The other day my wife and I were watching the old Andy Griffith show with Andy, Aunt Bee, Barney, Otis (my favorite character)and little Opie; when I kept hearing expressions my parents used to say to me and my brothers while we were growing up in the 50's and 60's.

I sometime catch myself saying these same expression to my grandchildren who sometimes have no idea what I mean. So I decided to write down some of these wise old sayings and share them with you. I hope this will bring back some fond memories of when you were growing up?

1) I love you no matter what!
2) When you get to be my age, you will understand!
3) I can always tell when you're lying to me!
4) I know you tried your best. That's all that matters!
5) Because I said so! That's why!
6) No! And that's final!
7) Am I talking to a brick wall?
8) Don't you have anything better to do?
9) Do you thing I'm made of money?
10) I knew you could do it if you just tried a little harder!
11) You're acting like a bunch of wild Indians!
12) Fill the ice trays when they are empty!
13) Life isn't fair!
14) Children are to be seen- not heard!
15) Cut the grass. / Take out the trash./ Shovel the walks!
16) Do you have any homework tonight?
17) Is your homework finished?
18) To the barber: Just give him a flat top!
19) Do you think money grows on trees?
20) It's raining out; wear your galoshes (rubbers)!
21) Don't' slam the screen door when you leave!
22) Don't sit so close to the TV; it's hard on your eyes!
23) Go comb your hair; it looks like a rat's nest.
24) Take the empty bottles back to get the deposit.
25) I will wash your mouth out with soap.
26) Is that what really happened?
27) Stop crying or I will give you something to cry about!
28) Just wait until you have children! I hope they act just like you!
29) Finish your supper! There are kids in China that are starving!
30) If Johnny jumped off a cliff would you?
31) Wash behind your ears!
32) You're going to get it when we get home!
33) School is starting, so it's time to get you some new Buster Brown shoes!
34) As long as you live in my house you will do as you are told!
35) Close the door you don't live in a barn!
36) Answer me when I ask you a question!
37) Don't talk with your mouth full!
38) If it was a snake, it would have bitten you!
39) Don't walk away when I'm talking to you!
40) Eat your vegetables, they're good for you!
41) I don't know, is NOT an answer!
42) Go straight to bed after supper!
43) Go ask your Father / Go ask your Mother!
44) If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all!
45) If you don't clean your plate, you won't get any dessert!
46) Change into your play clothes before going outside!
47) I don't care who started it. I said stop!
48) Get dressed you're going to be late for school/church!!
49) I'll treat you like an adult when you start acting like one!
50) If you're too sick to go to school, you're too sick to play outside!
51) I'm doing this for your own good!
52) I'm going to skin you alive!
53) I'm going to give you until the count of three...
54) I'm not always going to be around to do these things for you!
55) I'm not your maid!
56) If I've told you once I've told you a thousand times!
57) It's no use crying over spilt milk!
58) I've had it up to here with you!
59) Leave your sister (brother) alone!
60) Don't use that tone with me!
61) Look at this room! It looks like a pig sty!
62) Don't cross your eyes, they will get stuck!
63) Nobody asked you!
64) Over my dead body!
65) Pick that up before somebody trips on it and breaks their neck!
66) Running away? I'll help you pack!
67) Shut the door! I'm not heating the entire neighborhood!
68) There's enough dirt in those ears to grow potatoes!
69) What part of NO don't you understand?
70) Who said life was going to be easy?
71) Why? Because I said so, that's why!
72) You are getting on my last nerve!
73) Who do you think you are?
74) When is the last time you took a bath?
75) You have an answer for everything, don't you?
76) Always wear clean underwear in case you get in an accident!
77) You must think rules are made to be broken!
78) You won't be happy until you break that, will you?
79) You'll understand when you're older!
80) You call this room clean?
81) You're the oldest. You should know better!
82) Are you deaf or something?
83) Beds are NOT made for jumping on!
84) Go outside and play!
85) You had better wipe that smile off your face before I do it for you!