My husband and I often quote favorite movies in our house, either to each other or our kids. Movie lines come in handy when we’re trying to distract, diffuse or bring humor to a situation all while wearing our parenting hats.
The movie quotes likely signal our age, but who cares. We consider it an education for our kids. “See kids, these are the types of movies that made us laugh when we were growing up.” Admittedly, a portion of these quotes are more recent, however just as effective!
Our top picks for parenting through the movies:
- You’ll get nothing and like it !(Caddyshack)
- You’re missing a limb? Merely a flesh wound. I’ve had worse. (Monty Python and the Holy Grail)
- Boy, don’t make me open up a can of whoop-ass on you. (There’s Something About Mary)
- Don’t have sex. You’ll get pregnant and die. (Mean Girls)
- Truth hurts. Maybe not as much as jumping on a bicycle with the seat missing, but it hurts. (The Naked Gun)
- Hi, Tom Tuttle, Tacoma Washington. (Volunteers)
- Jake Ryan? (16 Candles)
- So, if you sleep ’til your 18, think of the all the suffering you’ll miss! (Little Miss Sunshine)
- Oh, and this one time, at band camp… (American Pie) only we don’t finish the quote
- It’s naht a toomah. (Kindergarten Cop)
- You’re gonna need a bigger boat. (Jaws)
- You is kind, you is smart, you is important. (The Help)
- You can’t handle the truth! (A Few Good Men)
- He touched the butt.(Finding Nemo)
- He’s taking the knife out of the cheese. Do you think he wants some cheese? (Arthur)
- Leave the gun, take the cannoli. (The Godfather)
- I am serious, and don’t call me Shirley. (Airplane)
- Inconceivable! (The Princess Bride)
- Pardon my French… (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off)
- Give in to the Force, Luke (Star Wars: A New Hope) must be said in Yoda voice
Okay, so not all of it is advice per se, but it succeeds in annoying our kids and moving on to bigger and better things, like parenting.
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