is apparently a saying of English nannies working in the US according to the web. It is also advice that Meryl Streep credits her mother for (I can’t find a source but I remember this from an interview with her). Some stairs just seem to have been built to illustrate this.
I add a photo I’ve used before (as a square top) to drive the point home:
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I can’t go empty handed going up those steps…I need a walking stick.
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Credits to my mom, like Meryl’s 😀
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That second image I recall seeing….way too many stairs!
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Agreed.
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Wise words indeed, specially with that flight of stairs. What a flight!
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You’ve turned into my mother! One of her catch phrases.
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OMG! Hilariously true! How many times have I hovered in the middle, trying to remember….? 🙂 🙂
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My mother always said that to me!
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