Growing up we heard a lot of things from the people we encountered. Your teachers told you what you were supposed to learn, your friends taught you how to act, and society influenced what you wore. No matter who you are or where you are from, we all heard things from those around us, especially our parents. We all come from different backgrounds, but there are still some things that all our parents said growing up.
1. "Don't make me come back there!"
Chances are you were stuck in the car for hours and by this point your siblings were driving you insane and your parents had had enough. You knew once they said this you better be good or you would be in serious trouble.
2. "Leave your brother/sister alone."
It was your duty as a sibling to annoy your brother/sister, but your parents could only handle so much. They really didn't care whether or not your sibling was actually touching you. This was their go-to phrase when they didn't want to hear your yelling any more.
3. "I'll give you something to cry about..."
Your parents knew that if you weren't bleeding or broken you probably didn't need to cry about things, and they made sure you knew it.
4. "I brought you into this world--I can take you out of it!"
The almighty power of being your parent meant that they were the reason you were alive, but that didn't stop them from threatening you when you misbehaved. You knew they didn't mean it. (Well, at least you hoped so.)
5. "Ask your Dad/Mom."
It never failed that when you wanted to do something, you wound up playing the never-ending game of going back and forth between parents because neither one would give you a definite answer.
6. "Because I said so."
The ultimate tool of being a parent came in the form of this response, because they could use it as a reason that you couldn't do something--and there was nothing you could do about it.
Even as we grow up, our parents still have a say in our lives. Whether we're 18 or 38, we'll still be hearing our parents say these things, and as we start our own families we'll hear ourselves turn into our parents when we yell at our own kids.
