"Don't stick your finger in there;
it'll bite it off."
Mama nearly scared the life out of us.
About the old wringer washer,
she'd say,
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it'll pull your arm off."
She'd go on to tell horrific stories
of how Great Aunt so-in-so
lost her arm in the old washer
and never was the same again.
and never was the same again.
The reason I didn't learn to sew...
"Don't put your finger under there;
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it will sew it off."
There were many,
"Don't do this...."
I still have nightmares today about
the old station wagon,
"Don't open that door or let down that window;
There were many,
"Don't do this...."
I still have nightmares today about
the old station wagon,
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you'll fall out and we'll have to bury you
in a deep, deep hole."
The biggest fear she instilled in me,
"Honor thy Father and thy Mother that they days
may be long upon the land that the Lord
thy God giveth thee."
Talk about the fear of God.
Me and my smart mouth,
shoot I wouldn't live to be 30.
(I thought 30 was old!)
Whew! Glad God didn't honor that one!
Big Smiles,
Bonnie:)
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I call that a good healthy dose of fright..LOL... my mom did that stuff too. Too funny. I do say, if you can think it, it can happen. xoxo,Susie
ReplyDeletep.s. now don't be running with the scissors, you know what'll happen.
(giggling) Are you sure we're not related? wink--Blessings
ReplyDeleteI have no memories of my parents saying things like that, but they probably did. My Dad's favorite was "If don't quit [insert offense here] I'm going to give you back to the Indians!" I used to pray he would. ~:)
ReplyDeleteI didn't listen to my Mom much as a kid. HA, don't tell her that. I said really crazy stuff to my kids on occasion.....but they never listened to me either. :)
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in college, the girl next door came over with a sewing machine needle stuck through her thumb and wanted me to pull it out. took hr to the ER. I am now very careful when I sew :)
ReplyDeletexo
Laura
I heard some of those as a kid too! When Laura was little, one day we told her to quit winding a string around her finger or it would cut off circulation. It freaked her out, that night she was crying, afraid her finger was going to come off. We thought we said something matter of fact, but it sure scared her.
ReplyDeleteFunny ,But I remember the same things my mother said.
ReplyDeleteHa! So funny :-) yes, I heard some of those same things! Such a funny and sweet post.. Thank you for the chuckle!!!
ReplyDeleteHope your week is SUPER BLESSED...
~Sherri
Dear Bonnie, You cracked me up!!
ReplyDeleteI remember the fan one for sure and the sewing machine. But the station wagon one I don't remember...
But the washing machine scared the daylights out of me!
I like the header you have now!
But maybe start working on a new one for when you just have to change things around.
You are so special, sorry for the ups and downs. But you always make me smile and I am so glad to know you and pray for you!
Blessings. Miss Roxy
My grandma was bad to scare us with horror stories!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThat was a lot of don't's to throw at a small child.
ReplyDeleteLOL- Yes-and don't cross your eyes or they will stay that way. I can remember those fans. We actually know a man whose arm went through one of those wringers when he was a kid and it completely destroyed the tissue in his arm. It is about 2/3 the size of his other arm and almost useless....Mom was right on that one! xo Diana
ReplyDeleteGood Luck, Bonnie, with the new blog. I'm sure you can HELP others SO much...People need each other ---and people need places to talk about their situations... God Bless You for this.
ReplyDeleteMy mother used to say, when i was a teen and dating, not to EVER sit with my boyfriend in front of our house... I always wondered if she would have preferred us to sit somewhere in a secluded place--instead of home. But she always had the fear of "What will the neighbors say????" HELLO---who cares!!!!
Hugs,
Betsy
My mom had a lot of saying, but none that you mentioned. Those were so funny!!
ReplyDeleteMom would say if you drop a fork a woman is coming to visit, a knife, a man, a spoon a child.
If you saw a spider coming down a web..you'd get a letter.
Wonder where those all came from.
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ReplyDeleteYep, I heard most of those and believed them:) Enjoy your day dear friend, HUGS!
ReplyDeleteYes, I did sew my finger...twice!Ouch.
ReplyDeleteThere was a healthy fear built into me about the wringer washer. Was happy when Mom got a washer and dryer!!
Enjoy your day!
How about "you better not cross your eyes or they will stay that way!"...lol! I could go on and on...many more where that came from, including some of the ones you mentioned. Oh...to be 30 again..... :)
ReplyDeleteReading this post brought back so many childhood memories, Bonnie! I lived in the same house as my grandparents, so what my mama didn't think of to scare me with, my grandma did! :)
ReplyDeleteDianna
xo