Pad PATTER: 6/16 favorite phrase??

[AnneofAlamo]

my teen daughter drives me crazy with
"gotcha"
my son has automatic phrase
K
When my kids tell me something, like ew, there is a hair in my food, I say, shhhhh, not so loud there rest of the kids will want one.
when my unfair parenting practicing are pointed out by a child, I tell them to write it down so they can tell their psychologist when the grow up. That way they won't have to make up stories, telling them how cruel I was to make you take your shoes off before coming in house or brush your teeth warped your little psyche!
I saw this cool meme yesterday on facebook, and knew I wanted to embrace the saying:

PLOT TWIST



what is something you hear yourself respond with again and again!

 

[jk703]

I love the Plot Twist one! I heard that somewhere recently, too!

I use "Seriously?!" way too often... and only realized it after my 7 year old says it at the perfect moment, before I get it out, and in the perfect tone.

I also don't curse... so at work, I get frustrated, and will call people "turds." The only issue is that I need a new word - everyone at work uses that now. Even my boss. LOL!

 

[Lindzee]

I'm addicted to It is what it is...

I like plot twist though.

 

[lorryfach]

After a silly whine, usually something like "the iPad has no poooooowerrrrrrrrr":
"Your life is SOOOO hard."

 

[mrs2a50]

Lately, it's been "I am ready to run screaming from the building."

 

[bcnatty]

Haha...my favourite saying to my kiddos when they were younger was "I am not the keeper of your (insert whatever item they are currently looking for)"
I knew that it finally sank in when my youngest daughter was with my sister and was looking for her jacket. My sister said to ask me where it is, and she piped up "Auntie Rachel, my mom is NOT the keeper of my jacket!"

 

[scrapsandsass]

I say, "That's crazy..." way too much. It is kind of a catch-all.

 

[MrsPeel]

mmmm people who know us know that the one thing you will hear in this house, over & over is

"nao fala Ingles!!!!!!!!!"
(don't speak English)

Sarita speaks, reads & writes Portuguese & Spanish almost perfectly, but I have to keep making her go back to Portuguese as she switches to English ALL THE TIME..... only lately she got a wonderful job in a store called Vans (apparently famous all over the world, the apotheosis of cool!!! LOL I live under a rock as I never heard of it- is 5 minute walk from our house as (also apparently) we live in a really "cool" area of London)
she got the job selected from a group interview from 8 people, they took two: she was one of them-
she was told that one of the reasons she was picked was because of her ease of being able to engage with the customers (that is the actress on her!) which apparently is the store's motto, plus the languages-
It was kind of a decisive issue , the languages...so now she doesn't complain when I correct her LOL

and her all the time phrase to me: PERA AEEEEEEEEEEE
which means wait a minute (which turns into 15- which turn into 30, which turn into an hour and then I collapse ...the joys of teenage parenting !!! LOL)

I rarely talk to people these days unless is online... I think I use a lot "so..."
and exclamation signs and question marks.... but you tell me...

 

[amandac]

I have a bad habit of responding to the kids complaints about rubbishy things with the phrase "first world problem" ... not helpful but so true

 

[jaye]

I also use 'seriously' way too often. There is a curse word I use much much more than I should

Lately at work it has been 'the real world is going to be a big surprise'--I might add I work in a high school and this past week has been seniors in a tizzy because in their mind they are finished and we are reminding them there are still exams and graduation is next week.

 

[Lindzee]

Haha...my favourite saying to my kiddos when they were younger was "I am not the keeper of your (insert whatever item they are currently looking for)"
I knew that it finally sank in when my youngest daughter was with my sister and was looking for her jacket. My sister said to ask me where it is, and she piped up "Auntie Rachel, my mom is NOT the keeper of my jacket!"

This is too funny. When my kids played minor hockey one of the other mums taught me a good one when her son sat in front of his hockey bag with half the stuff sticking out and asked her to find the next item he had to out on - She said "look with your eyes instead of your mouth"
Comes in handy when they stand at the open fridge door and say "whats to eat" or look at the top of the clothes basked and say where's me shirt..

 

[lorryfach]

This is too funny. When my kids played minor hockey one of the other mums taught me a good one when her son sat in front of his hockey bag with half the stuff sticking out and asked her to find the next item he had to out on - She said "look with your eyes instead of your mouth"
Comes in handy when they stand at the open fridge door and say "whats to eat" or look at the top of the clothes basked and say where's me shirt..

Oooo, I like that one!
I say, "What do you do when you can't find something?" Then they say, "look for it?" Then I say, "so.... not 'ask your mom'?"