The Things Our Parents Said

The Things Our Parents Said By Robert (Bob) Moore The things that we remember, from days of long ago we believed, it was all true, our parents told us so we now know they were kidding us, a trick on me and you to make us do just what it was, they wanted us to do If I was pulling funny faces, from something that was said my mam would tell me “stop it”, and then she’d shake her head you’ll be sorry, she would say , “for if the wind should change” that’s the look you’ll have forever, everyone will think you’re strange we were told, “to catch the worm, we had to get up early” you had to “eat all of your crusts, if you wanted your hair curly,” if you “asked a stupid question, you would get a stupid answer.” and if you dared to answer back, that would be disaster it did not matter what went wrong, “a cup of tea would fix it”, if you were at your Granny’s place, you might even get a biscuit “you will live by my rules, while your living at my place” “because I said so, that’s why”, and “wipe that look off your face” “if all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you do it too” “I just hope when you have kids, they’re all as bad as you” “don’t you dare do what I do, you just do what I say,” “I’ll even help you pack your bags, if you want to run away” “be a pigs foot in the morning”, that is what my dad would say if I ever hurt myself in some really stupid way I didn’t want a trotter, growing from my arm or brain don’t “Kak your Keks”, it’ll soon heal up, and “you’ll be right as rain” If there’s kids starving in China, does it help to eat my food “I’ll have to wash your mouth with soap”, if you don’t stop being rude “I’m not asking you, I’m telling you”, “don’t take that tone with me” “I’ll give you something to cry about” just you wait and see. We all remember things we heard, and promised not to say but now and then our parents training, just gets in the way and we find that we are sounding, just like our parents did and passing these silly sayings, down the line, and to our kid <><><><><><><><><><>