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What to say when your parents accuse you of talking back

Clever replies when your parents tell you not to talk back

When one of your parents says, “Don’t you talk back to me!” They are obviously pretty annoyed with you.

You may feel like you are not talking back and they are just not listening to you. After all, parents aren’t perfect, many are trying their best to give you the best life possible.

There was a study done that found that teens who talk back to their parents were more likely to stand up to others and say no to drugs. I guess you could say that you are practicing standing up for yourself for drug prevention.

Next time you are accused of taking back or backchat, use one of our clever comebacks.

Vote for the best comeback when your parents tell you not to talk back

I wasn't aware that answering my mom's question was considered talking back.
You call it talking back. I call it explaining.
Getting in an argument with you is like getting arrested. Everything I say, can and will be used against me.
There are three sides of an argument — your side, my side and the right side.

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comebacks when your mom tells you not to talk back

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3 Responses

  1. Thank you so much for making this “I should have said” aka “Best comebacks ever!” thank you so much we appreiciate it just because we are gonna get the bullies back thank thank thank you so much! <3

  2. When ur mom says ”dont talk back to me” do this:
    *silence*

    Or

    Ur the one who WANTED to have a conversation with me

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