When I fell off my bike and chipped a front tooth "Oh dear you won't be able to be an air hostess now" my cousin was one, not that I had any ambitions in that direction at 7 years old I coveted the hat though the only reason I joined the Guides after Brownies the hat resembled those worn by BOAC at the time
"For heaven's sake marry a man who can put up shelves" (apropos of my father's non existent DIY skills
"Pick up your feet" me returning from school apparently she could hear my clip clopping from afar
During my teens as I was rushing out the door "you can't live on coke, crips and chocolate, you need to come home and eat a proper meal"
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Also in my teens "will you stop leaving banana skins and apple cores around your bedroom and I know it's a strange concept but have you considered hanging your clothes up in the wardrobe instead of leaving them in piles around the floor,?when I go in there, it makes me shudder, I have to come out again quickly" How those words resounded when my children hit the same age.
Always heard muttering after one of us called out "muuuum" "I'm going to change my name"