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Hellobee Boards Topic: What one thing do you remember your parents telling you as a kid? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:35:34 +0000 Minnie_Girl on "What one thing do you remember your parents telling you as a kid?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-one-thing-do-you-remember-your-parents-telling-you-as-a-kid#post-408728 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 22:25:49 +0000 Minnie_Girl 408728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Some of these are hysterical! You can really see the personalities shining through, haha. My parents didn't necessarily say these things to me all the time, but the advice has stuck with me... Mom: "Don't work for money, work for whatever makes you happy." Dad: "The brake is more important than the gas!" Cole on "What one thing do you remember your parents telling you as a kid?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-one-thing-do-you-remember-your-parents-telling-you-as-a-kid#post-408676 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 21:37:27 +0000 Cole 408676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @MrsTiz: My parents used to say the watermelon thing too! The day they told us they were expecting my youngest sister we went on a picnic and my mom swallowed one, we made a huge deal through the pregnancy about how her baby belly was really a watermelon! mango.sprays on "What one thing do you remember your parents telling you as a kid?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-one-thing-do-you-remember-your-parents-telling-you-as-a-kid#post-408626 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 21:06:10 +0000 mango.sprays 408626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @PurplePumps: Same! To make sure I have the skills/resources to support myself no matter what happens. betsyboop on "What one thing do you remember your parents telling you as a kid?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-one-thing-do-you-remember-your-parents-telling-you-as-a-kid#post-408617 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 21:02:55 +0000 betsyboop 408617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Keep your feet warm otherwise you will never be able to have children. (what?!) PurplePumps on "What one thing do you remember your parents telling you as a kid?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-one-thing-do-you-remember-your-parents-telling-you-as-a-kid#post-408614 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 21:01:02 +0000 PurplePumps 408614@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I told my mom once I wanted to be just like her and not have to work. She told me, "NO! You go to school and get a good job so you you don't have to depend on someone else for everything." heffalump on "What one thing do you remember your parents telling you as a kid?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-one-thing-do-you-remember-your-parents-telling-you-as-a-kid#post-408609 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:57:38 +0000 heffalump 408609@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @.twist.: @mediagirl: no tattoo here, it worked! And I even heard later on in life that its an old wives tale. But now I just don't really want one. And yes, ill be using it on my lo too. ShootingStar on "What one thing do you remember your parents telling you as a kid?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-one-thing-do-you-remember-your-parents-telling-you-as-a-kid#post-408601 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:52:26 +0000 ShootingStar 408601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Our family curse is, "may you have one just like you." haha Mrs. Pen on "What one thing do you remember your parents telling you as a kid?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-one-thing-do-you-remember-your-parents-telling-you-as-a-kid#post-408578 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:33:50 +0000 Mrs. Pen 408578@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @rahlyrah: my mom never told me that! I was an awful toddler and an awful teenager but she said she's never ever wished a terrible child on any of her children :) Mrs. Pen on "What one thing do you remember your parents telling you as a kid?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-one-thing-do-you-remember-your-parents-telling-you-as-a-kid#post-408576 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:33:13 +0000 Mrs. Pen 408576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mrbee: my husband should take this advice! He misplaces his keys all the time! Laneybugsmommy on "What one thing do you remember your parents telling you as a kid?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-one-thing-do-you-remember-your-parents-telling-you-as-a-kid#post-408566 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:27:42 +0000 Laneybugsmommy 408566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ "If you can't tell your mother about what you're doing then it isn't something you should be doing in the first place" Smurfette on "What one thing do you remember your parents telling you as a kid?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-one-thing-do-you-remember-your-parents-telling-you-as-a-kid#post-408557 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:21:01 +0000 Smurfette 408557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Cause I am the Mom, that's why! Ra on "What one thing do you remember your parents telling you as a kid?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-one-thing-do-you-remember-your-parents-telling-you-as-a-kid#post-408546 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:13:33 +0000 Ra 408546@https://boards.hellobee.com/ "I hope one day you have a teenager just like you." God, I hope not! What a curse. I was a total problem child. Ree723 on "What one thing do you remember your parents telling you as a kid?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-one-thing-do-you-remember-your-parents-telling-you-as-a-kid#post-408272 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:17:47 +0000 Ree723 408272@https://boards.hellobee.com/ "Don't get married before 30." She always said it kind of jokingly but it worked as I got married at 32, my sister was married at 31, and my brother at 30. I will say the same to DD as she's growing up and hope it works, lol! loveisstrange on "What one thing do you remember your parents telling you as a kid?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-one-thing-do-you-remember-your-parents-telling-you-as-a-kid#post-408253 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:05:33 +0000 loveisstrange 408253@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Dont make that face or it'll get stuck that way. lol edelweiss on "What one thing do you remember your parents telling you as a kid?