ஒரு பெற்றோராக, somewhere along the line I discovered the "When I was a little boy" trick.

என் மகன், அந்த நேரத்தில் அநேகமாக நான்கு அல்லது ஐந்து, ஒரு பலூன் விளையாட்டு மற்றும் பலூன்கள் விளையாட மிகவும் சிறிய ஆண் போன்ற, he popped it. He was very upset. The world had come to an end. I said to him, "when I was little boy, நான் ஒரு பலூன் இருந்தது, இறுதியில் அது வந்துவிட்டது மற்றும், 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, இளவரசன், had died in a car accident. இந்த நேரம், அவரது பதில் இருந்தது, "Now I feel bad about two things!" I shied away from using the "when I was a little boy" பின்னர் ஆறுதல் நுட்பமாகும்.

இறந்த நாய் சம்பவம் முன், இருப்பினும், I had also started to use the technique to convince him to do chores. "When I was a little boy, I had to go out and get the newspaper", "clean my room", "get Mommy her coffee cup", முதலியன.

இது ஒரு போது அழகாக வெற்றிகரமாக, but he started to increasingly rebel against the tyranny of my childhood. One event, குறிப்பாக, marked the end. I told him to bring the garbage cans from curb back to the garage. He argued and I responded, "When I was a little boy, I had to take the garbage back to the garage." He responded, "Oh yeah! Well when you were a little boy, அந்த முட்டாள் இருந்தது!".

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