Lisa’s Story
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So, long story short...
Lisa made the mistake of
underestimating how difficult it is to take care of kids
My Advice to You is
kids are better one on one, plus they're all about threats or bribes
Here's the whole story
I like kids when I get them individually. They're different than they would be in packs. You round up more than 2 of them, they tend to get more rambunctous and mischievious. When I went to diabetes camp for children, I learned a few temporary tricks to get them to do what you want them to do:
Threats: ex- "If you girls aren't done showering in exactly 7 minutes, I'm yanking the curtains down!... 5 4 3 2.." They were the fastest 9 girls in and out of those community showers.
Bets/bribes: ex- "I bet you can't finish your plate before I will... if you win, you can paint my face with dessert." Of course this was a younger crowd. And my face was always masked with various meals.
Comments (2)
everytime I had to look over kids it was like lord of the flies.
i like the two best tools i developed when my daughter was born...1) the loud sharp high-pitched yelling of the name that only a parent can do..you know, the kind our parents used on us in public from across a crowded room...and 2), the stare...that angry deep stare that i can give to my daughter when she is not behaving and she doesn't even have to be looking at me..she will just suddenly feel my glare in the back of her head and turn around and cease all behaviour and activity immediately...hey, i'm a parent...this sort of came natural when i became a dad...