You Might Be A Parent...

With apologies to Jeff Foxworthy...

You might be a parent if you have ever said:

• "Get off your sister!" (and you are not a pornographic film director)
• "Have two more bites and then you are done," (and you are not a orthodontics, oral surgeon or involved in the manufacturing of dental appliances in any way)
• "You never listen! Do you think I talk just to hear my own voice?" (and you are neither a film sound technician or an educator for the hearing impaired)
• "We don't wear pyjamas all day around here!" (and you are not a nurse in a mental facility)
• "Around here, we wear pyjamas to bed!" (and you are not a lingerie photographer)
• "Don't put that in your mouth without washing it!" (and you are not a pornographic film director)
• "Stop being so dramatic!" (and you are not holding an off-Broadway Ibsen revival, focusing on the subtleties of the character development)
• "No one is ruining your life." (and you are not selling the child for medical experimentation)
• "No, you are not old enough to do whatever you want!" (and the kids are not in the process of putting you in a home)

March 20 Update: Thanks everyone for your comments. Too many to comment on here, but I'll post on each of your blogs.

BTW, Last night I had to pull out the old "I don't care what So-and-So’s parents let him do, you’re not doing that.” I wonder if the first Caveman father who said that also felt like an idiot?