Two things (so far) that I have noticed myself saying that are direct quotes I heard in my childhood:
"The kitchen is closed." That comes after dinner and when the dishes are all done. Toby wanders in and whines "I want a bedtime snack." This has been my fall-back line when he does that so I don't have to clean up another mess--at least until breakfast.
"Until I've had some coffee...fill-in-the-blank (usually: the answer is 'no')." I haven't realized how much I rely on a little bit of caffeine to get me through the morning until I try a day without it. I tried this morning, since we were out of coffee. I had to stop at Starbucks on our way to work to get a latte. We're still out of coffee, and even though neither BJ nor I have to work tomorrow (we're both on summer break!) I'm not going to risk another morning without caffeine in the house.
I'll have to keep an ear out for any other lines that slip into my vocabulary that are a direct regurgitation from my childhood. I was hoping I'd be more original with the whole parenting thing, but there are some lines that just seem to resurface with each generation.
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