As a lil girl, i always thought that all mothers have a secret society. When they are preparing to be mommies, they are secretly inducted in for a crash course where they ALL learn certain dialogues and common traits. Why did i think so? Because all the mothers i saw around me, like my aunts and cousins and my own mum obviously - said a LOT of similar dialogues to their children.
If you're Indian, (or maybe even not an Indian maybe it was a global society!!!) you will totally nod through these dialogues. Hopefully i won't use these. Or maybe i will, time can only tell......
#1 Clean your room! Now! you cant go out and play until you clean your room.
#2 How can you ever find anything in this mess?
#3 Dont you dare talk to your mum in that tone. No! dont change it now, you know you said it rudely. Say sorry! Say sorry now!!!!
#4 Go and finish your homework. After that we'll see about TV.
#5 I never troubled my mother so much. I was such a well behaved child. Ask your naani (mother's mother = naani)
#6 You are sitting too close to the TV, you'll get specs. Come behind.
#7 Eat this! I dont care if you throw up. I want that plate clean.
#8 You'll only realize my value when you stay alone. That time you'll understand why mum says these things (in an emotional tone)
#9 I shout at you to make you a better person baby.
#10 Get off the telephone. You are going to spoil your ears!
#11 Who are you speaking to? (typically asked by Indian mums once the girl is a teenager!)
#12 What time will you be back? Kid: 8 pm. Mom: No make it 7. Kid: aaaah no 7:45. Mom: 7:15. Kid: Ok (sad face)
#13 Mum knows best. Do what I am telling you to do. Dont ask silly questions. You'll appreciate this one day.
#14 Don't ask me anything henceforth. You are going to do what you want anyway so why ask me....hmmph.
#15 Behave yourself.
#16 Behave at the party/wedding /social function. I dont want people to think that i have raised a brat.
#17 No! You are not old enough / you're too old for this (depending on the situation)
#18 Money doesn't grow on trees. Daddy /We work hard to earn it. Learn to use it carefully.
#19 If you make that face again, it'll get stuck in that position.
#20 (this comes when you are a little grown up) - What if everyone jumped off into the sea/well? You will also jump? Can't you use your sense?
#21 I don't care what XYZ's mom says. My answer is a no. Others can do what they want.
#22 I am not coming to meet your teacher/principal. You better behave in school.
#23 You better look at me when i talk to you. I don't like it when you text when i m speaking.
#24 Are you going out wearing that? At least comb your hair!
#25 Don't you understand when i say no?
#26 I am going to tell Dad (as if he's some monster)then you deal with him.
Also, all mothers seem to know a lot of unfortunate people. Like the boy who didn't eat spinach / carrots / some other veggie and got thick specs. Or the girl who went out to play with wet hair and got a bad fever and missed her best friend's birthday party. Or the girl who didn't listen to her mum and used the telephone while it was charging and got a bad shock, or the girl who pierced her ears in too many places and it got badly infected etc etc...........Lol
And another favourite used to be: Ask your dad, and when you went to ask dad he would say ask your mum.
Writing all these down, made me smile and think of my childhood. and now that i look back, maybe, just maaaybe there's a bit of wisdom there. I should totally use these with my baby!!!
If you're Indian, (or maybe even not an Indian maybe it was a global society!!!) you will totally nod through these dialogues. Hopefully i won't use these. Or maybe i will, time can only tell......
#1 Clean your room! Now! you cant go out and play until you clean your room.
#2 How can you ever find anything in this mess?
#3 Dont you dare talk to your mum in that tone. No! dont change it now, you know you said it rudely. Say sorry! Say sorry now!!!!
#4 Go and finish your homework. After that we'll see about TV.
#5 I never troubled my mother so much. I was such a well behaved child. Ask your naani (mother's mother = naani)
#6 You are sitting too close to the TV, you'll get specs. Come behind.
#7 Eat this! I dont care if you throw up. I want that plate clean.
#8 You'll only realize my value when you stay alone. That time you'll understand why mum says these things (in an emotional tone)
#9 I shout at you to make you a better person baby.
#10 Get off the telephone. You are going to spoil your ears!
#11 Who are you speaking to? (typically asked by Indian mums once the girl is a teenager!)
#12 What time will you be back? Kid: 8 pm. Mom: No make it 7. Kid: aaaah no 7:45. Mom: 7:15. Kid: Ok (sad face)
#13 Mum knows best. Do what I am telling you to do. Dont ask silly questions. You'll appreciate this one day.
#14 Don't ask me anything henceforth. You are going to do what you want anyway so why ask me....hmmph.
#15 Behave yourself.
#16 Behave at the party/wedding /social function. I dont want people to think that i have raised a brat.
#17 No! You are not old enough / you're too old for this (depending on the situation)
#18 Money doesn't grow on trees. Daddy /We work hard to earn it. Learn to use it carefully.
#19 If you make that face again, it'll get stuck in that position.
#20 (this comes when you are a little grown up) - What if everyone jumped off into the sea/well? You will also jump? Can't you use your sense?
#21 I don't care what XYZ's mom says. My answer is a no. Others can do what they want.
#22 I am not coming to meet your teacher/principal. You better behave in school.
#23 You better look at me when i talk to you. I don't like it when you text when i m speaking.
#24 Are you going out wearing that? At least comb your hair!
#25 Don't you understand when i say no?
#26 I am going to tell Dad (as if he's some monster)then you deal with him.
Also, all mothers seem to know a lot of unfortunate people. Like the boy who didn't eat spinach / carrots / some other veggie and got thick specs. Or the girl who went out to play with wet hair and got a bad fever and missed her best friend's birthday party. Or the girl who didn't listen to her mum and used the telephone while it was charging and got a bad shock, or the girl who pierced her ears in too many places and it got badly infected etc etc...........Lol
And another favourite used to be: Ask your dad, and when you went to ask dad he would say ask your mum.
Writing all these down, made me smile and think of my childhood. and now that i look back, maybe, just maaaybe there's a bit of wisdom there. I should totally use these with my baby!!!
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