Help! I sound like my mother...
Things my mother said that drove me crazy...I swore I would never say them to my kids, but I hear her words coming out of my mouth.
Trust me, you're not alone! I even caught myself saying to my kids one day "Because I SAID so, that's why!"
Hey, you really not alone on this, I feel pretty often like my mom (:
My child is lstill very young, but these kind of words come over my lips anyway..hehee
have a nice day
After having my own children, I realized that the phenomenon I had been dreading had quietly come to pass...I had become my mother! read more
It´s normal. Is happening with me too. Now i understand why my mother said all those things to me!
Good, what other person to sound like except someone who really cares about your well being?
that's a pretty frightening thought, remind me never to have children.
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