Me Mother/Father Always said

gem5665 · 30-08-2006, 04:13

Just for fun remember the things your mother/Father always said and now you find your self saying the same things to your own Kids. One of the things my Mum would say took me years to sort out, and that was when it came to Tea time was eat what you can and can What can't all she mean't eat everything made me laugh.

jackyalex · 21-09-2006, 22:28

my mum used to say to me packit in or you will get hurt,well i find myself screaming it and not saying it,well it didnt work for her and it doesnt work for me they still dont listen and end up getting hurt

slinky · 21-09-2006, 22:40

My mum used to always say " Don't come running to me if you fall off that wall and break both your legs"

I say it now to mine just to see how baffled I must have looked all them years ago.

cherokee · 21-09-2006, 22:45

mine used to say things like " do you want a clout ?" i never said yes but always got one haha done same to mine over the years

grannyclaret · 21-09-2006, 23:18

If we were in a pickle of some sort ,,my mum would say,your in a worse state than Korea,,,i supose it would have to be Kashmir. now..
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When we were dirty,,or going out and not looking smart enough,we got told..Just look at you,, you look like one of Waddeys, but i never knew who the Waddey family were,,they must have been a very scruffy lot,,,,

slinky · 21-09-2006, 23:22

Another one my mum used to say is " look at them ears!! you could grow spud's in them" when they were dirty.

Another one I use with my kids when they are sulking......" put your face straight, if wind changes it will stick like that"...... when I was young that thought scared me, but when I got older the thought of trying to make my face straight would raise a giggle.

grannyclaret · 21-09-2006, 23:29

If we were listening to grown ups talking ,when we wern,t susposed to.. we got told,,,,, Little pigs have big ears,,,

cherokee · 21-09-2006, 23:48

i was the youngest girl of 6 and when there was just me n my brothers sitting round the table my mum would say things like if you eat all your meat you,ll grow up big n strong ,,,, and eat all your veg it will put hairs on yer chest , well that scared the hell out of me ..

WillowTheWhisp · 22-09-2006, 07:02

My Mum used to say that thing about getting spuds behind your ears and everytime I had a wash I used to check in the mirror for any strange growth!

The greatest deterrant for misbehaving was from my Dad who threatened that if I did whatever it was that I shouldn't do he would 'knock me through to the middle of next week'. I suppose I'd be on the 'at risk' register these days for a threat like that

, not that he ever actually did anything. It was just the prospect that he might which was enough to put anybody off.

talentedbutslow · 22-09-2006, 08:15

my dad used to say........."I.ll give thee such a clout.....tha won,t know what hit thee........."

jackyalex · 22-09-2006, 10:33

my mum used to say if we did it again we wont be able to sit down for a week

WillowTheWhisp · 22-09-2006, 10:46

I love the daft things like "you don't know you're born". Of course I know I'm born. I'm here aren't I?

Margaret Pilkington · 22-09-2006, 19:53

When we were ravaging through all the apples ( that incidentally were given to my mother...she worked at Catlows and the brothers used to take pity on her and give her bags full of apples for us lot) she would say 'go steady with those apples....they don't grow on trees'....we used to be in stitches at that one.

jackyalex · 22-09-2006, 20:58

stop your crying or i will give you something to cry about

WillowTheWhisp · 22-09-2006, 21:23

I've probably told you this one before but when I was little I used to climb things. My Gran would say "If you fall and break your leg don't come running to me for sympathy"