You Know You were Born/Raised "Black" When...

[AKA_blackbarbie]

How about when your mom said these very famous words
" I put you in this world and I can take you out"
"Suck your teeth again and I will knock them down your throat"
"When we get in this store don't ask for nothing"
"For the nine months that I carried you"

Yall are sure bringing back memories

[Sophist08edLady]

Originally Posted by AKA_blackbarbie

How about when your mom said these very famous words
" I put you in this world and I can take you out"
"Suck your teeth again and I will knock them down your throat"
"When we get in this store don't ask for nothing"
"For the nine months that I carried you"

Yall are sure bringing back memories

Other famous quotes from black mothers:

"I can show you better than I can tell you"
"If you roll your eyes again, I'm gonna knock 'em in the back of your head"
*For the Car* "Don't make me come back there"
"So if (fill in the blank) jumped off the bridge, you gonna do that too"
"I'm not (fill in the blank)'s mother" or otherwise stated as "I don't care what (fill in the blank) does at their house"

and the ever famous:
"If you live under my roof, you will follow my rules!"

[TonyB06]

Originally Posted by Sophist08edLady

"I'm not (fill in the blank)'s mother" or otherwise stated as "I don't care what (fill in the blank) does at their house"

and the ever famous:
"If you live under my roof, you will follow my rules!"

FLASHBACK!! FLASHBACK!!

[DSTdimepiece]

If you go to your grandmother's house and they have hair/funeral programs/pics in the big family bible in the living room.

you know that pop can mean kool-aid depending on which relative you were visiting.

the look meant death when you got home.

after you did something wrong, your mother told you "go in there and tell them what you did." I hated that more than getting whooped.

You know you should have been to the doctor or dentist for some of your injuries but mom said it'll be alright.

you loved to watch soul train to hear your songs and learn new dances (before BET was everywhere and MTV hadn't started catering to us yet)

[OneTimeSBX]

what about getting a beating with WHATEVER your momma could grab? i got them with fly swatters, house shoes, flip flops, belts, spoons, combs and brushes...ive also heard the tracks from a Hot Wheels set (ouch!), extension cords, etc. very rarely did i get the actual hand, there was always something in it!

[Jill1228]

Originally Posted by Sophist08edLady

Other famous quotes from black mothers:

*For the Car* "Don't make me come back there"

And heaven forbid, do not ask "how can you come back here if you are driving?"

I learned that one the hard way!

[Sophist08edLady]

And did your mom ever tell you:
"Be quiet before I give you somethning to cry for"

[Grace&Mercy]

Originally Posted by Sophist08edLady

And did your mom ever tell you:
"Be quiet before I give you somethning to cry for"

My daddy did...oh lawd! You KNEW you had to shut up by then!

[delph998]

HILARIOUS!

[KYquietstorm]

My mom and dad would tell me to "keep it up and they would knock the black off me!" Remember those paddles that the little rubber ball with the rubber string and you would try to bounce the ball off the paddle? That became a "weapon" for my parents once the ball came off!! OUCH!!!!!