what do you say/do

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jessica31876

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that you swore you never would? You know as a kid/young adult you swore that you would never say that to your kids. Or youd never do that when you had kids? I was thinking about this the other day when I was talking to one of my kids and I just realized I sounded exactly like my parents. Like telling my daughter that "if they were really your friends...."(this is one I use alot and just fill it in with different statements) Then there is "If they jumped off the golden gate bridge would you jump too?" LOL OMGosh I know there are so many more. I know when it is coming out that Ive heard this before in what feels like a totally different lifetime. It feels so much different saying it then hearing it I guess.
 
I find myself saying these things:

... if so and so jumped off a bridge, would you?
... when you have your own kids, then you can make the rules.
... because I said so, that's why.
 
Ohhh yes "because I said so" that is a classic here.

My daughter complains about the music in the car alot and I tell her "my car, my music" you buy a car and pay for the gas/insurance/maintenance and you pick the music
 
I NEVER thought I would want to be a stay at home mom.
Now I've got baby fever to the max and would love to be a stay at home mom. :blink:

I've also given up the pretense that I'll never be like my mom. I'm destined to be just like her (which is NOT a bad thing at all, she was/is an amazing mom), and sound just like her. I'm embracing it in advance :p
 
oh man.... the things I say as a mom of 2 boys astounds me sometimes. Phrases I never thought I'd say like...

"Take your apple juice out of your pants RIGHT NOW!"
"Yes, you have to wear pants at the dinner table."
"Please do not sit on your brother's head unless he tells you its ok!"
 
I swore I would never be like my mom in any way, shape or form. Little did I know that part of God's humorous side is that I would BECOME my mom in every way, shape and form.

I was relating a story to my DH the other day, and I'm just a gabbing, and he says, you already told me that. But I'm into my story, you know, and I hear him, but I'm finishing my sentence. And then I look at him and he says, yeah, you already told me that. And then I realized with horror that I was my mother, the woman who tells me the same stories about her antiqueing adventures over and over again.

As far as what I SAY that I never thought I would say . . .

"That's a HALF-A-- job."
"Just do your very best. That's all I can expect of you." (Geez, talk about pressure and I hated that one)
"GIIIIRRRRLLLSSSS . . . go to sleep!" (Yes, my mother had this VOICE and this way of telling me and my friends it was time to go to sleep. Yes, I've done it. Numerous times. GAH!)
 
Lilcameronsmommy said:
oh man.... the things I say as a mom of 2 boys astounds me sometimes. Phrases I never thought I'd say like...

"Take your apple juice out of your pants RIGHT NOW!"
"Yes, you have to wear pants at the dinner table."
"Please do not sit on your brother's head unless he tells you its ok!"
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lolol i know i'm going to be saying things similar to this when lucas gets a bit older.
 
ugh, the list is endless!

"because I'm the mom and I said so!"
"less talking...more <insert random thing here...normally eating>"
"just wait until your father gets home"
"don't let Tyler sniff your underwear" (lovely experience to have to talk to the teacher about there!)
and the biggest, scariest thing for me is the fact that I even have two kids who I totally, totally adore. I never thought I'd have kids. Ever.
 
I was (and still i am) a big cryier and my 3 yo is the same.

So I found myself repeating the words of my mom
"Stop crying or I will give you real reasons to cry"
 
Well, I don't have kids yet & I've always honestly, wanted to be just like my mom when I grew up. (minus the cancer, obviously. lol) She's one of my best friends! & if I could be 1/2 the mom she is, my kids will be lucky! :) It's scary how alike we are sometimes though. I have this plaque in my house that says, "Mirror Mirror on the wall, I am my mother after all!" lol
 
If I was like my mother I would shoot myself. I go out of my way to be everything she wasn't. I'm sure there are quite a few things I say that I used to swear I never would but I can't think of any right now. Hugs Crystal xx
 
I swore I'd never leave the house without make-up and my hair looking decent. Of course I said this before I had kids. I mean when I feel I look my worst and my twin boys tell me I am beautiful who cares!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:thumbup:
 
"Because I said so" and a classic from my mom came flying out in the car the other day "Stop making unnecessary noises!" ... like there are necessary noises? LOL!

I NEVER thought I'd drive a minivan (and gasp- I like it!) It's got power doors, lift gate windows and moonroof, a DVD for long car trips and leather- yeah I'm a happy mama.
 
honestly I can't really think of anything big.. there are things I WISH I didn't do.. but, whateverz. The only only thing I can think of is stupid sponge bob. you all know how much I hate that yellow freakin whiney sponge.. and I said ce wasn't ever going to be allowed to watch him.. but, I gave up. kid loves him, kid loved him before he ever watched a show.. he was hooked just by seeing a commercial........ and that was the end of that.
 
Oh this whole "This hurts me more than you"

man I used to roll my eyes at my parents..now we say it and my kids are like yeah right mom lol

I'm my mom thru and thru..i've learned to embrace it by now lol
 
I always hated the "because I said so" and still have never used it to this day. I have always tried to give a reason to help them think through the action/consequence part of things with me. Hopefully, I'm doing something right.

I can't really think of any mom-isms that have been reincarnated through me. Not that I don't have things that I repeat often...they just aren't the same kinds of things that I heard from my mom. Of course, I was a perfect, little angel as a kid. :p
 
I always thought that I'd never spank my kids...of course that was before I had them. I still don't spank all that often, but when I have, it's been very effective. I can count on one hand, literally, the number of times I've spanked my daughter and she's 9. I think my son might be a totally different story, but we'll see.

I'm really nothing like my Mom - she was never really a Mother to me growing up, so I can't compare myself to her.
 
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