My mom would say, "every hour before noon is worth twice as much as every hour after noon." Also, "the early bird gets the worm." She's a morning person.
What sayings would your parents repeat over and over growing up
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my dad would say, "the one who will be successful, is the one who will predict the future."
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My mom loved to say, "life isn't fair," any time I complained about something being unfair. Not really a saying, but I heard it a lot. It was actually a good lesson
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My mom would say "open your eyes!" whenever I said I couldn't find what I was looking for or when she told me to get something for her.
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Whenever one of us would whine that something "Wasn't fair" (usually my brother!) my dad would say "If you want fair, run track."
... he referees lots of sports so I guess it was a nod to the fact that there are subjective calls in sports/life, but track is one of the only instances with clear-cut winner/losers (you either cross the line first or you don't).
Eventually, it got shortened to just "Run track", which is now a family joke. -
My dad would always say "As long as you live in my house, you obey my rules", and later in our teens "If you party with the wolves, you still have to get up with the roosters".
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My mom would always say
"Patience is a virtue"
"I AM YOUR MOTHER!!!!" {this one made me laugh because I didn't see why she felt the need to remind me, but now that I see how hard pregnancy is I will probably end up reminding my kid too} -
I got a lot of "because I'm the parent" and "yes what?" when I forgot I say sir or mam
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My mom alllllways said "because I'm the mother, that's why" whenever we would complain about listening to her or why she could do adult things that we couldn't.
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"laughing turns to crying!"
I repeat this all the time. that was my mom.
my dad's fav - "If you're cold, PUT MORE LAYERS ON!"
I also repeat this to DH..but I can boast a low gas bill!
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My parents didn't have sayings, but they said things that were weird. I always say these things to my husband and he thinks I'm crazy, but I don't realize what I'm saying is weird because I grew up hearing it.
Like my dad will say that he wants to order a pizza with mish mosh. So when hubby asks what I want on my pizza, it's always a pizza with mish mosh.
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My dad had a few tidbits that have stuck. One was "He who has the gold rules", as in he makes the money so that's why he decides. The other was "Priorities should always be Family, School (or work), Everything else". He was very big on putting family above all else
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My mom would ALWAYS say, "Just you wait until you have kids..." whenever I was bad or if we argued about something.
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My mom was really into routines. She used the word "routine" - "go do your bedtime routine", "let's do our kitchen cleanup routine" - so much that have an aversion to it.
She also always said, "First you do what you HAVE to do, then you do what you WANT to do." Still trying to learn that one!
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@Rubies: I got that too! "Just wait until you have a daughter JUST like you!" to this day I'm petrified to have a daughter..I know how I was!
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mine said go study and do your best!
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My mom:
"Because I said so!"
"Turn off these lights. Do you think I'm married to ConEd?"
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Whenever my mother wouldn't let me do something and I'd ask why, it was always, "Because I'm the parent and you're the child." Ugh. I've always vowed never to say that to my own kids--we'll see if that happens or not.
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Gosh, I'm thinking hard, but my parents weren't sayings kind of people. My grandpa had a ton, though! Ones like, "When I'm right, no one remembers, when I'm wrong, no one forgets." He also had funny ones like, "He's as yellow as a fart!" Hahaha!
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"Your face will get stuck like that!" lol. I was big on making faces at people, so I heard that one a lot.
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"Obey quickly, cheerfully, and thoroughly." My mom said that ALL THE TIME.
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@MH.Abroad: Good one!
Did you obey quickly, cheerfully and thoroughly?
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"I am your mother, not your friend"
"Put your heart and soul into everything that you do"
"You have a hard head" (meaning that I was stubborn)
"Life is not fair"
"Why did you get an A? Shouldn't this be an A+?" <----- LOL -
@Clementine: My dad said, "Your best isn't good enough!" SIGH.
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My mom would say "That's a promise not a threat!" when we were acting up and about to get punished, to let us know she meant business. Between the 3 of us, we heard that a lot - haha
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These are all so great! I think I learned something.
My mom said a lot of these too. Whenever my brother and I would fight or play rough, she would say, "Someone is going to end up crying!" We would pause, think about it and keep going.@MH.Abroad: I think that's adapted from the bible verse! Good one.
@mrbee: I'm a morning person so I agree with your mom. -
I can't think one off the bat of old sayings. But, FIL is always, constantly giving us health advice with "Dr.Oz says it's good for you!" (We were with him last night and this was my immediate thought when I read the post topic!)
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My Mom always used to say "My money's on you!" as a way to encourage me anytime I was unsure about something. She wasn't big on advice, this was her way of giving me a little boost when I needed it.
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My mom was always telling me about "speaking things into existence." AKA the power of your words, like if you always say that you are a failure you are probably going to be one. Also works for positive statements, too.
Whenever I would say something negative (like "I'm going to fail that test tomorrow") she would say "Don't speak it!"
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When my Brother and I would fight she would tell us "Someone is going to end up crying" in which my brother would respond pointing to me "and its going to be YOU!"
Then whenever we had problems with someone being rude or not fair etc.. my Mom would always tell my brother and I "Kill them with kindness"
She used that one a lot! Was so true, when someone is being mean and you continue to be so nice, it "eats" them they arents getting a reaction. I love my mom teached me that at such a young age! -
Focus on the problem, not the solution.
Perception is everything.
Family first.And my dad, once we started driving: Have fun, be safe, make me proud.
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Oh yeah, when I would go out my mom would say "Have fun! Dont do anything stupid" almost forgot about that one. But that one didnt get used until the teenage years! Haha
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If my sibs and I were fighting or being naughty and one of us started crying, my mum would always say;
A little crying never hurt anyone. If you hadn't cried they wouldn't have let us bring you home from hospital.
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