Momisms

Momisms Here is a fun reminder of some momisms. Remember some of these "words" from mom: Everybody else may be doing it, but you're not going to. If Nancy's mom let her jump off the Empire State Building, would you want me to let you do it too? You have an answer for everything, don't you? Don't ask me WHY. The answer is NO. You don't have to like me, missy, I'm your mother.

Shut your mouth and eat. Do you think money grows on trees? As long as you live under my roof, you'll do as I say. You must think rules are made to be broken. So it's raining? You're not sugar -- you won't melt. Be a big wheel if you want -- just remember that little dogs go to the bathroom on big wheels.

Whenever you leave the house, put a dime in your shoe in case you need to call home. Put that down! You don't know where it's been! Don't cross your eyes or they'll freeze that way. If you swallow a watermelon seed, a watermelon will grow in your stomach. If you run in the road, a car will hit you and you'll turn into a grease spot and be forgotten. Don't run with a lollipop in your mouth.

Don't sit too close to the television, it'll ruin your eyes. Never try on anyone else's glasses or you'll go blind. Don't put beans up your nose. On threatening to run away: . .

. Don't let the door hit you in the rear . . . I'll help you pack .

. . Is that a threat or a promise? . . .

write if you get work. Excuse me for living. Stop the world and I'll get off. If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing well. Horses sweat, men perspire, ladies glow.

Always put on clean underwear in the morning, in case you're in an accident. Never say "shut up," say "be quiet." Don't say "no", say, "I'd rather not." Wash behind your ears or you'll have a potato field growing back there. Close the door behind you -- were you born in a barn? Never answer the phone on the first ring.

You have to make your bed in case the house burns. How can you sleep in an unmade bed? If you don't clean your plate, you won't get any dessert. Eat burnt toast, it'll make your hair curly. You can't start the day on an empty stomach. It'll never get well if you pick it.

Lift up your legs when you go over a railroad track and make a wish. Two wrongs don't make a right. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. A miss is as good as a mile. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

You can't judge a book by its cover. It's no use crying over spilt milk. You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. Little pitchers have big ears.

Whistling girls and crowing hens always come to some bad end. If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. To Other Parenting Pages and Sites