Let's get a little humor going in here ... "Momma always said ..."

I know if you had a mother like mine, she had one or two phrases she would say when you were growing up when she was exasperated with you ... barring "*&^%##%^" what were they? For some reason (I have no idea why ) my mom seemed to always thing we were *stubborn* children and she had two phrases she was constantly saying to us: 1. "...you are sooooooooooo stubborn, you'd scratch your head if your b*tt itched!" and 2. "...you are soooooooo stubborn you'd argue with a sign-post if you painted it yourself!" As I said, I have no idea *why* she'd wanted to act like we weren't perfect all the time, but, hey, there you are, go figure Mommas. OH ... and then once in a while she'd talk to the ceiling wondering why she had "children like these" ... I think she was being thankful ... yeah, that's what it was. Let's hear some of the phrases you grew up with? Myra

Hi Myra, Let's see, We were always told we were "selfish" We were told, "You never think about anyone but yourself!" WE were kids..aren't we supposed to think about ourselves first??? To this day, I fight these deamons in my head. If I think about weather I should buy something for myself for instance...I have to stop and think..am I being selfish??? Sometimes I put the item back....but lately......I GO FOR IT!!! Now who gets my $$$ for this therapy Myra??? I only hope and pray that I did better with my kids..I think each generation improves on the last one..Time will tell. HugsGinger

Aww Ginger, sorry that made you think of such negatives ... I really only meant it for fun. I think Mothers quoted their Mothers because they didn't know any better ... I know mine did. As for improving each generation, surely that's the case, but sometimes I hear my Mother coming out my mouth and I shake my head and grin. Now I swore to myself when I was younger that would *never* happen!!! (((((Ginger))))) and you go for it, girl!!! Myra

Hi Myra, I LOVE my mother..but the same thing happens to me....sometimes my mother's voice comes out of my mouth!!! I think my mother did the best she could since she came from an abusive/alcoholic family. My mom and dad just didn't have the parenting skills needed to raise 5 kids. We know so much more now about how to raise a child..books..TV..etc. Heck we all stuck our heads out the window while the station-wagon speeded down the highway...could we get away with that today??? HugsGinger

I think that is a circle of life. To become our parents as we age. My mother always told us. "Go ask Grandma she cant here you" As she lived 5 hours away. She also when yelling at one of us kids, as there was 7 us she would go threw the whole list tell she got the name right. "john, leroy, mike, I mean Marie,melinda, ray, and Shannon. Well I have raised two of my own And I am always calling them Shannon, Ray, Melinda, Travis, and Sasha as my mom did. I gotta get them all even my younger brothers and sister. I think it really upsets my son when I call him Shannon his uncle because he doesnt like him. I try really hard not to do this. Oh well no telling what he will do when he gets older.

Myra(((((((((((((BIG HUG))))))))))) Thanks for such a fun post! My mom always told us she was going to take us to the orphans home. She scared the holy bejeezus out of us!! And another thing.......if you hit your Mom, your hand would stick out of the grave. WE BELIEVED HER!!! (besides...........who would even THINK of hitting their Mom back then?? take care willby