We all have those moments where something comes out of our mouths and we fear we have turned into our mother or father.

After an interesting talk with Sammy last weekend, I realized there are things that only foster or adoptive parents say. I started a thread on this on the Adoption.com forum and there have been some interesting answers.

Here are some from our home. Feel free to add yours. We could all use a laugh.

“You may not verbally threaten to kill people, you may not make hand gestures like you're going to kill someone, you may not write that you want to hurt someone,” etc. and listing all the "loopholes" that a child might use to get away with something.

“If you're going to pee in your room, could you pee in a bucket instead?”

“No, you may not shoot the BB gun while you're angry.”

When phone call comes from school... "What did he do now? Oh, he stole something? This is how we usually handle that…”

“Take your drugs- PLEASE!!!!!” (Referring to prescription medication)

“Are you going to eat at the table with us, or in the laundry room?”

“Would you like to have your fit upstairs, or outside where all the neighbors can see you?”

“Her birth date is….. Oh, no, wait. Wrong kid.”

To the question, “How many kids do you have?” you reply “Today?”

To the police officer “Yes, sir. I know the visiting dates and times for juvenile detention. We’ve been through this before.”

“Hi Kelly. This is the administrator from shelter care. Do you want us to just fax the medication authorization again?”

“We have appeared before every judge in the county courthouse.”

“Who stuffed the food wrappers in the toilet?”

“If you’re accused of child abuse, here is what you do………”

“Your son pooped in the heat vent? I can top that.”

“The only people who have sex in this house are mom and dad with each other. No one else has sex with anyone else.”

“I know where you can get a great deal on door alarms and security cameras.”

“Oh honey. You need to get more creative with your cussing. You’ve called me an Fing B so many times.”

So what is one thing you never imagined that you would say?

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