High Life A WEEKLY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS : ‘I’m Not Your Maid’ and Other Pet Lines

Parents have a way of repeating themselves.

Be it in the form of advice or threats, the words from mothers and fathers possess a universality.

Hot Topics wonders, “What is your most un favorite line from your parents?”

“I’m not the maid around here.”

Rob Suman, 14,

freshman, Irvine

“Because you’re the oldest and you should know better.”

Kim Morley, 16,

junior, Ocean View

“Don’t you roll your eyes at me.”

Marcelle Franklin, 16,

junior, Dana Hills

“You’ll thank me for this some day.”

Richard Ramirez, 15,

freshman, Estancia

“Money does not grow on trees.”

Sneh Kanda, 15,

sophomore, Kennedy

“It’s just a phase you’re going through.”

Krystal Thomas, 17,

senior, Huntington Beach

“I never used to talk to my parents like you talk to us.”

Noriko Hopkins, 15,

sophomore, Laguna Hills

“Clean your room.”

Joe Brookman, 15,

sophomore, Fullerton

“If I told you once, I’ve told you a thousand times. . . . “

Michi Quick, 17,

senior, Western

“You keep talking to me like that, you will stay in your room all day.”

Ryan Tilles, 15,

sophomore, Villa Park

“No, you can’t.”

Ryan Hinman, 18,

senior, Savanna

“You’ll understand when you’re older.”

Kimberly Leong, 16,

junior, Irvine

“How many times do I have to say, ‘Turn off the TV?’ ”

Kim Anh Loi, 16,

sophomore, Ocean View

“Wait till your father gets home.”

Belinda Mikimoto, 17,

junior, Estancia

“It’s for your own good.”

Nikki Atkinson, 13,

freshman, Kennedy

“Do as I say, and not as I do.”

Nick Rangel, 18,

senior, Huntington Beach

“Are you waiting for aliens to come down and clean the kitchen?”

Teeny Orlandella, 16,

junior, Dana Hills

“Your car keys, please.”

Keith Cruz, 18,

senior, Savanna

“Is that the best you can do?”

Tobey Wu, 16,

junior, Villa Park

“You never do anything in this house. You always have to wait until you’re told to.”

Emmaruth Bulalacao, 16,

junior, Saddleback

“You’re going to regret that when I die.”

Christy Westad, 15,

sophomore, Laguna Hills

“I’m the parent and you’re the child.”

Byron Sam, 16,

sophomore, Western

“Because I said so . . . now don’t argue with me.”

Fabiola Nunez, 18,

senior, Ocean View

“It doesn’t matter if you wore that shirt yesterday, no one was probably looking at you anyway.”

Beatriz Benavides, 16,

junior, Irvine

“You’re just like your mother.”

Nancy Amato, 18,

senior, Dana Hills

“When I was your age. . . . “

Todd Bailey, 18,

senior, Estancia

“After all we have done for you, we get no respect.”

Ling Kung, 18,

senior, Kennedy

“If your friend jumped off a bridge, would you?”

Roman Kushnir, 16,

sophomore, Dana Hills

“My mother tells me I should appreciate everything I have because she didn’t have it when she was younger.”

Helena Lee, 15,

sophomore, Villa Park

“Dump the rubbish.”

Aaron Katz, 15,

sophomore, Laguna Hills

“ ‘I am your mother,’ as if I didn’t know.”

Josette Varrato, 17,

senior, Irvine

“Confucius say. . . . “

Ling Ling Tiu, 16,

sophomore, Estancia

“That’s what we used to do.”

Adrian Silberman, 14,

freshman, Kennedy

Next Week’s Hot Topic:

For what cause or belief would you be willing to participate in a public demonstration?

Hot Topic responses gathered by Jennifer Dowling (Dana Hills), Sydney Truong (Estancia), Colleen Cruz (Fullerton), Jane Wey (Huntington Beach), Adria Silva (Irvine), DeAnne Bretz (Kennedy), Megan Kenney (Laguna Hills), Felice Wu (Ocean View), Nguyen-Hong Hoang (Saddleback), Jonathan Han (Savanna), Heather Lee (Villa Park) and Heather Orey (Western).