MUM'S RULES

dottie · 05 May 2003, 16:05

A few words of advice for all those young mums on the forum - this stood me in good stead:-

"MUMS RULES"

IF I COOK IT - YOU WILL EAT IT
IF I MEND IT - YOU WILL WEAR IT
IF I BUY IT - YOU WILL LIKE IT
IF I SAY NO - YOU DON'T ARGUE
IF I SAY GET OFF THE PHONE - YOU HANG UP
IF I SAY DO IT - YOU DO IT
IF I SAY BEDTIME - YOU SAY GOODNIGHT
IF YOU ASK WHY - IT'S BECAUSE I'M YOUR MUM

sherrie87 · 05 May 2003, 16:30

OK Dottie- now how do I get my 6 year old son to actually follow these rules? I guess the secret would have been to enforce them since birth, eh? Six is hard enough, how I dread the teenage years!

Sherrie

White of High · 05 May 2003, 17:19

You are cruel... so cruel!!!

Kat · 05 May 2003, 17:28

RULES FOR KIDS WITH NAGGING MUMS

If mum says something - Figure out what the hell she's talkin' bout then do the exact opposite.

Thats it...
Simple
See mum's need all those rules, kids just need the one!!

Kat · 05 May 2003, 17:33

Mums are a strange breed no matter how old you get.

If my mum used to ask if I'd put my washing on or cleaned the bathroom or something I always used to answer what she wanted to hear even if I hadn't done it. Out of the kindness of her heart she tended to believe me which gave me a few mins grace to go do whatever it was I was supposed to have done.
Of course that only works if you actually do like you're told to....other wise you get an arse whipping for A) not doing and B)Lying about it.

It's taken me till I'm 21 to figure out a batter alternative.
Mum: Have you cleaned that bath round?
Me: No
Mum: will you do it then please
Me: probably not but I'll consider it

She thinks that means I will actually do it
When I don't do it I can say I never said I'd do and and I can't get a whiping for lying bout it either

Yes I am bored and yes I am trying to avoid homework

Oh and before any smart arse suggests actually doing as I'm told....it's boring and too easy!

dottie · 05 May 2003, 17:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by sherrie87

OK Dottie- now how do I get my 6 year old son to actually follow these rules? I guess the secret would have been to enforce them since birth, eh? Six is hard enough, how I dread the teenage years!

Sherrie

Believe me been there, done it and you do survive intact - although at the time you won't think so :o

Ben · 05 May 2003, 17:51

and if mum says NO.............then ask dad

dottie · 05 May 2003, 18:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by White of High

You are cruel... so cruel!!!

What me! - Cruella's my middle name

jcmoorehead · 05 May 2003, 21:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ben1984

and if mum says NO.............then ask dad

And of course if your like me and your Dad Works in Kazakstan and many other exotic places ( :P ) Then you just beg

Ben · 05 May 2003, 21:40

or stop and make a fuss till you get your way!

Tim · 05 May 2003, 22:02

Pfff. One hell of a tough mother i would say.
Happily i'm living on my own... so I make my own rules.

mariella · 05 May 2003, 23:04

Yes, enjoy it, Tim. Because within the next few years, you will have found your 'Pearl' or 'Sarah' and before you know it your 'litlle Timmies' will drive you absolutely CRAZY at times.

So, please be sure to really appriciate this period in your life!!!

Mariella

tukayaway · 05 May 2003, 23:59

Hows this for mothers acting strangely:

Mother asks if I'm going out tomorrow as she needs some compost. I said that I am going out but I will buy some on the way home. She now wants me out of the house as I do nothing for her. She should get her own sodding compost.

Tim · 06 May 2003, 01:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by mariella

Yes, enjoy it, Tim. Because within the next few years, you will have found your 'Pearl' or 'Sarah' and before you know it your 'litlle Timmies' will drive you absolutely CRAZY at times.

So, please be sure to really appriciate this period in your life!!!

Mariella

Hehe, thanks Mariella... nice of you to say that. I do hope so.... time will only know!

Tim, the butcher

Michel · 06 May 2003, 20:09

Little Timmies????

