Comments on: Things You Could Never Imagine Saying…

By: harmzie

harmzie — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:16:26 +0000

I’ve often wished I had started a list of those things that you’d never in a million years have forseen yourself saying. Of course, I haven’t and the ones that make me stop & think “did I just say that?” are so ridiculous that I can’t very well recall them. A couple:

- “Please don’t eat the Cheerios from inside the couch.”
- “Honey, please don’t knee-cap the former premier with a squash raquet”

The first probably would have not been too surprising to me 10 years ago, but the second would have been a bit of a shocker.

Also, “get your hands out of your pants” comes up WAY to often. “Don’t eat with your hands”, I’m a little surprised to be still saying – daily – to an 8 year old.

Thanks for your list. It sure struck a chord!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 30 May 2008 01:42:25 +0000

here is one I said to my daughter that I laughed about afterwards.

“Stop picking your nose with your tongue, that’s gross!” She has a very long tongue.

By: Lucian's Mommy

Lucian's Mommy — Thu, 29 May 2008 16:03:48 +0000

Ahaha! My 7 month old hasn’t gotten any kookie phrases from me yet (do crazy baby sounds count?!) But since we are raising a boy I’m sure the buttcrack and booger statements will be plenty.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 27 May 2008 16:15:06 +0000

Great post!

By: Sherry Love

Sherry Love — Tue, 27 May 2008 14:21:16 +0000

I don’t have any boys but I have 2 daughters so I have an entire different set of phrases. Care to hear it:

” Stop looking at the mirror, you are not changed that much in 5 seconds?”

“Put the phone down or it will stuck to your ears”

” Come out of the bathroom right now! Your five is over 1 hour ago!”

By: JHS

JHS — Mon, 26 May 2008 04:39:01 +0000

My mother used to tell me “I hope you have a kid who is just like you and then you will understand what it’s like!”

I got one. I get it. I hear myself telling him the same thing & my mother’s voice echoes in my head.

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By: vw bug

vw bug — Fri, 23 May 2008 00:05:11 +0000

Mine was when I was on the phone with a friend and went to go check on my youngest son. He was in the bathroom… and without stopping to think about the fact I had a phone in hand I said “Tot, stop licking that toilet”. Ugh.