What do you hear yourself saying to your children?
Is it just me or do you find yourself CONSTANTLY repeating the same things as a parent? Hurry up, Put that down, don’t chew on that! What are your most used ‘Mumisms’. And no, I do not feel proud of myself.
- Don’t put that in your mouth. The neighbours cat is not for licking. Did you eat that stamp? Stop putting Smarties in your stomach button.
- GET DOWN! (Out of that tree, off the desk, from the ceiling.)
- A popular Mumism? Just stop touching your penis. It is bad manners at the dinner table.
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You pooed where?! (The cupboard, plant pot, you name it my son defecates in it. Isn’t potty training delightful.
- Put on your shoes. Take off your shoes. Where are your shoes?! This is every school day morning.
- Now we have to go apologise to the neighbours! We cant do that till you put some pants on.
- Raspberries are not an appropriate response to mummy when I ask you why you put Batman in the fridge.
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Why can’t you just listen?! (Oh god, I have turned into my own mum).
- If you make your bed I will give you a treat. Yes, that is a bribe. No, it’s not illegal if it’s with cake. Fine go ahead and tell Jesus that mummy is bad. Check out this post for more hilarious things parents say.
- Don’t ask me WHY. The answer is NO. BECAUSE I SAID SO. The most adult of all the Mumisms.
And when they are asleep…
I love you to the moon. (More than you can know. But I am so bloody glad its bedtime, I need a cup of tea. Or wine. I hope I am doing ok).
Most of these you may say from sitting on the toilet with your head in your hands. Are there any that you find yourself repeating?
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