"You know you're turning into your mother when" -

My GP explained that a sore on my finger that wouldn't heal was impetigo and I blurted out, 'but that's what dirty people get'. I had to apologise that it had been my mother speaking. GP was highly amused and explained that it was a staph aureus infection and anyone could get it.

I saw these in a show and one read:
"Sometimes when I open my mouth, my mother pops out"

www.fabulousfabsters.com/f%C2%B2-tracey-kershaw-mother-bowls/

Thought you might be interested.

I loved my mother dearly, but I am so unlike her, I would really start worrying, if I found myself doing or saying, other than within quotation marks, anything she did or said

My daughter said to her boys "Excuse me! This is not a bouncy castle, it's my sofa!"

She said that's exactly what I used to say to her.

...you say, as a child leaves the house "Have you taken everything?"

I was watching a clip about Northern Soul at Wigan Casino with my 13 year old granddaughter and told her I use to go regularly. She looked at me in amazement and said ‘You used to dance like that?’ -Without thinking I said ‘I wasn’t born middle aged’. Then it came to me that my mum had said the same to me when I had the same reaction to her tales of Jitterbugging in her youth.

.......you have to quell the urge to say (to a much younger sister), 'What on earth have done with your hair?'

I remember the occasion my mother complimented me on my hair. I was 62! It was a memorable day.

If I asked my mother whether I looked ok (going to a do) she’d say “who do you thinks going to be looking at you ?”
If I made an effort with make up (never lots). She’d say I looked a bit “painted doll”.

Anyway to return to the thread point. I’ve sworn never to say “in my day.....”! However tempted.

One of my daughters actually posted on Fb, that she was turning into her Mum (me). Having asked, begged, pleaded with her teeenage, children to tidy up their rooms for several days - she went into the messiest one with a black rubbish sack, and just deposited into that everything left on the floor, etc.

I used to do that - difference was, she actually threw that in the rubbish bin, whilst I (much more frugal), kept it hidden!!!!

My mother used to say' we'll see' when questioned if I could do something. Always meant ' No!' Have tried to make decisions, kids need to know where they stand.

When we walked in the door Mum would say 'Oh you're home then'. If we came in soaking wet she would say 'Is it raining'?
Many things weren't sayings but were funny without meaning to be. We went to stay for a holiday and Mum was cooking dinner, I peered from across the kitchen at something she had baked, I said 'what's that'? she replied 'apple pie', I went nearer and said 'That's a funny looking apple pie' , without looking up from stirring the gravy she said 'Oh I didn't have any apples so I put marmalade in it'.

I find myself acting like and saying things like my mother did a lot these days. It's a bit scary and comforting at the same time . . .

My handwriting is very similar to my Mum. Weird.

MissAdventure

My daughter said to her boys "Excuse me! This is not a bouncy castle, it's my sofa!"

She said that's exactly what I used to say to her.

I recall my parents telling me about baby sitting my brother's children when they went to 14 year old daughter's parents' evening at school. When they came back they really had a go at their daughter, she wasn't working hard enough, homework often late/skimpy etc. My mother said she had to leave the room to stop laughing, they sounded exactly like mum and dad when he was at shool!

Lucca

Anyway to return to the thread point. I’ve sworn never to say “in my day.....”! However tempted.

Followed swiftly by You don't know you're born these days!

This thread made me chuckle. My sister and I both sound the same when we use the word’ bliddy’ my sons say ‘yous both say it the same way’. ?

My mum's mantra when something bad happens and people say why me,her reply why not you.Found myself saying it to my son this morning

Yep, the mirror brings her into the room. No complaints from me. Lovely, in fact.

It's not so much what my mother said, but I do find my face going into certain expressions, in certain situations, not seen since she died. My siblings think it's hilarious, but I say it is my right because I am the oldest.

I have been very careful - or at least tried to be - ever since some years ago when a dd said, ‘Mum! You’re beginning to sound like Granny!’

One thing I won’t be echoing, though, was her comment of, ‘That hair!’ (hyper disapproving tone) - every time she saw anyone with that long, curly-messy hair on TV.
It turned into something of a family joke.

My dear departed MIL was a very difficult person to buy anything for, she was quite a large lady, (but never cuddly !). So buying presents for Birthday or Christmas was a nightmare, if we bought her flowers her response was "do you think I'm ill". If we tried perfume "do I smell".
I even tried a fancy brass carriage clock one year as she collected brass, no not even that was right, she told us straight out that she "hated it", which prompted FIL to tell her she was rude and unthankful. We took the clock back and we kept it, I can't really remember if we gave her something else it was over 30 years ago.

When I bite my tongue to resist the temptation to say to DH, "We have a dirty clothes basket, you know" every time I find his used clothes on what my paternal grandmother called, "The highest peg in the house." In other words the floor

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