Phrases

See - I told you I'd post again soon :)

I was just thinking about this as my kids came barrelling down the hallway screaming at the top of their lungs right outside a restless napping baby's doorway, and I came out and said "absolutely not!" - they turned right around and ran downstairs to continue the happy screams in the playroom {where they belong}.
And I started thinking......I must say that a lot if they knew exactly what I meant when I said it.  I didn't even get to finish with "if you're going to scream, do it in the play room".
Then I started thinkng about the phrases my parents used to say when I was a kid.  They were mostly the classics, like "you're treading on thin ice, young lady", and "you've got a chip on your shoulder" {it took me a long time to figure out what that one meant}.

Here are some of the phrases that I think I say a lot to my kids:
"Don't make me come in there"
"I swear, if you {insert bad behavior/activity} one more time...."
"How sad.  Little girls who {insert behavior/activity again} have to go to bedroom time." - thank you Love & Logic
"What is going on??"
"Absolutely not!"
"I know." - thank you again, Love & Logic.  This one is used in response to excessive whining or complaining.  Also in response to repeat requests for something I'm not going to give.  Example: Mya: "I want a fruit snack."  Me: "No, not right now."  Mya: "I want a FRUIT SNACK!!"  Me: {very calmly} "I know."  I just have to say it once and she freaks out.  It shouldn't be, but it's pretty funny.  It's used a lot in the car.
"Do not talk about it again." - Lo can't let things go, and will try and discuss issues we have over and over again, which usually results in her getting into more trouble.

It seems as if the stuff I repeat the most is, let's say, not so fun.  But I do have some nice phrases, too - really, I do!
For instance:
"I just love you"
"I could just snuggle you all day long" - this one gets interesing responses from Lauren sometimes :)
"What the!" - my kids think it's hilarious when I say this, and have now started repeating it often, which I think is hilarious.
"How did you get so {insert compliment - pretty, smart, etc.}?" - I may have trained my kids to respond with "Cuz of Mommy".

See.....I'm not so bad :)

I'd love to see what you say to your kids on a regular basis.  Feel free to comment :)