I threw a tantrum at the grocery store with my mother once. I always hated grocery shopping, and did not want to be there. Ever. And was making sure everyone in a 3 block radius knew it. (I actually don't remember the tantrum part at all, just the results. I was young!) At any rate, my mother told me that if I didn't behave, we'd have to leave the store and then there wouldn't be any food for dinner. And wouldn't my dad be hungry and sad when he got home from working in the woods all day. All I got from that is Tantrum = Go Home, so we did. Mom pushed the cart to the front, apologized to the clerk, and we left. I thought I'd gotten my way, and wasn't it great. Well, dad came home, and at dinner time, there was nothing to eat. We had, oh, I don't remember. Dry bread or something. A can of peas. Whatever. And dad was so hungry and disappointed that I wouldn't go shopping to help get food for the family. I felt AWFUL! I have no doubt that after they sent me to bed, mom found SOMETHING in the house to feed dad. We weren't wealthy, but we certainly weren't starving either. Still, the lesson worked.
Of course, that won't really help you, because that still requires a certain degree of PARENTING. From the PARENTS.
As for signs, I want one with a line drawn at about 3' high that says "You must be at least THIS smart to enter."
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Date: 2007-07-26 03:03 am (UTC)Of course, that won't really help you, because that still requires a certain degree of PARENTING. From the PARENTS.
As for signs, I want one with a line drawn at about 3' high that says "You must be at least THIS smart to enter."