As 'n ouer, iewers langs die pad het ek ontdek die "Toe ek 'n klein seuntjie" trick.
My seun, waarskynlik vier of vyf by die tyd, speel 'n ballon en soos die meeste seuntjies wat speel met ballonne, he popped it. He was very upset. The world had come to an end. I said to him, "Toe ek 'n klein seuntjie, Ek het 'n ballon en dit inloer en uiteindelik, I got a new balloon." It seemed to help him cope with his loss and led to a fun talk about what it was like when I was a little boy.
That worked well as a consolation technique and I used it a several times over the next period of time. I did get into trouble once when his Monster Rancher 3 creature died. I talked about how my dog, Prins, had died in a car accident. Hierdie keer, was sy antwoord, "Nou voel ek sleg oor twee dinge!" I shied away from using the "when I was a little boy" tegniek vir die troos na daardie.
Voor die dooie hond voorval, egter, I had also started to use the technique to convince him to do chores. "Toe ek 'n klein seuntjie was, Ek het om uit te gaan en die koerant te kry. ", "My kamer skoon", "Mamma haar koffie beker", ens..
Dit was ook redelik suksesvol vir 'n rukkie, but he started to increasingly rebel against the tyranny of my childhood. One event, in die besonder, marked the end. I told him to bring the garbage cans from curb back to the garage. He argued and I responded, "Toe ek 'n klein seuntjie was, I had to take the garbage back to the garage." He responded, "O ja! Well when you were a little boy, wat is dom!".
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