buckytom
Chef Extraordinaire
being bothered by the phrase "have a nice day" is a waste of things to be bothered by, imo.
and awfully cynical as you can never really know someone's intentions; good, bad, or indifferent. or cynical, lol.
we really are alike, although my method is a bit more well intentioned teasing (in my mind, of course, in keeping with my earlier statement) than purely being a good guy.
when my boy is sulking, or angry, or just simply bothered by something, i order him to sulk, or be angry, or frustrated, then say "good boy. good boy. always doing what your father tells you to."
if that doesn't work, i start repeating everything he says including "stop it", or "dad, you're being a jerk."
if that still doesn't work, i start telling him jokes he's heard a thousand times.
and if that still doesn't work, i start to sing "oh, canada" in baritone falsetto at which time he's begging me to stop and has completely forgotten what bothered him in the first place.
fatherhood is great, ain't it?
and awfully cynical as you can never really know someone's intentions; good, bad, or indifferent. or cynical, lol.
With my kids, as they were growing up, occasionally, one of them would be sulking. I'd walk up to them and try to find out what was wrong. Often, even usually, it would be something inconsequential, and they were just in the mood to stew about it. I would say to them - Don't let me catch you smiling. Don't smile. Ah, I thought I caught you starting to smile. Don't you dare smile." By then they would burst out laughing, and the foul mood would be instantaneously gone. They would then complain that they hated that I could make them laugh so easily. But it would change their mood and allow them to have a good outlook for the remainder of the day.
Seeeeeeya; Chief Longwind of the North
we really are alike, although my method is a bit more well intentioned teasing (in my mind, of course, in keeping with my earlier statement) than purely being a good guy.
when my boy is sulking, or angry, or just simply bothered by something, i order him to sulk, or be angry, or frustrated, then say "good boy. good boy. always doing what your father tells you to."
if that doesn't work, i start repeating everything he says including "stop it", or "dad, you're being a jerk."
if that still doesn't work, i start telling him jokes he's heard a thousand times.
and if that still doesn't work, i start to sing "oh, canada" in baritone falsetto at which time he's begging me to stop and has completely forgotten what bothered him in the first place.
fatherhood is great, ain't it?
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