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TJH Things My Mother Taught Me B B
OctOber 29, 2015 | the Jewish Home
I’m hot… I’m cold…
eNVY… “There are millions of children who wish they had that toy.”
Can you help me with…?
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IrONY… “Keep crying, and I’ll give you something to cry about!” cHALLeNGeS... “What were you thinking? Answer me when I talk to you! Don’t talk back to me!”
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LOGIc… “Because I said so, that’s why.”
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MeDIcAL ScIeNce... “If you don’t eat those vegetables you will never grow.”
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What’s for supper?
Can I have…?
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To Mom:
ANtIcIPAtION... “Just wait until your father gets home.”
receIVING... “You are going to get it when we get home!”
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HUMOr... “When you fall down and break your foot, don’t come running to me.” HYPerbOLe... “If I told you once, I’ve told you a million times!”
Can you take me to…? Can you call…?
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GeNetIcS... “You’re just like your father.”
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reLIGION… “You better pray that will come out of the carpet.”
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StAMINA... “You’ll sit there until all that spinach is gone.”
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WISDOM … “When you get to be my age, you will understand.”
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rOOtS... “Do you think you were born in a barn?”
WeAtHer… “This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it.” cLeANLINeSS… “If you’re going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning the floor.” JUStIce... “One day you’ll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you...then you’ll see what it’s like!”
Where is my…? Where are you going? When are you coming home? When are we going to? Can you pick me up from…? Can you drop me off at…? Can we go shopping? Can I stay home from school? Can you tell him to stop bothering me? Can you help me with my homework? Can you buy me a new Fidget Spinner? He took my Fidget Spinner! Where’s my Fidget Spinner? Can you fix my Fidget Spinner? If I behave can I get another Fidget Spinner?
To Dad: Where’s Mom?
