“Blame it on me!”

When I was dating in high school, there was a boy I wasn’t comfortable with who asked me on a date.  It wasn’t an issue of whether the boy was ok to date.  He would have been on the “approved” dating list by my parents.  I just felt insecure about going out with him.  Mom knew that and much to my relief, she gave me the perfect out…”Blame it on me!”  Clearly that phrase stuck in my head because it was so meaningful to me.  Even though I haven’t had an occassion to use it yet, it’s definitely floating around in my brain ready to go when the need arises!

Thought of anything your mom said to you that you are now saying to your kids?  Please share!