5. To draw the line between parent and child - "I'm not your playmate!"

4. To highlight our listening skills - "Are those ears or ornaments?"

3. To sarcastically point out our short attention span - "Am I talking to the walls?"

2. This one never made any sense but was used when a child wanted a parent to repeat something that was discussed in confidence with another adult - "Haase met lang ore"

1. This one needs no introduction - "Does money grow on trees?" Can you imagine the hiding dished out when one kid got smart and asked; "So why do banks have branches?"