Sayings that you hate now

Miss Chicken · November 21 2012, 03:54 AM

or hated as a child

For me it was "Eat all you rvegetables because there are children starving in .......... (whatever country can currently be inserted, when I was a child it was Biafra). How can me eating more than I wanted to help them? I never used this argument with my children.

Tosk · November 21 2012, 04:06 AM

"Stop crying or I'll give you something to cry about."

Maestro · November 21 2012, 04:08 AM

Tosk wrote:

"Stop crying or I'll give you something to cry about."

I use this one on my daughter. And I have no shame about it, either.

SeerSGB · November 21 2012, 04:09 AM

As a kid: "Wait till you get home" Well, hells, if I'm getting a punishment anyway bide as well make it worth the effort.

As an adult: YOLO (You Only Live Once) - Usually said right before someone does something stupid or dangerous or both.

Miss Chicken wrote:

or hated as a child

For me it was "Eat all you rvegetables because there are children starving in .......... (whatever country can currently be inserted, when I was a child it was Biafra). How can I eating more than I wanted to help them? I never used this argument with my children.

That one always made me think: Then shouldn't I eat less so they can have some of my food?

Miss Chicken · November 21 2012, 04:13 AM

SeerSGB wrote:

As a kid: "Wait till you get home" Well, hells, if I'm getting a punishment anyway bide as well make it worth the effort.

As an adult: YOLO (You Only Live Once) - Usually said right before someone does something stupid or dangerous or both.

Miss Chicken wrote:

or hated as a child

For me it was "Eat all you rvegetables because there are children starving in .......... (whatever country can currently be inserted, when I was a child it was Biafra). How can I eating more than I wanted to help them? I never used this argument with my children.

That one always made me think: Then shouldn't I eat less so they can have some of my food?

I think most children think that, I know I certainly did.

Maestro · November 21 2012, 04:14 AM

Miss Chicken wrote:

SeerSGB wrote:

As a kid: "Wait till you get home" Well, hells, if I'm getting a punishment anyway bide as well make it worth the effort.

As an adult: YOLO (You Only Live Once) - Usually said right before someone does something stupid or dangerous or both.

Miss Chicken wrote:

or hated as a child

For me it was "Eat all you rvegetables because there are children starving in .......... (whatever country can currently be inserted, when I was a child it was Biafra). How can I eating more than I wanted to help them? I never used this argument with my children.

That one always made me think: Then shouldn't I eat less so they can have some of my food?

I think most children think that, I know I certainly did.

My sister always retorted, "Well, then send it to 'em!"

Tom Hendricks · November 21 2012, 04:31 AM

I always and I mean always hated the term "Hoss." Back in the 80's it was a popular term to call a friend. Like "What's up Hoss," I would tell who ever said it to never use that word infront of me again, it's like nails on a chalk board for me. Seriously, don't use it.

Gul Re'jal · November 21 2012, 06:08 AM

"Stop complaining, there are people in worse situation than yours."

Grrrr... there are, so what?! If I have a broken leg and someone else had two broken legs, my broken leg doesn't hurt me any less just because someone has two broken legs!

auntiehill · November 21 2012, 06:48 AM

"BECAUSE I SAID SO, THAT'S WHY!"

Anyone who has ever dealt with kids has probably said this at some point, or at least heard it when they were kids. I try very hard not to say it to my nieces and nephew because it's a total BS line.

Jimi_James · November 21 2012, 07:08 AM

There's only one rule. There are no rules.

This annoys me to no end. If there are no rules, then how can there only be one rule!

lurok · November 21 2012, 01:02 PM

Do as I say, not as I do. Hypocrisy.

Naira · November 21 2012, 01:20 PM

"When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it."

No, it does not. I do believe that having an optimistic attitude somehow helps but the universe does not conspire in helping you! You have to work hard and do your share.

Starkers · November 21 2012, 01:45 PM

Tosk wrote:

"Stop crying or I'll give you something to cry about."

Ah the classics are the best!

Gul Re'jal wrote:

"Stop complaining, there are people in worse situation than yours."

Grrrr... there are, so what?! If I have a broken leg and someone else had two broken legs, my broken leg doesn't hurt me any less just because someone has two broken legs!

Yeah I hate that. At the end of the day whatever your situation you can guarentee someone, somwhere, will have it worse...like you say, this doesn't really help you!

Deranged Nasat · November 21 2012, 01:59 PM

Starkers wrote:

Gul Re'jal wrote:

"Stop complaining, there are people in worse situation than yours."

