There are some things that moms just can’t help themselves from saying. And now that I’m a mom, I have stopped in disbelief at how much I sound like my own mother on more than one occasion. But it seems there’s nothing to be done about it…
So, my kids will likely have these 15 things ingrained in them the way my mother did to me and hers to her.
15. Short, sweet, and true.
https://twitter.com/TheWantedEmcees/status/1103293929951322115
14. “I’m just saying” was invented by moms.
“Don’t take this the wrong way, but I don’t like your Facebook profile picture. I’m just saying, I’ve seen nicer pictures.” – #ThingsMomsSay
— Kathleen Heaney (@KatLovesColor) February 18, 2015
13. Only the bad stuff, obvs.
#ThingsMomsSay– you must have gotten that from your dad.
— BetchSociety (@BetchSociety) December 26, 2012
12. Every mom to every teenager ever.
"Don't roll your eyes at me." #ThingsMomsSay
— Kimberly Riggins (@KimberlyRiggins) December 13, 2011
11. Okay, but this one is seriously not cool.
it's so funny because everytime my anxiety kicks in, my mom dismisses it by saying "it is all in your head"… wow, mom, you got mental health wrapped up pic.twitter.com/ENYztZNACE
— mica (@revematic) March 10, 2019
10. Moms know just how to deploy the guilt, even if they’re not around.
I know my mom raised me well because I bought a pair of pants full price today and I feel like I did something bad. #thanksmom
— DevilMaeCare (@Maedenbride) March 9, 2019
9. She might have been wrong about that one.
Remember when your mom would say… Don’t do that , your face will stay like that LoL
— Locnlode (@Locnlode) January 22, 2019
8. She never said that was a bad thing.
#ThingsMomsSay you better start learn how to cook or else no one will marry you. And I'm like "NoOne" will marry me, huh
— Naina (@Naina3092) May 10, 2013
7. No, you just thought you had something to cry about.
My mom used to say "stop crying or I'll give you something to cry about" and I'd be like "I've already got something, but thanks"
— Melvin of York (@MelvinofYork) October 24, 2018
6. I guess you should have cleaned up.
https://twitter.com/Alicia_Windisch/status/256825962279337984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.buzzfeed.com%2Fpost%3Fid%3D5008705
5. It’s a dirty word.
Anybody else genuinely confused when you hear people say they are bored? "Then I'll find you something to do" #HowIWasRaised
— Caity Boren (@Caitrdid) July 13, 2016
4. This works for pretty much every situation.
#ThingsMomsSay
Me: Its fine, everyone did bad on the test
Mom: I don't care how everyone else did because I'm not everyone else's mom— Danny Caton (@danny_caton28) April 5, 2016
3. This only flies when she truly doesn’t care.
mom: idc go ask your dad
dad: better ask your mom first https://t.co/cLH7brC6cd— seussss (@rseuss) March 11, 2019
2. You’re not sure, but she probably can, so you give her the benefit of the doubt.
#ThingsMomsSay – I brought you into this world, I can take you out.
— BetchSociety (@BetchSociety) December 26, 2012
1. She has reasons, but sometimes she doesn’t have all day to explain them to you.
#ThingsMomsSay
Me: "But why cant I…"Mom: "BECAUSE I SAID SO"
— Blake Wilhelm (@justanothrblake) August 10, 2012
Time honored, so there must be something to them, right?