People Reveal Their Mom's Iconic Catchphrases

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Jul 8, 2021 12:30 PM EDT

Moms are the biggest blessing. They may drive us crazy, and sometimes it's easy to forget that they love us more than anything, despite pushing our buttons. But every mom has her weird way of showing love, whether it's through rules that don't seem to make any sense, or saying the same catchphrases over and over again that you hear them in your sleep. Sometimes, even your friends know the lines that your mom will repeat until she's blue in the face. People are sharing the catchphrases their moms use and you'd be surprised at how many moms say the same things! Scroll through these nuggets of mom wisdom, and we guarantee that you'll find something your mom says in here somewhere. Turns out moms are all the same. 


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  • 01
    Human body - GoreyFeldman · 2y At the grocery store and looking at prices: "What? Do they put gold in it?"
    via u/GoreyFeldman
  • 02
    Human body - AWildEnglishman · 2y · edited 2y "Might as well slit me own throat", usually said after a mild inconvenience like being told she couldn't have a cup of tea prior to a medical scan.
    via u/AWildEnglishman
  • 03
    Font - w0wolf · 2y "Look with your eyes, not with your mouth" heard this one too many times when asking mum to help me find stuff.
    via u/w0wolf
  • 04
    Font - calinaxoxo · 2y "Are you drinking enough water?" Headache? Drink more water. Upset stomach? Drink water. Bad grades? You need more water. Bone protruding from your knee? Drink some water, you'll be fine.
    via u/calinaxoxo
  • 05
    Font - CuriousWaterBear · 2y "This is not a hotel!"
    via u/CuriousWaterBear
  • 06
    Font - Grinder901 · 2y "All I know is, I love you" followed by a close second "I'm doing the best I can"
    via u/Grinder901
  • 07
    Font - ButWhatDoesItAllMean · 2y Here are a few nuggets: "you gotta plan your work and work your plan!" - she watches too much Dr Phil I think "I'll slap them into next Tuesday!" - anytime someone gives her flack
    via u/ButWhatDoesItAllMean
  • 08
    Font - LifeOfThePotty · 2y "Listen to me now and believe me later."
    via u/LifeOfThePotty
  • 09
    Font - zuliboy · 2y When something bad happens to me, she'll always try to correlate it to something unrelated. e.g "You're sick? Probably because you spend so much time on your phone." e.g "You scored badly for your tests? That's god showing you that you haven't been faithful to your parents."
    via u/zuliboy
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    Font - IncompleteInsecure · 2y · edited 2y When looking for something mom told us to find, and we either legitimately couldn't find it, or we were being lazy: "If I find it, I'm going to beat you with it." We had a good childhood, though.
    via u/IncompleteInsecure
  • 11
    Font - rubywolf27 · 2y "We'll see." It's code for "no, but I don't want to listen to you whine about it right now."
    via u/rubywolf27
  • 12
    Font - [deleted] · 2y "Watch your mouth or I'll goose your balloon knot."
    via u/deleted
  • 13
    Eye - billardfillmore · 2y· edited 2y "Better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it"
    via u/billardfillmore
  • 14
    Handwriting - VictorBlimpmuscle · 2y "You'll never guess what your father did this time." Dad's always pulling shit, and mom can never wait to recount his latest act of what is usually brash stupidity.
    via u/VictorBlimpmuscle
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    Human body - Cayne912 · 2y· edited 2y "I'm not sleeping I'm just resting my eyes'
    via u/Cayne912

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