Thursday, November 20, 2008

The Rolling Apple - Part 1 "Silence!"


I'm sure there are many ways in which I have implemented my parent's techniques, so as I'm aware of them, I'll add blogs about them.

*No saying, "Shut up!"*

When I was first married, a four- or five-year-old told me to 'shut up' at church. It was seriously APPAULING! I couldn't get over it. I know it's a commonly used thing to say, but hearing it from such small and innocent lips was just too much. It was then that I stopped saying it. Well, I mean, pretty much. It still pops out occasionally, but I try SOOOOO hard to say anything but. Other words/phrases have the same effect, but aren't 'mean.' My favorite alternative is, "Stop talking!" It's really great if you drag it out in a monotone... 'sttooopp taaallking!'

2 comments:

Reid Family said...

Thats so funny that you would blog about kids repeating things today! We were in the car today and I said "oh my heck!" and the rest of the way home that is all we heard. "Oh my heck" is not that bad but Gaving repeats EVERYTHING so I am trying to be careful!

Anonymous said...

OMG!