“My house, my rules, ” was a pretty regularly used adage too.
dublinoseven
"Because I said so"
"When u pay the bills, u can make the rules."
WitchyUnicornWarrior
The one I heard a lot growing up was, "the world doesn't owe you anything".
m_d
"If you're not dead, dying, or bleeding, you're fine!, " in that order~
tyannecarlton
“Who told you life was supposed to be fair?!”
dublinoseven
"If you don't like it, there's the door."
Was often heard in my home. 😂
CondescendingOaf
"Don't make me pull this car over!" "I'll give you something to cry about!"
leesashriber
And we are in our 50s, alive and healthy thanks to this, we grew up with reality so nothing scares us or keeps us from pushing forward...
loanianderson
If we still used these phrases with kids today... I think we'd have a lot less problems ❤
Picklevore
"If (insert name here) jumped off a bridge, would you jump off too??"
I was asked this when I said I wanted a bike because a friend had a bike. I told my Dad of course I wouldn't; because then I could go get my friend's bike! It was a while before I got a bike...
dananichols
"rub some dirt in it" or "starving children in Africa would be great full to have food like that on their plate!" Or "what is your arm broken? Get it yourself?" "Were you raised in a barn?" "You'll grow into it" i can think of a million
meganmarts
And after they gave you something to cry about, they still told you not to cry
davidsiska
Be thankful. I immediately thought of this, “I cried because I had no shoes, until I met the man who had no feet.”
chrisgoins
The one I always heard was "I am not responsible for keeping you amused". My parents didn't look at it as their job to be constantly trying to keep me entertained.
taylorlibby
'If you don't like it here, don't let the door hit you in the ass as you leave.'
justinhand
"if you get killed, don't come crying to me!" (my dad would say this for anything that seemed crazy - rollercoaster, base jumping, bungee jumping, fair rides... Anything that seemed fun!)
gaylabruce
I moved my mom into my house and I tried the "my roof my house".
Her response: "I'm still the parent."
Me: "yes ma'am."
Thewolverine
Children should be seen and not heard.
And
No words. Just the LOOK. 😮
hollyberry
Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me…
