"Hey Johnny, get Daddy his pack of smokes off the end table."

[Anonymous]

.....and other nostalgic phrases we will never say to our kids. Or how about "Just be home by dinner time girls." Any personal favorites?

[Anonymous]

Put an egg in your shoe and beat it.

[Anonymous]

Re: wood paneled boat of a station wagon: "Pile in the way back, kids."

"Do you want Cap'n Crunch or Cookie Crisp?"

I remember my mom saying these things very clearly.

[Anonymous]

"Please stop talking to your friends on the phone, I need to make a call."

[Anonymous]

"Just put it out the window." -re: trash

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Please stop talking to your friends on the phone, I need to make a call."

Along the same lines, "No, no one can use the phone tonight; Dad's on call and you know we don't have call waiting."

[Anonymous]

"Hurry up and get home or I'm going to miss the beginning of my show."

"Everyone can only talk to Grandmother for 2 minutes each, long distance costs a fortune."

"Sweetie, can you get up and change the channel for me?"

"Here is the phone number of the restaurant where we are having dinner, just in case there is an emergency and you need to reach us" [to teenage babysitter]

"Dad's up on the roof fixing the tv antenna."

[Anonymous]

I feel sorry for you if you don't live somewhere where you can tell your kids "Just be home by dinner".

How about "get up and change the t.v. channel for me"?

[Anonymous]

That scene in Mad Men where the mothers watch their daughters play with a dry cleaning bag.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I feel sorry for you if you don't live somewhere where you can tell your kids "Just be home by dinner".

How about "get up and change the t.v. channel for me"?

I feel sorry for you that you're living in a fantasy world.

As for your second suggestion, well, somebody already said that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I feel sorry for you if you don't live somewhere where you can tell your kids "Just be home by dinner".

Where do YOU live? And how old are your kids?

[Anonymous]

"You don't need to be running the streets at night" - my mother, anytime I wanted to do something after 4pm.

[Anonymous]

Similar to OP I was regularly asked my by Grandpa to empty his ashtray and grab him a beer. I also purchased his smokes with the use of a note at age 8.

[Anonymous]

I often have to resist the urge to tell my kid I feel "like a broken record."

[Anonymous]

"We can take one more in our car -- Sally and Janey can just share a seatbelt."

"Is there any tin foil? I need to fix the antenna."

"Don't forget to tape my show."

"I'll make you a mix tape."