Because we can--because he's online maybe once a year, and because, let's face it, face-to-face parenting with children & teens was not his strong suit--here are some favorite paternal sayings. Feel free to add your own.
"You must have done something wrong today, you look guilty."
"Now you've wrecked it."
"Did you learn anything?"
"There's beads on the road!" (From the "driving in the rain" speech)
"You just didn't think."
"Stop crying or I'll give you something to cry about."
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here're some momisms:
1. Marry a rich man.
2. Don't get pregnant until you're married.
3. Aw, for Chrissakes!
4. Careful what you wish for.
Oh, my god! I think our parents might be related. Dad's version of #1: "It's just as easy to fall in love with a rich man as a poor one."
Madeline's had me laughing out loud, and it triggered more:
5. Clam it!
6. Go chase yourself.
7. Shut it!
"Ferme la bouche."
"You think so, huh?"
I will say we have to give Dad some credit, now that he's channeling Mom, he's a great dad to his adult children.
I do, however, wonder...what if he had actually had problem children to deal with??? We were pretty damn good kids, no drug problems, no legal problems, etc.
And you left out.."Who'da thunk it?"
How could I possibly forget that one? And I do think he's grown tremendously in the past several years. I'm sorry it took this trauma for it to happen, but my recent foray into Buddhism suggests that's how we learn. Darnit.
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