Bakers Dozen

One thing I wanted to note before moving on was I was surprised at how many presidents did use their mother’s name as their middle name: Ronald Wilson Reagan, Ulysses Simpson Grant, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Richard Milhouse Nixon, Lyndon Baines Johnson.

Things Mothers say to their young children

  1. No!

Things Mothers say to their young children

  1. No!
  2. Didn’t you hear me the first time? I said “No!”

Things mothers say to their young children

  1. No!
  2. Didn’t you hear me the first time? I said “No!”
  3. Ask your father.

Things mothers say to their young children

  1. No!
  2. Didn’t you hear me the first time? I said “No!”
  3. Ask your father.
  4. Eat just one more bite of that, and you can be excused.

Things mothers say to their young children

  1. No!
  2. Didn’t you hear me the first time? I said “No!”
  3. Ask your father.
  4. Eat just one more bite of that, and you can be excused.
  5. Go play somewhere else.
  1. No!
  2. Didn’t you hear me the first time? I said “No!”
  3. Ask your father.
  4. Eat just one more bite of that, and you can be excused.
  5. One!
  1. No!
  2. Didn’t you hear me the first time? I said “No!”
  3. Ask your father.
  4. Eat just one more bite of that, and you can be excused.
  5. One!
  6. How many times do I have to tell you?
  1. No!
  2. Didn’t you hear me the first time? I said “No!”
  3. Ask your father.
  4. Eat just one more bite of that, and you can be excused.
  5. One!
  6. How many times do I have to tell you?
  7. I Love you!

Things mothers say to their young children

  1. No!
  2. Didn’t you hear me the first time? I said “No!”
  3. Ask your father.
  4. Eat just one more bite of that, and you can be excused.
  5. One!
  6. How many times do I have to tell you?
  7. I Love you!
  8. Kitty doesn’t like it when you do that to him!

Things mothers say to their young children

  1. No!
  2. Didn’t you hear me the first time? I said “No!”
  3. Ask your father.
  4. Eat just one more bite of that, and you can be excused.
  5. One!
  6. How many times do I have to tell you?
  7. I Love you!
  8. Kitty doesn’t like it when you do that to him!
  9. Because I said so; that’s why!
    ETA: I don’t get number 5.

My guess is it’s the beginning of the “count-off” (kid is doing something wrong, and Mom starts counting to three. If you let her hit three, you’re in for a world of hurt. My mom used to do this–I never let her get to three, so I have no idea what would have happened. :slight_smile: )

Things mothers say to their young children

  1. No!
  2. Didn’t you hear me the first time? I said “No!”
  3. Ask your father.
  4. Eat just one more bite of that, and you can be excused.
  5. Go play somewhere else.
  6. One!
  7. How many times do I have to tell you?
  8. I Love you!
  9. Kitty doesn’t like it when you do that to him!
  10. Because I said so; that’s why!
  11. For the last time…

To me, it’s “mommy may I have a cookie” “Yes, you may have one” Kid takes two or three “ONE!”

Things mothers say to their young children

  1. No!
  2. Didn’t you hear me the first time? I said “No!”
  3. Ask your father.
  4. Eat just one more bite of that, and you can be excused.
  5. Go play somewhere else.
  6. One!
  7. How many times do I have to tell you?
  8. I Love you!
  9. Kitty doesn’t like it when you do that to him!
  10. Because I said so; that’s why!
  11. For the last time…
  12. Maybe for your birthday.

Yup, a world of hurt; often involving my hindquarters and a yardstick. Other parents and more mindful children might have had a timeout or similar, nowadays.

  1. No!
  2. Didn’t you hear me the first time? I said “No!”
  3. Ask your father.
  4. Eat just one more bite of that, and you can be excused.
  5. Go play somewhere else.
  6. One!
  7. How many times do I have to tell you?
  8. I Love you!
  9. Kitty doesn’t like it when you do that to him!
  10. Because I said so; that’s why!
  11. For the last time…
  12. Maybe for your birthday.
  13. Five more minutes!

Next series: Kinds of cookies your mother/grandmother made!

  1. pecan cookies

Kinds of cookies your mother/grandmother made!

  1. pecan cookies
  2. snickerdoodles

Kinds of cookies your mother/grandmother made!

  1. pecan cookies
  2. snickerdoodles
  3. lemon cookies

Kinds of cookies your mother/grandmother made!

  1. pecan cookies
  2. snickerdoodles
  3. lemon cookies
  4. Carl Reiner’s Fucking Good Cookies

One of the arly HBO Young Comedians specials (early to mid eighties ) was hosted by Reiner. Between acts he gave pieces of a recipe for a creamcheese cookie, called CRFGC. Hysterical and delicious. Ma wrote the recipe down and made them … often.

Kinds of cookies your mother/grandmother made!

  1. pecan cookies
  2. snickerdoodles
  3. lemon cookies
  4. Carl Reiner’s Fucking Good Cookies]
  5. oatmeal raisin cookies