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Things to say to children
When I was a kid my dad had a few sayings that I've passed on to my kids. My dad's most prominent one when we would say we didn't want to do something was: You don't have to want to, you just have to. I've shortened it to: You don't have to want to. Anyone else have any sayings their parents used that they've used with their children?
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Permalink Reply by Paul_of_TX on -
Shit in one hand, want in the other and see which one fills up first.
-MomAfter doing something stupid that resulted in pain my dad would say "do that again I didn't see it the first time."
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Permalink Reply by Craig Cannon on -
I forgot about this one. My mom used to use this one as well.
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Permalink Reply by Rick Shelton on -
I tell my kids;
There are 3 things you can do with a problem: whine about it, live with it, do something about it.
Never assume the person driving the other car is a better driver than you are.
Always watch the front tires, they'll tell you where that car is going.
Watch where your head, hands, and feet are going; everything else will follow. (My 4 year old was constantly bumping his head on stuff).
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Permalink Reply by Jacob Daniel on -
Me: Where is my {misc. toy or object of mine}?
Dad: If it was up your ass eating a ham sandwich you'd know where it was.
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Permalink Reply by Craig Cannon on
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The last post reminded me of another one: If it were a snake it would have bit you.
Also, Grandpa had a good saying for trying to get out the door: We're off like a herd of turtles.
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Permalink Reply by JonEdanger on -
Off like a prom dress.
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Permalink Reply by Samuel Fiscus on -
Like a few others on here, I don't have kids yet. When I do, however, I plan to use some of these "Dad sayings."
*me complaining about something I can't change* "Welp, if frogs had wings, they wouldn't bump their ass every time they jumped."
"It couldn't have hurt that bad. I didn't feel it!"
"You whine like a mule, and you move like pond water."
"Thank you, son. You are a gentleman and a scholar, and I hope that all your babies come out nekkid."
A few I don't plan to use:
"I dunno. I just live here."
"Welp, gotta have a shmoke."
"Do you want me to give you something to really cry about?"
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Permalink Reply by Brian Splash on -
The third one , got that one on a regular basis .
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