Things that our parents said...

'Don't drive on the rail road track'
'Thats one I happen to agree with'

Groundhog Day

Go tell your mother she wants you.
Go play in the road.
Because I said so.

@kewpie said
Go play in the road.

😮

@divegeester said
😮

There was a variant used when they were really cross: go play on the train track.

@kewpie said
There was a variant used when they were really cross: go play on the train track.

Blimey. Life was tough in rural Auz back in those days 😄

Edit; at least you had a railway!!

@divegeester said
Blimey. Life was tough in rural Auz back in those days 😄

Edit; at least you had a railway!!

They didn't use the road one in our family. Something to do with baby sister and a motorcycle on the road outside the house, and the associated long hospital stay and convalescence. I mostly heard it from my friends' parents. We didn't live so close to the train.

We didn't have the tooth fairy, or easter bunny, but we did have santa claus. Only 1 of him though, none in public places, and if you saw him when he visited he wouldn't leave you presents because naughty children got none. So we only saw pictures of him.

@kewpie said
They didn't use the road one in our family. Something to do with baby sister and a motorcycle on the road outside the house, and the associated long hospital stay and convalescence. I mostly heard it from my friends' parents. We didn't live so close to the train.

We didn't have the tooth fairy, or easter bunny, but we did have santa claus. Only 1 of him though, none in ...[text shortened]... d he wouldn't leave you presents because naughty children got none. So we only saw pictures of him.

That sounds sad, Kewpie.

@torunn said
That sounds sad, Kewpie.

Not really. We were postwar country kids, used to making our own amusements, toys, gifts for others. We weren't exposed to commercials or merchandising at all.

“Children should be seen and not heard.”

Look in the kitchen drawer

Don't let anyone in the front room

You are coming down to the allotment with me this evening, and that is that.

Are the cats in?

You are not going anywhere yet. Eat it all.

Don't hold the fridge door open for so long.