Judegirl
08-28-2006, 03:43 PM
I've been noticing things that we say a lot in our house, and wondered what else was out there. (I could use some fresh material...) Here are some of ours:
When Rory's finished at the table, she says she wants to "get down and boogie."
When she asks for something and she thinks it might be iffy, she helps us along by following her question with a chirpy "I suppose we could do that!" or "Sure, okay!"
When there's no wiggle room for her at all and she starts complaining, I say "It's not negotiable" or "You're out of luck, kiddo." (Both of these work, probably because I only use them when there's *really* no wiggle room.)
Similarly, when she wants something and can't have it I usually say "No dice." (Sometimes she responds "Yes dice!" but it's as she's running off, having given up.)
When Mommy has had enough of a particular behavior, I say "Riordan, pull yourself together." (This one doesn't really work, but it makes me feel better by reminding me that she's two, and it sometimes gets a laugh out of her.)
When Rory gets caught trying to outwit her parents (for the fourth time that minute...) she says "Rory's being a stinker-pants?"
And apparently - I learned from Rory - there are situations in which dh says, "Let's not start any kookiness now."
I'd love to hear what gets said in other households...!
Jude
When Rory's finished at the table, she says she wants to "get down and boogie."
When she asks for something and she thinks it might be iffy, she helps us along by following her question with a chirpy "I suppose we could do that!" or "Sure, okay!"
When there's no wiggle room for her at all and she starts complaining, I say "It's not negotiable" or "You're out of luck, kiddo." (Both of these work, probably because I only use them when there's *really* no wiggle room.)
Similarly, when she wants something and can't have it I usually say "No dice." (Sometimes she responds "Yes dice!" but it's as she's running off, having given up.)
When Mommy has had enough of a particular behavior, I say "Riordan, pull yourself together." (This one doesn't really work, but it makes me feel better by reminding me that she's two, and it sometimes gets a laugh out of her.)
When Rory gets caught trying to outwit her parents (for the fourth time that minute...) she says "Rory's being a stinker-pants?"
And apparently - I learned from Rory - there are situations in which dh says, "Let's not start any kookiness now."
I'd love to hear what gets said in other households...!
Jude