If U don't have anything nice to say,don't say anything bad at all.
Don't make fuss.
Little Boys don't cry..
Little Girls don't..
Be a Man.
Be Nice.
It's not worth the trouble.
I know what U are thinking.
What's the magic word?
Go to ur Room.
Just wait till ur father gets home.
I wouldn't do that If I were U.
Play Nicely.
Share it with others.
Keep to the left of the road.
When I was ur age...
In my Days..
You are breaking ur mother's heart
Take it like a Man.
Give them the benefit of doubt.
Don't ask Stupid Questions.
Don't come running to me when it all goes wrong.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
You better share.
You ought to be grateful.
At least U have..
Try again ..
You won't know what it's like.
Clean Up ur Room.
Don't Spill the milk.
Don't Drop the glass/ plate.
Why can't U be more like..
Stop being so sensitive.
I want U to be more sensitive..
You don't want that..
You must call if You are Late(This Rule Prevails for me even today..LoL)
How can U be so selfish.
Don't tell U father..
We don't talk like that before elders..
You are just like U father/mother
If U make a face You will stay like that.
You will understand when U have children of ur own.
No Gifts for U this Ramadhan.
It's Sure to end in tears/happiness
You have brought such a shame to the family name.
You are such a Baby.
We will see..
May be Later..
You are all right..
You have disappointed me..
Mark my Words..
We will send U to the Hostel if U don't stop right now.
What will the neighbours think?
I had enough of ur nonsense
Can't You stop thinking of any one but urself for once?
I am going to leave U, if U don't stop behaving properly
How could U do this to us
Act ur Age
You are not going out wearing those clothes.
You better have a descent hair cut.
What are these Rules?
As we keep growing,we come to know certain family Rules.Some of these rules are detrimental & some of them are not detrimental to the growth.This U will realize only when U have grown.In every family we do have someone or some bodies who is the authority,who decides how each & every member of the family has to behave.
For me I had my Dad,my grandpa, an uncle.The axioms & saying that U heard & absorbed when growing up will be the machinery that reinforces the rules.As a member of the family U get accustomed to the rules & follow them faithfully without any questions.But as U grow & the environment around U changes,basically the schooling, colleges, friends, marriage, U start encountering clashes in relationships.You may start to rebel against some of these age old accepted rules & tends to oppose the rules.
So, How many of U have Heard or Said some of these lines?
"Oh My God, I have said the same things to my own kids"-Many a Parents in U will exclaim.
We all keep blabbing lot of things to our kids.They are easy to say & they all come out of nowhere.They are all stored in our subconscious mind,which have been said to U too as a child.Most of these have been used to get a child behave in a particular manner in which we want them to behave.
Some of these rules could be because of strong religious beliefs that reinforce the religious teaching that are laid down for ages.They give U rules of how U behave in sight of God I mean at religious places to pray.These teaching will provide U with moral teachings & guidelines for good & godly behaviour.Whether U go to temple/Church/Ashram/Mosque, religion always influences the way U should live ur life.
The truths of One person which are acceptable to U will ensure that ur behaviour is different from that of the other person's set of truth.Who will decide which of them are right?Well then Its like seeing this world around us through tinted glass,as ur rules will be embedded into U as much as the other person will be in theirs.With such opposing views existing they would be a real war of words & may lead to much acrimony.As Kids We will be more of confusing between what we feel & what we hear outside when we hear diametrically opposing views of the truth.
You may add to this list what I may have left out to share & enlighten us too.It may help some of us to understand the way generations of us behave with some strong rules & some with not so strong rules that have been passed down the generations. The FORCE of ONE Person with a Belief,is Equal To a Force Of 99 With Only Interests.
Psst..Just Watched the Other Day Barkha Dutt,Vir Sanghavi & Prabhu Chawla on on NDTV & Headlines & I started Pondering on some thoughts that flashed...And Of course My Own Experiences.