More postwhores.

05 May 2003, 16:05	#1
dottie queen post- whore extraordinaire Join Date: 29.01.2003 Location: Still Rockin' at "72" Posts: 13,181	MUM'S RULES A few words of advice for all those young mums on the forum - this stood me in good stead:- "MUMS RULES" IF I COOK IT - YOU WILL EAT IT IF I MEND IT - YOU WILL WEAR IT IF I BUY IT - YOU WILL LIKE IT IF I SAY NO - YOU DON'T ARGUE IF I SAY GET OFF THE PHONE - YOU HANG UP IF I SAY DO IT - YOU DO IT IF I SAY BEDTIME - YOU SAY GOODNIGHT IF YOU ASK WHY - IT'S BECAUSE I'M YOUR MUM

05 May 2003, 16:30	#2
sherrie87 Mega Loafer Join Date: 20.02.2003 Location: Largo, FL Posts: 1,262	OK Dottie- now how do I get my 6 year old son to actually follow these rules? I guess the secret would have been to enforce them since birth, eh? Six is hard enough, how I dread the teenage years! Sherrie

05 May 2003, 17:19	#3
White of High Nature's Siegfried Join Date: 27.05.2002 Location: Budapest, Hungary Posts: 2,930	You are cruel... so cruel!!!

05 May 2003, 17:28	#4
Kat Senior Loafer Join Date: 28.04.2003 Location: Somerset, UK Posts: 148	RULES FOR KIDS WITH NAGGING MUMS If mum says something - Figure out what the hell she's talkin' bout then do the exact opposite. Thats it... Simple See mum's need all those rules, kids just need the one!!

05 May 2003, 17:33	#5
Kat Senior Loafer Join Date: 28.04.2003 Location: Somerset, UK Posts: 148	Mums are a strange breed no matter how old you get. If my mum used to ask if I'd put my washing on or cleaned the bathroom or something I always used to answer what she wanted to hear even if I hadn't done it. Out of the kindness of her heart she tended to believe me which gave me a few mins grace to go do whatever it was I was supposed to have done. Of course that only works if you actually do like you're told to....other wise you get an arse whipping for A) not doing and B)Lying about it. It's taken me till I'm 21 to figure out a batter alternative. Mum: Have you cleaned that bath round? Me: No Mum: will you do it then please Me: probably not but I'll consider it She thinks that means I will actually do it When I don't do it I can say I never said I'd do and and I can't get a whiping for lying bout it either Yes I am bored and yes I am trying to avoid homework Oh and before any smart arse suggests actually doing as I'm told....it's boring and too easy!

05 May 2003, 17:51	#7
Ben Mega Loafer Join Date: 19.03.2003 Location: Kent, England Posts: 4,163	and if mum says NO.............then ask dad

05 May 2003, 21:40	#10
Ben Mega Loafer Join Date: 19.03.2003 Location: Kent, England Posts: 4,163	or stop and make a fuss till you get your way!

05 May 2003, 22:02	#11
Tim The Butcher Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Westervoort, The Netherlands Posts: 10,321	Pfff. One hell of a tough mother i would say. Happily i'm living on my own... so I make my own rules.

05 May 2003, 23:04	#12
mariella Mega Loafer Join Date: 04.02.2003 Location: Holland Posts: 4,063	Yes, enjoy it, Tim. Because within the next few years, you will have found your 'Pearl' or 'Sarah' and before you know it your 'litlle Timmies' will drive you absolutely CRAZY at times. So, please be sure to really appriciate this period in your life!!! Mariella

05 May 2003, 23:59	#13
tukayaway Super Loafer Join Date: 12.05.2002 Location: Luton, England Posts: 485	Hows this for mothers acting strangely: Mother asks if I'm going out tomorrow as she needs some compost. I said that I am going out but I will buy some on the way home. She now wants me out of the house as I do nothing for her. She should get her own sodding compost.

06 May 2003, 20:09	#15
Michel Mega Loafer Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Stadskanaal, The Netherlands Posts: 1,631	Little Timmies???? More postwhores.