Phrases from the distant past

When I was young, very many years ago, my mum used to take me with her shopping and visiting people. If I misbehaved, or behaved less than perfectly, she had two phrases that compelled instant obedience.
The first was:
"Wait till I get you home!"
The second:
"I'll deal with you later."
These phrases could be combined into a single, chilling sentence:
"I'll deal with you when we get home."
Any one of these was sufficient to create an impeccably behaved child or youth in the hope that mum would forget the earlier misdemeanours and remember only the perfect daughter of the latter part of her trip!

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Dez580 · 61-69, M

another comment my mother used to say when with my sister and myself when visiting others was. "We cannot stay long, we have some chores to do at home that cannot wait"
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it meant my sister and myself would be over our mum's lap or bending over clutching our knees when we got home. Funny how a post can remind one of such times

MandyMitchell · 80-89, F

@Dez580 That was the idea- I haven't heard that one before - I can visualise your mother's grim little smile as she spoke!

Dez580 · 61-69, M

@MandyMitchell Yes and her women friends also had a smirk as they knew what it meant

MandyMitchell · 80-89, F

@Dez580 That is very familiar. The secret code of mums! My mother's friends sometimes just happened to 'pop in' when such things happened. I suspect it was pre-arranged for free entertainment.

Dez580 · 61-69, M

@Dez580 sometimes my mum told us she just needed to nip next door, later we heard from our friends from next door they were all spanked and our mum and other neighbours just happened to be there when they were bending over or standing afterwards facing a wall

MandyMitchell · 80-89, F

@Dez580 Free entertainment indeed- or studying new techniques.

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