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Originally Posted by maleficent
It's all about the age of the child...
How much time have you spent around kids?  tell a kid that the stove is hot - and betcha a dollar or more that kid is going to touch the stove to see for himself. (heck there'd be a lot of adults who will do the touching) |
Bingo - I was one of those kids. No matter what reason my parents gave for not doing stuff I just had to test it out to see if they were right. 99% of the time - they were. My daughter is one of those kids too.
My daughter also loves to try to draw me into an arguement or giving in at least a little bit. I've said the phrase a few times but most of the time it's been after she's argued every decision I've made that day and I'm tired of reasoning with her. Or when she's continuing to argue a decision that I'm firm on. It seems that sometimes she's just arguing for the sake of arguing and not because she really disbelieves my reasons. When I say "Because I said so." it usually means "I've explained this before (or just a minute ago) and I'm tired of arguing - this is the end of the discussion. You either obey or suffer the consequences."
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