What do you find yourself saying OVER and OVER again?

[bluemongoose]

"Please DONT take that apart!" DS is going to be a mechanical engineer or something!

 

"Please GET OFF that..."

 

"Sit down"

 

"Shut the gate" (baby gate so the baby doesnt get up the stairs and then fall down them)

 

"Bummer!"

 

"Get --- out of your mouth" (toe, pencil, hair, clothes, toy etc) DD is very oral!

 

"Please don't lick ----" Today it was all the way down my banister. DD strikes again!

 

"Please be kind."

 

"Please watch out for the baby."

 

"Please dont sit on the baby!" My boys like to wrestle already. Problem is the 1yo is 20lbs and the 3yo is 40lbs.

 

"Sorry, breakfast/lunch/dinner is over, you are down from the table."

 

"Please dont play in the bathroom sink!"

 

"Please do your math!"

 

"Please take the argument/fit upstairs, I don't want to listen to it"

 

 

 

More Positive thing I say several times everyday!

 

"I love you too."

 

"Yes, you may sit on my lap!"

 

"Yes, we can read that story!"

 

"Yes, we can go and see the chickens again!"

 

"That was so kind, thanks!"

 

"You're such a big help!"

[kmacnchs]

Recently, it's been things like:

"That is not how you speak to people" (2yo is VERY rude these days & 3yo *must* boss EVERYONE around :glare:)

"You are not his/her mamma" (ask, don't tell what to do)

"how many times do you need say something?" (answer: 1 time!)

 

For my 1 yo

"Come to mamma"

"we do not eat books"

"we do not touch daddy's things"

"good job, feet first!"

"good job obeyin'"

"have a happy heart"

[LindaOz]

I forgot to add:

 

Are you the mother?????

 

Where did you take them off? (talking about the lost shoe/s)

 

Turn off the lights and let God's light in. (IOW, open the blinds and save electricity).

[Karen in CO]

"Saddle up" - when its time for them to get ready to do something. I watched a lot of John Wayne movies with my dad when I was little.

 

"Please, don't mother your sister."

 

"Shhh, please" -- I am super sound senstive and prone to migraines.

 

"Go outside and play"

 

"Can I have a hug, please?" It calms down my stormy child.

 

"Please, just get it done."

 

"You only have one more problem, why is this taking so long?"

 

"The dog doesn't like clothes, quit chasing her around with that dress."

 

"How much do you need?" to the one in college who always needs more money. Everything in Japan is expensive.

 

"Is there blood or bones showing? Then it can wait until I finish working with your sister."

[KidsHappen]

To the 13 year old, "Turn it down!"

 

To the 10 year old, "You are not going to school next year!" and "There is a reason that you have two eyes and two ears but only one mouth."

 

And to the entire family, "I am a busy woman." and "It's on my list."

[Dawn in OH]

I just had to use a few more that I had forgotten about:

 

"Settle!"

"Not acceptable!"

"Sit down."

"What's your name?" This one is used when someone is more concerned with their siblings business than their own. It's followed by "Then you worry about (insert name here) and let me worry about (insert siblings name here)."

"No Owen, you cannot have M's before breakfast."

[LauraGB]

"Quit holding your spoon like a shovel."

 

"Get your elbows off the table. (for the the love of pete, get those elbows off the table!!!!! )"

 

And the ones I've resorted to even though I'm mildly ashamed (but feel somehow justified) are:

 

"No."

 

"Because I said so."

[thescrappyhomeschooler]

"I am not the garbage can."

 

"Flush and wash your hands."

 

"Turn off the light."

[kalanamak]

Sit down and finish your lunch.

 

Papa and I are talking.

 

Don't shout for me, come and find me.

 

Is this addition, subtraction, multiplication or division?

 

Brush your teeth.

 

Bring your backpack when you get out of the car.

[AngieC]

"Say it without whining"

"Stop yelling" "Indoor voices" or some variation of the theme. I think my kids only have to volumes - loud and louder.

[momschicklets]

"Stop snacking!!!"

 

To my six-foot 13 year-old-boy who never (and I mean NEVER) stops eating!:001_huh:

[6packofun]

I feel like a heel for admitting this, but "Please, please stop talking for a few minutes!" is something I say often lately. My 8yo ds is just a constant motor mouth and it wears me down big time. :(

[JulieJ]

"Keep your hands to yourself"

 

"That is too much food in your mouth"

 

"Put your phone away"

 

"Don't you like our furniture?"

 

"Can I be the parent here today?"

 

"LOL, then your not REALLY hungry, are you?" ( after offering healthier food than the snack requested because he is "starving"

[Leila]

Leave him alone.

Go back to work.

Pls. focus

[Ferdie]

"Shoes!" as my boys run around the neighborhood barefoot.

[caitlinsmom]

"I'm the mom I will take care of it."

"I'm right here please talk quieter."

"Hey! Look at me and focus."

 

I know there are many many more but these will do for now. :)

[5LittleMonkeys]

uummm...all of the above except the cat one and the penis one.

 

"speak only when spoken to" right before company comes over.

"I'm going to let you figure that one out" when someone asks a question that they know the answer to (like can I have icecream for lunch)

"is your room clean...to my standards?"

"who opened a shoe store on my front\back porch"

"I don't care who made the mess, I'm telling you to clean it up." followed closely by "I don't care that it's not your assigned job, keep your mother happy and just do it."

I also have my long list of statements " I see ________ where it\they should not be. Help it find it's home."

 

And I'm sure we all say this one lots "Someone bring me a diaper and the wipes...now."

[EthiopianFood]

"That is NOT appropriate (with accompanying ASL signs)!"

"It's right there. Right THERE. It's RIGHT THERE!!"

[Teri in VA]

Look with your *hands*.

 

And the ever famous, "Ok, but if I find it, I get to hit you with it." :-)

[Peela]

"Have you done all your chores? "

 

"Please clean up the mess you made...."

 

"You won't find it by standing here talking about it"

 

When they were little and attention seeking:

"I have enough love for both of you"

[3peasinapod]

Don't stand on the chairs. Don't tip the chairs on 2 legs.

[RegGuheert]

"STOP BABBLING" (There is SOMETHING wrong with SOME of the Guheert children...)

 

"Knock it off!"

 

"Are you done with your school, yet?" Then: "ALL of it?"

 

"Go ask your mother." (I do not grant privileges when they are not done with school.)

 

"What did your mother say when you asked her?"

 

"Stop bossing your siblings around!" "You are NOT the parent!"

 

"Be nice."

 

"Do not lean back in your chair!"

 

"Breakfast/lunch/dinner is ready. Go potty, get washed up and come to the table calmly and quietly without running and pushing. (It's embarrassing, but mealtimes are somewhat of a feeding frenzy around here.)

 

"You are a good boy/girl!"

 

"Good job!

 

"Thank you!"

 

"I love you!"

 

 

 

To MomsintheGarden:

 

"I love you!"

 

"You are doing a GREAT job teaching the children."

 

"You are amazing!"

 

"Have I mentioned how amazing you are?"

 

"That was a wonderful meal!"

 

"Thank you."

 

(I'm sure I say other things to her, but let's focus on these for now! ;))

 

OK, MomsintheGarden insists that I add the following three:

 

"Where did you put my _____?" followed by "No, it is NOT where I put it. What did you do with it?"

 

"Can you PLEASE keep the children quiet? I have a call." (I work at home.)

 

"How much does it cost?"

Edited April 17, 2010 by RegGuheert