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11. That was a scary one. I wonder if mothers today use that threat?

Mon Jan 1, 2018, 11:29 AM

Jan 2018

Dads are much more hands on parents, are more positive in their relationships with the kids, not just the disciplinarians.

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Favorite sayings from Mom... What were yours? [View all] rogerballard Jan 2018 OP

Jesus Jenny and the Calves got out... rogerballard Jan 2018 #1

JCB. my name with all three hollered real loud. Lochloosa Jan 2018 #2

Oh, yes. All three names was always trouble! blaze Jan 2018 #7

Just had a flashback, hearing my mother hollering my brother's three names. nt Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #9

Lord help us and save us... lapucelle Jan 2018 #3

Just wait until your dad gets home. safeinOhio Jan 2018 #4

That was a scary one. I wonder if mothers today use that threat? Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #11

My mom's fave LeftInTX Jan 2018 #18

I am so glad my mother never used that. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2018 #28

Jesus,Mary and Joseph! brucefan Jan 2018 #5

Yep, that was one for sure.... Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #10

I think all Irish mothers use that one dflprincess Jan 2018 #26

Oh yes, I had forgotten that one. Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #74

That ol' rip! Frustratedlady Jan 2018 #6

This too, shall pass. Zoonart Jan 2018 #8

"Use your head for more than a hat rack!" cornball 24 Jan 2018 #12

That was one of my mom's standards too BlueSpot Jan 2018 #46

You are most welcome. My sister and I are compiling lists of what we cornball 24 Jan 2018 #47

I didn't just fall off the Christmas tree or MaryMagdaline Jan 2018 #13

You're cruisin' for a bruisin'! Tobin S. Jan 2018 #14

That from my UNCLE to his kids, elleng Jan 2018 #29

You'd forget your head if it wasn't nailed on. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2018 #15

Ha. I got the Starving kids in Africa. But then we Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2018 #61

I offered to send the starving children all of my Brussels sprouts. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2018 #63

Peas... rogerballard Jan 2018 #66

Little by Little, WhiteTara Jan 2018 #16

You'll sh*t if you eat regular and pressbox69 Jan 2018 #17

"I wasn't put here on this earth to entertain you." FSogol Jan 2018 #19

When answering the phone Alpeduez21 Jan 2018 #20

Jiminy Christophers! frogmarch Jan 2018 #21

If you don't vote, don't bitch. (N/t) Iggo Jan 2018 #22

You can't wear that. People will think you're an orphan. (n/t) Iggo Jan 2018 #23

You look like a umbangi Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2018 #64

Jesus Murphy! (n/t) Iggo Jan 2018 #24

If he jumped off a bridge, would you? Sanity Claws Jan 2018 #25

"Sweep your own front steps" Wwcd Jan 2018 #27

She'd threaten to PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2018 #30

I got that as well... rogerballard Jan 2018 #51

"I am mad about geography" "Daisy, Daisy, tell me your answer true, I'm applegrove Jan 2018 #31

"Well, I'll be go to hell!" nt tblue37 Jan 2018 #32

Dad will be home greymattermom Jan 2018 #33

My mom always told us not to do certain things NanceGreggs Jan 2018 #34

LOL! MLAA Jan 2018 #40

Bessie, Mary, Jackie, Mary, Bes, Jack...you girls get in here. She would just get so flustered OregonBlue Jan 2018 #35

"You make me mad enough to chew nails and spit tacks". AzureCrest Jan 2018 #36

Never insult someone who is going to handle your food out of your sight. bad move. n/t CincyDem Jan 2018 #37

I was a waiter for 30 years... rogerballard Jan 2018 #57

"It's not the clothes you wear, it's how you are on the inside." sprinkleeninow Jan 2018 #38

"It's not what you say, it's your tone of voice." A-Schwarzenegger Jan 2018 #39

Yessssss. Beartracks Jan 2018 #60

That sounds familiar, too. A-Schwarzenegger Jan 2018 #65

Full as a tic and brown as a berry. MLAA Jan 2018 #41

You ain't leaving this house with that on! Wellstone ruled Jan 2018 #42

Theres worse things than being alone redstateblues Jan 2018 #43

"What is your feeble trouble"? Ohiogal Jan 2018 #44

Well, I guess you know what you're doing TlalocW Jan 2018 #45

My mom's name is Jean Cartoonist Jan 2018 #48

That was my Moms name as well... rogerballard Jan 2018 #49

That Son of a Sea Cook!! fairfaxvadem Jan 2018 #50

"Will you turn that news off. It's Christmas Eve" RandySF Jan 2018 #52

This is gonna be a beating you'll never forget..... mitch96 Jan 2018 #53

funnier than a rubber crotch! KT2000 Jan 2018 #54

He/she doesn't know shit from shinola. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2018 #55

Totally forgot about that one ! rogerballard Jan 2018 #56

THere's more than one way to skin a cat... flor-de-jasmim Jan 2018 #58

Or, as long as you are living under my roof... rogerballard Jan 2018 #59

"Sheesh manitly." Instead of just plain "sheesh." Beartracks Jan 2018 #62

the masses are asses DonCoquixote Jan 2018 #67

Bless your Mom... rogerballard Jan 2018 #68

glutton for punishment... rogerballard Jan 2018 #69

The classic: "You just take, take, take, and never give." VOX Jan 2018 #70

"Well, to hell with the devil!" because it sounds like cursing, but really isn't. Glorfindel Jan 2018 #71

Dinna tell your mither... CanSocDem Jan 2018 #72

Your father may be the head of the house but... Little Star Jan 2018 #73

"Start running, Henry!" Soylent Henry Jan 2018 #75

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I like it!!! mitch96 Jan 2018 #83

"You're gonna have Faux pas Jan 2018 #78

"Because I said so." LWolf Jan 2018 #79

The devil's beating his wife (during a thunderstorm). Still Blue in PDX Jan 2018 #80

"You're as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle." Callmecrazy Jan 2018 #81

If you're so smart, why aren't you rich? red dog 1 Jan 2018 #82

You would be late for your own funeral mercuryblues Jan 2018 #84

Finish that, there's not enough to save hibbing Jan 2018 #85

"My word!" Awsi Dooger Jan 2018 #86

If wishes were horses... rogerballard Jan 2018 #87

"I didn't know him from ADAM'S HOUSECAT!" haha steve2470 Jan 2018 #88

"You can't please Mary with a pleasing machine!" haha steve2470 Jan 2018 #89

If you two don't knock it off LNM Jan 2018 #90

Must of been... rogerballard Jan 2018 #91

"To each his own as I always say" IrishEyes Jan 2018 #92

Gadzooks! PasadenaTrudy Jan 2018 #93

There are two (or three depending on how you count) mythology Jan 2018 #94