MORE MOM-ISMS

After I ended my post about ways I'm warping the demon spawn, I found myself saying a few more, so figured I'd add them to my "instant classics" list...





"LET US KNOW WHEN YOU FIND A NEW FAMILY!"

This is often said to the child who is wandering away from us in public, or won't come when called, or runs off on his own... We've also been known to shout out, "Let us know when you find a job!"





"I HAVE SOME BILLS YOU CAN PAY"

This is said to the child, 99.999999% of the time - "Mouth", who has taken it upon himself to act as an adult and berate / chastise / demand something of his brothers. I always tell them that if they are going to act like THEY are the adult in the house, then they can REALLY act like an adult in the house and go pay some bills.





"I DON'T PEE ON THE SEAT/FLOOR/WALLS SO I DON'T CLEAN IT"

This is said while directing Mouth & Sullen to their bathroom, and toilet, to clean it. I'm adding this one in because I had recently shared this philosophy with another Mom and she tracked me down the other night at a Cub Scout event and thanked me -- she said it had greatly relieved some of her stress LOL! My theory is that if you can't pee in the toilet, you can clean it up, because I'm not the one peeing all over it! I'm dreading potty training, though, because I'm sure they're going to be fighting me on cleaning it THEN!!!




So.... this begs the question. What are some of the things you find yourself saying to your child(ren) over & over & over???