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Home » Home Organization » Kids » 12-16 Yrs Old Kids » Great Comeback Lines Every Parent Needs To Know

Great Comeback Lines Every Parent Needs To Know

Last Modified: January 24, 2022 Sabrina Quairoli This blog uses cookies. It also has affiliate links. We earn sponsored content income.

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Great Comeback Lines Every Parent Needs To KnowWith back-to-school fresh and schedules are new, there is a lot of pressure on kids to stay on schedule and get focused on tasks that need to be done.  Summertime is a time to rest and rejuvenate but sometimes when they rest too much, they can have trouble getting back into the swing of their responsibilities.  And, every parent knows, that when the child is too tired and resists the process of change, he or she lashes out.  So, here is a helpful post with great comeback lines for parents.

6 Excellent Comeback Lines Every Parent Needs To Know

Kid: "Stop nagging me on what I need to do!"

Comeback #1:
Parent / Guardian: "Well, if you don't want to hear me talk, do what is expected of you...consistently."

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stop nagging me

Kid: "I don't want to change my system, it's working fine."

Comeback #2:
Parent / Guardian: "You are doing a good job, but I want to help you tweak a few areas which will help you do a great job."

I don't want to change my system

Kid: "Why are you always judging me?"

Comeback #3:
Parent: "Isn't it better that I judge what you are doing than when you are out in the real world and your boss judges you?"

Why are you always judging me

Kid: "I'm bored. What should I do?"

Comeback #4:
Parent: "I have lots to do.  If you are bored, I can give you something to do." 😉

i am bored

Kid: "But, I ....excuses, excuses, excuses."

Comeback #5:
Parent: "Stop, giving me excuses and tell me how you are going to change this behavior."

excuses

Kid: "I didn't do anything wrong. What's the big deal!"

Comeback #6:
Parent: "The big deal is that as a parent, it's my job to make sure you grow up  an intelligent and compassionate person who will contribute positively to this world."

I didn't do anything wrong

That's it for now.  I may revisit this later to add more.  Do you have a great comeback line for parents?  Please leave your Kid remark and Parent comeback below.  I would love to hear it.


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Great Comeback Lines Every Parent Needs To Know

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  1. Tim

    September 21, 2015 at 1:24 pm

    Yes, pretty sure I heard all of those as I was growing up 🙂

  2. Rose M Griffith

    September 17, 2015 at 7:04 am

    Great post! Made me laugh remembering my parents saying very similar things.

    I don't have kids, but just spent a long weekend with my great niece & nephew. Thankfully at 4 and 2.5, I didn't hear too much of this. By the next visit...

  3. Seana Turner

    September 16, 2015 at 7:42 pm

    I remember the bored one for sure. I said a similar thing... if you are bored, I have plenty of things to keep you busy. I think kids vent on parents because they know it is "safe" to say what they are really feeling. In contrast, with the rest of the world, they watch what they say so they won't get judged or rejected. Still, great to have a few good comebacks!

  4. William Rusho

    September 16, 2015 at 1:05 pm

    Not having children of mine own, I can only relate what my parents said to me. You forgot the one they used almost all the time on me which was, "Because I said so, that's why"
    Thanks for sharing this with us.

    • Sabrina

      September 16, 2015 at 1:57 pm

      Thanks William, I always felt "because I send so, that's why" was a parent's comeback line because they couldn't think of anything else to say and they wanted to stop the protest. I feel that we should never stop kids from expressing their dislike or like for something. If they do not express their feelings, they may create a distorted opinion about the situation in their mind. So, expressing is good. Thanks for stopping by.

  5. Meredith @ The Palette Muse

    September 15, 2015 at 10:10 pm

    Wow, being a parent is hard! I think I said every one of these complaints to my parents, and I'm sure my kids will be saying them to me soon. I'll let you know if I come up with any good come backs for them...

  6. Pamela Chollet

    September 15, 2015 at 12:39 pm

    I love your images, did you draw those Sabrina? When my children got mad at me I used to tell them,
    "I've enrolled in a Mean Mommy class and I want to get an , A+" At one point, I think they really believed me!

    • Sabrina

      September 15, 2015 at 7:11 pm

      Thanks Pamela. No, I didn't draw this one. I added the voice bubbles and modified a purchased image. =) That is a great comeback! Have to use that one.

  7. Ken Dowell

    September 14, 2015 at 8:51 pm

    I would love it if my son came to me asking for suggestions of what he should do. Don't see that happening anytime soon though.

  8. Marquita Herald

    September 14, 2015 at 1:32 pm

    Great images and great comebacks! The one I immediately zeroed in on was the comment about "I'm bored" simply because I a BIG believer in getting kids involved in the responsibility of living early on so I'd be tempted to "assign" a project or chore that would teach her something - but that's just me.

  9. krystle cook

    September 14, 2015 at 10:59 am

    Love the "I'm bored one". I use that come back and it works like a charm. Instant not bored anymore lol.

  10. Erica

    September 13, 2015 at 9:32 pm

    I love the illustration for your comebacks. I don't have a good comeback for parents, but I thought that yours were pretty good. And I think being frustrated with your parents is a right of passage. Parents can only do their best to let their kids know they are loved and lead them in a good direction. And in the meantime, you can comfort yourself with the knowledge that someday, many years from now, they will stop in the middle of doing something and go, "You know, I think Mom was right..."

  11. Phoenicia

    September 13, 2015 at 6:08 pm

    These are funny!

    Children these days seem to know it all. Of course they only think they know it all. As they grow, they will realise their parents knew best and only had their interests at heart.

  12. Jacqueline Gum

    September 13, 2015 at 4:26 pm

    Wow! These are great comebacks! I mean ones that I think might actually work. A few of them might even work for employees? Ah yes...sometimes it's hard to tell the difference! LOL Kidding.....

  13. Lenie

    September 13, 2015 at 1:07 pm

    Sabrina, I used the I'm bored comeback all the time when my kids where growing up. Amazing how fast they find something interesting to do.
    All the comebacks are good - I guess a little better than 'because I said so'.

  14. Catarina

    September 13, 2015 at 1:05 pm

    Those comeback lines really make me laugh. Love the "if you are bored I can give you something to do"! Am glad my mother hadn't figured out that one out:-)

  15. Beth Niebuhr

    September 13, 2015 at 12:27 pm

    You had me with the title! Great image too. I was hoping for a bit of snark but I have to say that these are good combacks.

  16. Patricia Weber

    September 13, 2015 at 12:16 pm

    Sabrina, I particularly love how the comeback includes a call to step up. In particular I like this comeback line: “You ARE doing a good job, but I want to help you tweak a few areas which will help you do a great job.” Going from already doing good to doing great. Lovely.

    • Sabrina

      September 13, 2015 at 12:26 pm

      Thanks Patricia! I'm glad you loved them. =)

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