I don't know about all of you, but I remember when my mom or grandmother used to lick their thumb and try to wipe off whatever was on mine or my brother's face. I use to hate that. Well my daughter ate breakfast this morning and we had been playing for about an hour. She came over to give me a "smooch" and I saw a little tiny, tiny speck just above her lip. It looked like a speck of dirt, so guess what I did? That's right, I licked my thumb and tried to get it off. I had to chuckle at myself. I continue to do things everyday that I swore I would never do (just like my mom did)!
Come to find out, my daughter has a cute, tiny little freckle above her lip that I tried to rub off with my licked thumb. ;
Is it just me, or do we all do things now that we swore we would never say or do when we were younger?

That is exactly what I was thinking when I saw the title of this post. And yes, I do that to my kids too. They don't like it either. My son is a bit more tolerant than my daughter though.
I do find myself be sarcastic with my kids like my mom used to do with us. Like when they ask what's for dinner, I say food. Then they ask "No, mom, what kind of food" and I respond with the kind you eat.
My son gets so aggravated with that! hehe...I gotta have my fun somewhere. The most adult stimulating conversion I get all day is with the kids, and now sometimes here. Anther one I use is this one, when we are in town and my son asks when are we getting there:

son: When are we going to get to walmart, (home, etc)?
mom: when we drive up to the parking lot
son: no, I mean how long is it going to take?
mom: about that same amount of minutes it takes to drive there
son: No mom, I mean what time will it be
mom: the time the clock shows when we get there

Ok, I know it is a bit mean, but sometimes my son asks so many questions, I just need a break!

Oh, the list is long, my friend....the things I swore I'd never....

1) Buy the book, "Everybody Poops";
2) Resort to bribery;
3) Say, "Just because", or "because I said so", or "because I'm the mommy, that's why";
4) Go without a shower;
5) Use the inside of my T-shirt to wipe a face;
6) Eat off of their plates just to not have to put away more leftovers;

....oh my gosh, the list goes on and on.....

but the trade-off of having these little ankle-biters is fabulous, isn't it!