daveinspain Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Just had to blow my nose and all I could think of was my mom saying "Don't blow to hard you can damage your ears"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 "I won't sew a parachute for you, but I'll show you how to sew it..." I was 12. Mom said she had a friend who was dying of cancer and taught her sons how to cook and sew. I already knew basic cooking from Scouts, so... here was the bit on sewing. Three years later she was gone in a car wreck. The knowledge of basic sewing became invaluable both when I first left home and then later when I needed to do sail repairs. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 One of my favorite lines from my mother is when other "adults" would say to her, "Oh, Larry's such a good boy", her response was always "Yeah, when he's asleep!". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis G Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 I always remember my Mom saying "Wait, just wait" every time me or one of my siblings would do something that, well, maybe we shouldn't have been doing for lack of a better description. I never figured out what she meant until I had kids of my own. Suddenly "wait, just wait" came into full perspective. History does seem to repeat itself LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krock Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 "Don't talk back and stop being a smart arse" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Make your bed.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 My dad used to affectionately tell me to "go play in traffic". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulee12! Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 "You never stop growing up... you grow up until the day you die." The worst one: "Wait till your father gets home". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis G Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 The worst one: "Wait till your father gets home". THAT was the ultimate "ruh row"???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrNylon Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 The big line from MOM was, You just wait till your father get's home!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 My mother had me fixing things from as far back as I can remember. When I was about 9 my mother taught me how to rebuild the brakes on the car. My dad was an air force pilot and would be gone for six months some times. "Wait till your dad gets home." Was the ultimate threat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Hayden Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 If I knew then what I know now things would be a lot different Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 "It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryUK Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Here in the UK. We had the superstitions off our mum. 'Don't tap a knife' 'Don't put new shoes on the table'. Odd really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Here in the UK. We had the superstitions off our mum. 'Don't tap a knife' 'Don't put new shoes on the table'. Odd really. never rock an empty rocker.....never let a bird in the house......never answer if someone calls your name that you can't see..... but the one I got the most was.....DON'T touch the sink and rangetop at the same time!! (the range was improperly grounded 220, and would LIGHT THAT AZZ UP if you touched both) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 "My mother said to get things done, You'd better not mess with Major Tom" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brc Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 When I was a young little jerk Dont cross your eyes, they will stay that way Dont sit too close to the TV, you will get radiation. <black and white TV in the early 50s> As I got a little older. You want to explain to me this note from your school principal If you keep cutting school, you will grow up and be a bum. And of course, wait to your Dad gets home, I never waited though, guess I figured I was already in deep sh--. so why stop now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdecantoo Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Never listened to mom much and i think thats why my glasses are so thick Edit; Not sure too many will remember this one. This was actually in one of those early 60's sex ed videos they had us watch in grade school. "Masturbation causes blindness". My mom used to remind us of this when she was suspicious of our activities. According to the thickness of my glasses, I quit just in time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 "The rockets are messing up the weather." rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 My poor Mom, I kept her busy. " Wait til your father comes home" "I guess if Johnny Calloway jumped off a cliff, you would too ?" "Be nice to your sister" "If you don't stop that your face is going to freeze like that" "Please turn that down" "Whats going on up there !?!?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krock Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Here in the UK. We had the superstitions off our mum. 'Don't tap a knife' 'Don't put new shoes on the table'. Odd really. As well as the usual English superstitions I used to get Indian ones as well. So an example would be "Its bad luck to have an upturned shoe." .....never let a bird in the house...... A pigeon flew into our conservatory when I was about 12. It crapped on everything I remember being made to clean it all up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyK Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I was never allowed to watch the commercial TV channel, ITV, because my mum considered it low brow and would probably affect my learning. It was BBC only - any other Brits experience that? So it had to be "Blue Peter" not "Magpie". "Swap Shop" and not "Tiswas" (where all the fun was). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I remember very clearly - "Ferme la bouche" and "Arret!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderchild Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 There are so many that she used, but the ones I remember most were, "It's too far from your heart to kill you", and "if there's no blood or bone sticking out don't worry about it". She was a Registerd Nurse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krock Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I was never allowed to watch the commercial TV channel, ITV, because my mum considered it low brow and would probably affect my learning. It was BBC only - any other Brits experience that? So it had to be "Blue Peter" not "Magpie". "Swap Shop" and not "Tiswas" (where all the fun was). BBC learning zone only for me till I was about 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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