Hi everyone,
I am hoping you can help me. I am compiling a list of "momisms," those weird statements that all mothers tell their children as they're growing up. Many of them seem to be used by mothers all over the world, as though they all learned them in some mom school - we've all heard them: "don't cross your eyes, they'll stick that way;" "Don't go swimming after you eat or you'll drown;" "This will hurt me more than it hurts you;" "Two wrongs don't make a right;" or "Always wear clean underwear in case you get in an accident." Sometimes the sayings are exclusive to just one mother, but she said it ALL the time, making it her Momism that her kids always remember. Some that I've heard from other people include such pearls as, "I brought you into this world and I can take you out;" and "You're as dumb as a box of hair;" and "You were broken condom number 2."
Would any of you care to add to my collection of Momisms, and if so, would you be willing to include your mother's name?
Thanks for the input!
I am hoping you can help me. I am compiling a list of "momisms," those weird statements that all mothers tell their children as they're growing up. Many of them seem to be used by mothers all over the world, as though they all learned them in some mom school - we've all heard them: "don't cross your eyes, they'll stick that way;" "Don't go swimming after you eat or you'll drown;" "This will hurt me more than it hurts you;" "Two wrongs don't make a right;" or "Always wear clean underwear in case you get in an accident." Sometimes the sayings are exclusive to just one mother, but she said it ALL the time, making it her Momism that her kids always remember. Some that I've heard from other people include such pearls as, "I brought you into this world and I can take you out;" and "You're as dumb as a box of hair;" and "You were broken condom number 2."
Would any of you care to add to my collection of Momisms, and if so, would you be willing to include your mother's name?
Thanks for the input!