think of those poor starving children in India... (or China, or Africa.)
When did your last slave die?
When I was your age...
You just ate ten mins ago!
If you're not hungry for an apple then you aren't hungry.
You'd forget your head if it wasn't screwed on.
You're the oldest. You should know better.
Click to go to the Utbue site - its classic!
