We asked our regular contributors through e-mail, What is your mom’s catch phrase? We got many interesting responses. Here are some of them. We have just copied and pasted their responses, not editing them in any way.
1. “Annnnnd We’re off like a herd of turtles!” Every time we left the driveway. Every single time.
– Wiskerbiscuitlove
2. “I’m not sleeping I’m just resting my eyes.”
– Cayne912
3. “You JUST ate.”
– _kaceyn_
4. Know what I mean, jellybean?
– little_calico
5. “You’ll never guess what your father did this time.”
– VictorBlimpmuscle
6. When looking for something mom told us to find, and we either legitimately couldn’t find it, or we were being lazy: “If I find it, I’m going to beat you with it.”
– IncompleteInsecure
7. “Go now or forever rest in pee” before any long car trip.
– FluffensteinsMonster
8. “Listen to me now and believe me later.”
– LifeOfThePotty
9. “If you had any brains, you’d be dangerous.”
– boblablaugh
10. “You’re just like your father!”
– redmeansdistortion