What phrases do you find yourself saying all the time to your DCs?

[CurseOfTheMinnieMummy]

DS 2.0, DD 0.3

1. In a minute/hang on/just coming
2. No, don't poke her eyes!!

You are not a parent. (The follow up to which inevitably becomes: You can have your own children to torture later!)

If you are having trouble communicating with ___, please come and get an adult.

Use your words, please.

I am a broken record but at least I haven't pulled out the classic lines that my parents used--yet.

Pretty much all of this I think!

Do it properly or I'll be cross

(DD 6 is tidying her room)

out of your mouth! (he's 4 why does he still put everything in his mouth???)

stop picking your nose!

mebbes (maybe) - I overheard him telling a friend that this meant no

a marge simpson kind of growl

lol at sommatannowt,mebbes means no...ha

Oh I've got that video stored Janinlondon- it's brilliant!

'No you cannot go down the shops'
'Don't hit your brother'
'Lights out means you have to turn then off!'

and the most common:

'Am I speaking to myself?'

"Let me think about it"
"It's where you left it"
"Can you get off the phone"
I particularly like WhereWolfTheWildThingsWere's version...lol

DS1 is learning...

Just a minute/soon/not yet

and

what do you say?
to which he says "oooooooOOOOooooh yes peas mummy"

oh yes and "gently....gently...GENTLY" as DS1 is smothering DS2 in kisses. Or trying to feed him a Pom Bear (to which I say no, obviously!)

'pull your trousers up'
'stop crying at every little thing'
'whats wrong now'
'stop eating the dogs bone'
'stop talking and eat your lunch'
'Get down'

' Is anybody litening to me?'
' Stop fighting'
' Keep your hands and feet to yourself'
' I don't care if x has grand theft auto - you are not having it - even if you wil turn the sound off'
' am i a slave here/'

Oh and...

I'M ON THE PHONE

'look with your eyes and not with your fingers'

calm down

be quiet

i am on the phone

Leave your sister ALONE!
Said many times a day to each DD.

1 & 3 DS's

'it's this or ... nothing'
'do it or OTHERWISE ...'
'Head shoulders knees and toes'
'Good girl, I mean boy' (dog is a girl )
'You are soooo squishy'
'only the dolphins can hear you now' (whining!)

Message withdrawn

That video's fantastic janinlondon

Evidentally I am saying too often... "DS...? do you need the potty? Are you sure?"

'cos DS earlier when I called up the stairs... "DS.....?", i got a long sigh and then he said..."no mummy I dont need the potty...ok?"

I was only going to ask him if he wanted an apple

"Will you please get your fingers out of your nose"
"Have you washed your hands?"
"I'm going to count to five!"

Just a sec
1...2...2+1/2...3!
Dont squawk,talk. please
Calm down.
Honestly will you just give me a second!
Give yer mum a kiss.
If you give me 10 kisses then you can.
What do you say to your brother/sister. (im looking for sorry here)

weirdest one i find myself saying is 'fir the love of god...'
which is pretty odd considering im an athiest.

"hang on"

"I'm on the LOO!!!" (in answer to plaintive calls of "Where are you?". My downstairs neighbours probably know a lot more about how often I have to pee than they ever imagined total strangers could)