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What did your mum used to say?

My mother would say if you run off and fall and break your legs don't come running to me .. What sayings did you mum use?


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BrianJ258
8th Mar 2021 21:26:43
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My mother's favourite was when you came into the house and left a door open she always said "Shut the door, were you born in a barn"
Smudgersnan
28th Sep 2020 18:36:51 (Last activity: 28th Sep 2020 21:16:57)
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My nanna was hilarious! She would send me on errands and call after me 'hurry now, and if you fall over on the way, don't stop to pick yourself up will you?' Daft me would reply 'okay!' !!!!!!
She also said she loved a glass of 'shitter bandy' I was a full grown up when that penny dropped! ha ha.
Another strange one was if you asked her did she want something, she would reply 'D'ya want died years ago!' hmmmmmmm
Response from Pattybakes made on 28th Sep 2020 21:16:57
My dad use to say that lol
Jan1952
3rd May 2020 00:48:00
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My mother refused to swear. She got around that by saying "Hell's Bells " a lot. Guess that was OK.
redpepper
20th Apr 2020 12:18:27 (Last activity: 21st Apr 2020 09:24:41)
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My mum used to say to me & my sister - "Go and play in heavy traffic" - not too big on health and safety back then! 🙂

My dad's favourite was "Let your meat stop your mouth."
Response from Sue - Silversurfers Assistant Editor made on 21st Apr 2020 09:24:41
Didn't our parents have some sayings back in the day some were quite cruel really and we probably wouldn't
get away with it now. But at least we can laugh at what they used to say.
Best wishes
Sue
Jethro
13th Dec 2016 10:54:55
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My Mum was always in a "mucking Fuddle"
Rainbowwitch
20th Oct 2016 13:08:56
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If you cannot be good, be careful
Vantodder
20th Oct 2016 10:34:56
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Don't forget to wash behind your ears
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31st Jul 2016 08:12:36 (Last activity: 17th Oct 2016 11:20:23)
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Response from Thymeheals made on 17th Oct 2016 11:20:23
Yep my Mum used to say that, and clip me round the ear.
Thymeheals
17th Oct 2016 11:17:31
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If I said 'I don't care,Mum would say 'don't care was made to care, don't care was hung, don't care goy put in a pot and cooked until he was done' Such a strange verse?
Martachris
14th Oct 2016 09:11:13
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My mum used to say to me, " Time flies, you cannot, they fly too fast." apparently her mum said it to her and her brothers and sisters. I'm an only child so there was no one else to share it with.
celtwitch
2nd Oct 2016 11:35:27
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A couple of my mother's gems,' I wish you had never been born' and, 'I wish I had never had you.'
I don't know what I ever did to earn her opprobrium, but she kept it up until her dying day.
Not once in her life did we ever have a bit of 'quality time' together, we never shared a bottle of wine, we never went for a coffee and a lovely chat, not even once. She was a horrible, spiteful, mean and nasty woman.
When she died, I did not, and have not since, shed one single tear at her passing.
I envy all of you who have/had lovely mothers.
crunchie
1st Oct 2016 22:10:21 (Last activity: 1st Oct 2016 23:03:43)
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My mum didn't like chewing gum at all and always used to say never to swallow it as it will become wrapped around your heart. To this day I cannot swallow gum.
Response from Treehugger1 made on 1st Oct 2016 23:03:43
Haha, my Mum used to say the same Crunchie and you reminded me that she also used to tell us not to eat the pips in apples or we would have apple trees growing out of our bottoms
Treehugger1
1st Oct 2016 17:39:49 (Last activity: 1st Oct 2016 19:51:58)
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Eat everything on your plate...............there are children starving in Africa
Response from Mollflanders made on 1st Oct 2016 18:09:19
I had that too Treehugger, from my dad as well. Brought it all back to me a few days ago when I said it to my grandson. My grandson's reply was 'well they can have this!'. Cheeky monkey. Daren't have said that to my dad ha ha.
Response from Treehugger1 made on 1st Oct 2016 19:51:58
Haha, yes my children used to say that to me as well. Can you imagine talking to our parents like that - then it would probably have been go to bed with no dinner lol
RosemaryJane
1st Oct 2016 17:00:45
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When we asked what was for dinner, Mum's reply would be either "Bread and pull it" or "Step and fetch it".
Ritaco
1st Oct 2016 16:33:05
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There were 4 of us children, sometimes at the end of her tether, Mum would say " I'll put you in a home" We hadn't a clue what she meant. We were quiet for a while.
Kazzaj
18th Aug 2016 23:04:15
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I remember my dad saying you've got Jack bannocks in your hair lol what was that all about!
Ifiknewthen
1st Aug 2016 07:47:37 (Last activity: 18th Aug 2016 23:01:46)
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My mum used to say
"Stand still and come here"
No wonder a lot of my childhood was surrounded in confusion
Response from Kazzaj made on 18th Aug 2016 23:01:46
I remember my mum licking a hanky to wipe away any dirt on our faces yuk the days before baby wipes lol
Mollflanders
31st Jul 2016 18:35:21 (Last activity: 2nd Aug 2016 10:23:06)
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I've just burnt the toast but if you eat it, it will make your hair curl.
Response from serenitywoman Original Poster made on 2nd Aug 2016 10:23:06
ah ah moll made me giggle, dad used to say it would make my teeth curly, why would i want curly teeth please dad ...
serenitywoman Original Poster
2nd Aug 2016 10:00:19
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things my dad used to say to me ... I love you very much princess but you can talk a glass eye to sleep ... bless him.

one time we were on a family outing and my mother used to ask dad to take photos of her posing in front of flowers statues etc, with the old camera back in the 60s ... one day dad turned to me after taking lots of pictures of mum, one day I am going to put a film in this camera ha ha ..
duckkers
2nd Aug 2016 09:01:28
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A smile costs nothing; it's only a thing (after I broke a vase); and she spoke silently of gentleness, love and tolerance.

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