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-one-thing-do-you-remember-your-parents-telling-you-as-a-kid#post-408243 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:02:53 +0000 edelweiss 408243@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @lovelife: i'm definitely going to have to use that one. i always heard "keep your back straight" with mind-boggling frequency. of all things to worry about, my posture was numero uno. JoJoGirl on "What one thing do you remember your parents telling you as a kid?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-one-thing-do-you-remember-your-parents-telling-you-as-a-kid#post-408236 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:00:41 +0000 JoJoGirl 408236@https://boards.hellobee.com/ "Do the best you can" :) In response to my on-going stress about being the best student possible. My mom always had to talk me off the ledge! polkadots on "What one thing do you remember your parents telling you as a kid?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-one-thing-do-you-remember-your-parents-telling-you-as-a-kid#post-408235 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:00:01 +0000 polkadots 408235@https://boards.hellobee.com/ my mom always told me "because I'm mean, unreasonable and I said no. " prettylizy on "What one thing do you remember your parents telling you as a kid?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-one-thing-do-you-remember-your-parents-telling-you-as-a-kid#post-408234 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:59:44 +0000 prettylizy 408234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ If you make a funny face and the wind blows, it will stay that way. blackbird on "What one thing do you remember your parents telling you as a kid?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-one-thing-do-you-remember-your-parents-telling-you-as-a-kid#post-408225 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:57:43 +0000 blackbird 408225@https://boards.hellobee.com/ "because I said so" ARGGGGH still hate that one :) mrbee on "What one thing do you remember your parents telling you as a kid?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-one-thing-do-you-remember-your-parents-telling-you-as-a-kid#post-408219 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:54:15 +0000 mrbee 408219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My dad told me to always put my wallet in one place, and I would never lose it. That has saved me hundreds of hours in my lifetime! tororojo on "What one thing do you remember your parents telling you as a kid?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-one-thing-do-you-remember-your-parents-telling-you-as-a-kid#post-408214 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:52:22 +0000 tororojo 408214@https://boards.hellobee.com/ -Driving through the parking lot at church- "Save the better spots for the better people!" I still do that--I figure old folks or people with kids should get the ones up close. And the far away ones are way easier to get out of after service! autumnlove on "What one thing do you remember your parents telling you as a kid?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-one-thing-do-you-remember-your-parents-telling-you-as-a-kid#post-408213 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:52:20 +0000 autumnlove 408213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ If I didn't finish my rice...my future husband would have pox marks! Lol mediagirl on "What one thing do you remember your parents telling you as a kid?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-one-thing-do-you-remember-your-parents-telling-you-as-a-kid#post-408212 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:52:02 +0000 mediagirl 408212@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We went on a lot of road trips as kids. I remember my Dad telling me 2 things. 1. The mob buries the people they need to hide in Jersey walls. 2. If I dangle my arm out the window of a moving vehicle, it will get chopped off. anonysquire on "What one thing do you remember your parents telling you as a kid?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-one-thing-do-you-remember-your-parents-telling-you-as-a-kid#post-408210 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:51:45 +0000 anonysquire 408210@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @MrsTiz: I am now understanding why I am so paranoid lol. MrsTiz on "What one thing do you remember your parents telling you as a kid?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-one-thing-do-you-remember-your-parents-telling-you-as-a-kid#post-408198 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:48:06 +0000 MrsTiz 408198@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @anonysquire: I like your mom. My cousin told me if I ate watermelon seeds a watermelon would grow in my stomach lol MrsTiz on "What one thing do you remember your parents telling you as a kid?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-one-thing-do-you-remember-your-parents-telling-you-as-a-kid#post-408195 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:47:13 +0000 MrsTiz 408195@https://boards.hellobee.com/ "Don't do stupid things, watch other people do stupid things" anonysquire on "What one thing do you remember your parents telling you as a kid?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-one-thing-do-you-remember-your-parents-telling-you-as-a-kid#post-408194 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:46:46 +0000 anonysquire 408194@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My mom always told me if toothbrush bristles fall out while you brush your teeth and you swallow them they stick to your appendix or something. I think it was from a roald dahl book we read together but she always reminded me. She also said if a dragon fly comes near me it will sew my lips shut. And she said if people who are allergic to peanuts eat peanuts their heads turn inside out. mediagirl on "What one thing do you remember your parents telling you as a kid?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-one-thing-do-you-remember-your-parents-telling-you-as-a-kid#post-408189 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:45:07 +0000 mediagirl 408189@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @artbee: REALLY!? Alivoo01 on "What one thing do you remember your parents telling you as a kid?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-one-thing-do-you-remember-your-parents-telling-you-as-a-kid#post-408188 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:44:57 +0000 Alivoo01 408188@https://boards.hellobee.com/ "You will thank me for this one day" - all.the.time no matter what it was. This has been true on some occasions, and not so much on others. .twist. on "What one thing do you remember your parents telling you as a kid?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-one-thing-do-you-remember-your-parents-telling-you-as-a-kid#post-408180 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:42:23 +0000 .twist. 408180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @artbee: well... Now I want to know if you ever got a tattoo?? My mom told me I'm never allowed to ask a boy out, boys ask out girls, not the other way around. I totally asked for my husbands number.