I witnessed this 1st hand yesterday as Kristy was actually making dinner. I'm sure it wasn't funny to her at the time but we had a good laugh.
"I don't understand the whine lauguage, I speak English." ~ Kristy Rasmussen
Mother's Dictionary of Meanings
Dumbwaiter: One who asks if the kids would care to order dessert.
Feedback: The inevitable result when the baby doesn't appreciate the strained carrots.
Full Name: What you call your child when you're mad at him.
Grandparents: The people who think your children are wonderful even though they're sure you're not raising them right.
Hearsay: What toddlers do when anyone mutters a dirty word.
Independent: How we want our children to be for as long as they do everything we say.
Puddle: A small body of water that draws other small bodies wearing dry shoes into it.
Show Off: A child who is more talented than yours.
Sterilize: What you do to your first baby's pacifier by boiling it, and to your last baby's pacifier by blowing on it and wiping it with saliva.
Top Bunk: Where you should never put a child wearing Superman jammies.
Two-Minute Warning: When the baby's face turns red and she begins to make those familiar-grunting noises.
Whodunit: None of the kids that live in your house.
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Every mom has a favourite quote and a special tone to scold or teach a lesson to their recalcitrant kids. We might hate this momism as a kid but we all so much miss them when we grow up. These harsh sounding and yet so sweet advices from mothers is what makes our childhood so special. These motherly sayings go a long way in building us strong and making us a better person. Though we hate our moms for being so harsh in their statements, ironically we all use the same momism that we received from our mothers on our kids. How much we appreciate our mothers for coming up with such perfect one liners.
Here is list of most common and popular momisms. These motherly advise transcends the borders of time, space, language and culture. For kids are kids everywhere and Mom are always Mom...caring, concern, all knowing and full of love.
•Money does not grow on trees.
•Don't make that face or it'll freeze in that position.
•If I talked to my mother like you talk to me....
•Always change your underwear; you never know when you'll have an accident.
•Be careful or you'll put your eye out.
•What if everyone jumped off a cliff? Would you do it, too?
•You have enough dirt behind those ears to grow potatoes!
•Close that door! Were you born in a barn?
•If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all.
•Don't put that in your mouth; you don't know where it's been!
•Be careful what you wish for, it might come true.
•It doesn't matter what you accomplish, I'll always be proud of you.
•I hope that when you grow up, you have kids "Just Like you"! (Also known as the "Mother's Curse")
•Because I'm your mother that's why.
•This is why we can't have nice things.
•If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times.
•If you fall out of that tree and break you leg , don't come running to me.
•Someday your face is going to stick like that.
•Yes, I *AM* the boss of you.
•Because I said so.
•Just wait till your father gets home. •No dessert till you clean off your plate.
•I brought you into this world and I can take you OUT !!
•I've got eyes in the back of my head, that's how
•Get that thing out of your mouth!
•Just you wait until you have kids of your own - then you'll understand
•I slave for hours over a hot stove and this is the thanks I get?!
•Honestly... You'd lose your head if it wasn't screwed on!
•Bored! How can you be bored? I was never bored at your age.
I've certainly heard a few of these from my mom now and again!!!
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!
1 comment:
Thanks for the shout out, it was pretty funny after the fact but during was a different story. How in the world did you find that comic, it's is true!
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