Stone Soup by Jan Eliot for August 31, 2024

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    Yakety Sax  2 months ago

    Close one!

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    Kimmies01  2 months ago

    I unfortunately found myself saying the same things my mom told me when I was a child. It’s scary!!

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    treutvid  2 months ago

    Sometimes you have to be a parent, not a pal.

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    mourdac Premium Member 2 months ago

    Some of the few commercials I like are the Geico (?) ones in which a counselor is trying to prevent kids from turning into their parents, it rings too true for me.

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    Diat60  2 months ago

    So, if you sound like YOUR mother and she sounded like HER mother who in turn sounded like HER mother, etc. etc., just how far back do these sayings go? Dawn of mankind?

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    MRBLUESKY529  2 months ago

    What’s really fun is watching your kids sound like you.

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    baskate_2000  2 months ago

    Val, so glad you put the kibosh on her smart mouth!

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    pripley  2 months ago

    Sometimes it’s a good thing. When my son was old enough to ride a bike, I used to tell him constantly…”Watch out for cars, because they don’t watch out for you!” Same thing I was told.

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    EyeEmMe Premium Member 2 months ago

    It’s proof that you were listening.

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    tammyspeakslife Premium Member 2 months ago

    You forgot “Answer me!” Immediately followed by "DON"T TALK BACK!" then, my favourite “Wipe that (confused?) look off your face!” The implication of which is that I’m giving her a dirty look when I’m not but the hearers don’t know that. And be sure to say it through clenched snarling teeth.. ya really gotta sell it that the kid is BAD! ◑﹏◐

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    Mary McNeil Premium Member 2 months ago

    “Mirror mirror on the wall / I am my mother after all.”

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    hk Premium Member 2 months ago

    BS. Be your mom, you turned out okay. Your sister is the dip and obviously didn’t pay attention.

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