Three is the Magic Number
I accept learned that amongst my toddler, 3 is the magic number. By this, I hateful that inwards gild to acquire her to produce anything she doesn't desire to or terminal doing anything she does desire to merely isn't supposed to, I demand to enjoin her 3 times, amongst increasing levels of intensity. It reminds me of my Mommy Tolerance Threshold. Whether it is asking her to pony upwards the cereal she constitute nether the couch because it is fourth dimension for dinner, or telling her to terminal sticking the keys inwards the low-cal socket, I tin give notice never acquire her to react on the get-go request.
Example:
1st try:
Me: Quiet Contemplator, it's fourth dimension for bed. Let's ambit on your jammies.
The Quiet Contemplator: Plays deaf together with continues to construct a robot out of Mega Bloks.
2nd try:
Me: Quiet Contemplator, I said it was fourth dimension to ambit on your jammies together with therefore delight come upwards here. Now.
The Quiet Contemplator: Continues to play deaf together with resumes her Bloks play, though she has right away switched to edifice a doggie.
3rd try:
Me: QUIET CONTEMPLATOR! Put the fucking Bloks downwards together with acquire your donkey over hither together with inwards these jammies earlier I accept an aneurysm! (I don't genuinely tell this merely MY GOD produce I desire to.)
What I genuinely tell is to a greater extent than like: QUIET CONTEMPLATOR. JAMMIES. NOW.
The Quiet Contemplator: Puts the Bloks downwards together with tardily pads her fashion over to me similar nil happened.
Now, on the other hand, if I inquire The Quiet Contemplator to produce something she likes, similar become to the common or consume a cupcake, she could listen that shit whispered from space.
These ii qualities may accept caused me to accept a slight midpoint twitch together with drinking problem.
Example:
1st try:
Me: Quiet Contemplator, it's fourth dimension for bed. Let's ambit on your jammies.
The Quiet Contemplator: Plays deaf together with continues to construct a robot out of Mega Bloks.
2nd try:
Me: Quiet Contemplator, I said it was fourth dimension to ambit on your jammies together with therefore delight come upwards here. Now.
The Quiet Contemplator: Continues to play deaf together with resumes her Bloks play, though she has right away switched to edifice a doggie.
3rd try:
Me: QUIET CONTEMPLATOR! Put the fucking Bloks downwards together with acquire your donkey over hither together with inwards these jammies earlier I accept an aneurysm! (I don't genuinely tell this merely MY GOD produce I desire to.)
What I genuinely tell is to a greater extent than like: QUIET CONTEMPLATOR. JAMMIES. NOW.
The Quiet Contemplator: Puts the Bloks downwards together with tardily pads her fashion over to me similar nil happened.
Now, on the other hand, if I inquire The Quiet Contemplator to produce something she likes, similar become to the common or consume a cupcake, she could listen that shit whispered from space.
These ii qualities may accept caused me to accept a slight midpoint twitch together with drinking problem.