Grrrr... there are, so what?! If I have a broken leg and someone else had two broken legs, my broken leg doesn't hurt me any less just because someone has two broken legs!

Yeah I hate that. At the end of the day whatever your situation you can guarentee someone, somwhere, will have it worse...like you say, this doesn't really help you!

I also dislike that one. Especially because it often seems to imply an accusation of selfishness, as though by discussing your own suffering you're somehow discounting other people's - when you're doing no such thing, and instead it's the person saying this who's discounting yours. Even when they mean well it's annoying. My grandmother says it sometimes (minus the aggressive "stop complaining" part) to try and prompt me out of my depressive episodes; she means no harm, but she doesn't seem to understand that depression warps your perceptions and your thinking, so even if you objecively acknowledge your relative good fortune, that does nothing to ease your subjective suffering, and you can't break out of that suffering just by acknowledging some hierarchy of pain.

macloudt · November 21 2012, 02:17 PM

auntiehill wrote:

"BECAUSE I SAID SO, THAT'S WHY!"

Anyone who has ever dealt with kids has probably said this at some point, or at least heard it when they were kids. I try very hard not to say it to my nieces and nephew because it's a total BS line.

Along the same lines, my dad always used the line "parents don't need reasons". I hated that more than "because I said so".

November 21 2012, 03:54 AM	#1
Miss Chicken Little three legged cat with attitude Location: Howrah, Hobart, Tasmania	Sayings that you hate now or hated as a child For me it was "Eat all you rvegetables because there are children starving in .......... (whatever country can currently be inserted, when I was a child it was Biafra). How can me eating more than I wanted to help them? I never used this argument with my children. __________________ Big Brother, the people are watching YOU Last edited by Miss Chicken; November 21 2012 at 04:14 AM.

November 21 2012, 04:06 AM	#2
Tosk Rear Admiral Location: On the run.	Re: Sayings that you hate now "Stop crying or I'll give you something to cry about."

November 21 2012, 04:31 AM	#7
Tom Hendricks Muad'Dib Location: Syracuse, NY	Re: Sayings that you hate now I always and I mean always hated the term "Hoss." Back in the 80's it was a popular term to call a friend. Like "What's up Hoss," I would tell who ever said it to never use that word infront of me again, it's like nails on a chalk board for me. Seriously, don't use it. __________________ I believe in the teachings of the middle ground. I maybe blind but my heart can see. Of course I'm a creationist. I believe man created god.

November 21 2012, 06:08 AM	#8
Gul Re'jal Commodore Location: Gul Re'jal is suspecting she's in the wrong tale	Re: Sayings that you hate now "Stop complaining, there are people in worse situation than yours." Grrrr... there are, so what?! If I have a broken leg and someone else had two broken legs, my broken leg doesn't hurt me any less just because someone has two broken legs! __________________ In a Cardassian library or in a Cardassian gallery? "Reagan, it appears, is really only an ardent unionist if the unions in question are in Poland" - Stephen King, Skeleton Crew

November 21 2012, 06:48 AM	#9
auntiehill Fleet Admiral Location: av by Chemahkuu	Re: Sayings that you hate now "BECAUSE I SAID SO, THAT'S WHY!" Anyone who has ever dealt with kids has probably said this at some point, or at least heard it when they were kids. I try very hard not to say it to my nieces and nephew because it's a total BS line. __________________ “Throughout history, every mystery ever solved has turned out to be NOT. MAGIC.” --Tim Minchin

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November 21 2012, 07:08 AM	#10
Jimi_James Lieutenant Commander Location: Gettin' Lucky in Kentucky	Re: Sayings that you hate now There's only one rule. There are no rules. This annoys me to no end. If there are no rules, then how can there only be one rule! __________________ “I was here,” says Man. “Prove it,” says the Universe.” Method of Life, a post apocalyptic sci-fi ebook available on Amazon.

November 21 2012, 01:02 PM	#11
lurok Commodore Location: Lost In The EU Expanse	Re: Sayings that you hate now Do as I say, not as I do. Hypocrisy. __________________ “Between ennui and ecstasy unwinds our whole experience of time.”

November 21 2012, 01:20 PM	#12
Naira Rear Admiral Location: Greece	Re: Sayings that you hate now "When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it." No, it does not. I do believe that having an optimistic attitude somehow helps but the universe does not conspire in helping you! You have to work hard and do your share. __________________ TBBS Card \| "Don't Panic!"