What is the one saying that your parents said to you that you absolutely hate?
Submitted by victoriassecret.
Good qotd! It's fascinating reading everyone else's answers
1. "You should have done it earlier/yesterday/..." - which is my Dad's most annoying way of answering a question - as if that pointless observation helps! I hate the word "should" but I still use it despite all efforts to banish it from my vocabulary. "Should have"'s are futile because you can't change the past. Why beat yourself up about it?
The runner-up phrases (minor irritants)
2. "Try it - it won't kill you" :- how my Dad would try and convince my brother and I to taste peculiar looking food that we had no interest in sampling. Not the most enticing approach.
3. "When did your last slave die?" :- my Dad's response to me leaving my dirty plate on the table (or some similar domestic faux pas) - a comment I've never really understood and now use as an opportunity to engage in a witty riposte, detailing the recent and tragic death of my latest fictional servant.
Two observations on the above:
1. The phrases my Dad says that annoy me are ones which lack logic or reflect misguided thinking. I can't abide by that. (I am a perfectionist, you know.)
2. Full marks to my mum for having no irritating sayings!
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