When did you know that you were turning into your mother or father?

[chixie]

when I started telling my kids money doesn't grow on trees(my kids correct me and say"yes it does-made of paper,comes from trees)...
and when Im mad my face turns red(like my dads) you could almost see the steam come out of my ears

 

[sparkles2307]

When I started snapping my fingers at people to get their attention...

 

[MagsC]

Africa? India?

LOL, with my parents they always said CHINA!
A saying my mom always had was when we said "I wish"...and I have caught myself a time or two, was "if wishes were horses, beggars would ride".
AND wish in one hand, s*** in the other and see what fills up first.

 

[fasbendera]

When I said "Don't make me come in there." Just one of the many phrases that leave that bad taste in my mouth. I can't believe I just said that.

 

[SportTees]

It seems everyones mom and dad told them the same things growing up. They must have put out a pamplet back in the day of instructions. It gets passed down verbally from generation to generation now.

Don't make me stop this car
There are starving children in ____
and so on

 

[kees]

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This happened to me not so long ago and I was panicking inside thinking, "Now what?"

Suzy

 

[kees]

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India

Mine were in Africa, so when those "save the children" commericials came on about feeding them for the cost of a cup of coffee came on she could point.....

Somehow I don't think starvation could make her cooking appitizing (boiled mushy spinach and a cup of vinegar is NOT a side dish, it's a bio wepon).

Mr Saddi said in his house the starving children were in Ethopia, and he would offer to put his dinner in a baggie and mail it (his momma's cooking, let's say it's a good thing she's a looker ok?)

 

[65browneyes]

Please God, noooooooooooooo, not that, anything but that! LOL

I always tell my boys to take a long, hard look at their girlfriends' mothers because that's who they'll be married to/dating in a few years.

I loooooove my mother, but if I ever turn into her, I really hope someone puts us ALL out of our misery!

 

[Jamsoundsgood]

The phrase I caught myself using that I always swore I wouldn't was "you have two hands, two feet, and a big mouth, do it yourself!" My eight year old still can't figure out what the big mouth has to do with anything.

 

[KDbeads]

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Agreed, I refuse to be like either of my parents or step-parents. I refuse to keep my carpet clean enough to eat off of, dogs and cats are in the house (she HATES that), things get done when they get done - I refuse to kill myself because of what my neighbor thinks of my house/yard, I only cut my hair when it really looks bad or gets too long instead of every 6 weeks, my house is cramped and cluttered..... but I live here, she doesn't!
Don't have kids, not sure how I'd be if we did but it wouldn't be like her...