@susieq wrote:
Did you ever stop and think how stupid some things your parents ( or other adults ) said to you, and you probably also say yourself !!!
(Having been smacked ) – Stop crying or I’ll give you something to cry about !
Don’t come running to me when you fall off it and break your leg !
If you’re not going to eat it you can sit there until you eat it !
(Trying to find a lost item ) – Where did you leave it !
Indeed, my parents did say these things to me.
I expect they are not said these days in case they constitute child abuse. :roll: