You do need to prime the pump for this to work. They need to taste something that is spicy, that you've warned them was spicy, so then they trust you when you lie to them.
What a great movie. Totally forgot about it until now
I am unaware - which movie?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jXIL-yQSv30
Kung Pow is hysterical if you like dumb movies. Man edited into an old kung fu movie and all voices rerecorded for a comedy plot.
Not just something, get a milkshake, drink 80% of it then add pepper to it, now you let him see it and ask for a sip, "no way it's spicy, it's a milkshake!", he drinks it, curses and will forever believe you when you say its spicy no matter what
Milk nullifies capsaicin though. You'll probably have to use something like ginger. Lots of ginger. It would probably be delicious too now that I think about it.
That's the real trick: legitimately enjoy stuff the kiddos will hate.
My nephew was so disappointed when he looked into my fridge. What, raw vegetables and water aren't good enough for you?
Hahaha yes, even adults complain about the lack of "snacks" when they visit. Like what do you call an apple or carrot. :P
It bothers me how much people lie to children.
Just wait til you hear about politics
Yes but politicians lying to adults doesnt inhibit their growth in the same way. Your kids need to learn how to handle not having something they want and learning how to handle being told no.
Very true. Kids need to accept no as an answer and adults need to be able to say that
In general I agree with you, but you're missing a very important point why parents take shortcuts and lie to their kids: exhaustion!
Due to lack of community and wage slavery..
Genuine question... A boy wants to drink the oreo shake in parent's hand. He asks for it. The parent says no. The boy asks why. What should parent say? Now, I understand that there could be multiple reasons, like sugar being bad for health and being kind of addictive. But whatever reason they give, would it not be implied on the parent themselves?
Like, how should parent handle this? This is just an example situation, but I would really like to know more.
I'm not the relevant authority, but I'll answer your question with another:
How often in life do you have to accept something (a "no", perhaps) for reasons that you don't agree with, or find unsatisfactory?
A LOT.
But how would a child understand? Is there no cheat code for this?
Same.
I don't think there are any cheatcodes for these kinds of things which is why we all end up having to learn them later in life whether alone or in therapy.
As a parent, just say the thruth. Sometimes the reason can simply be "it's mine, I would like to drink it on my own and I'm not in a mood to share right now"
Or one of the reason you explained.
It bothers me too, but it’s (sadly) actually pretty good preparation for the real world. I’ll grant you that I’m a teacher (of adults), but I hear lies all day long. I also hear the truth, and I don’t particularly mind being lied to by a student, but absolutely no way do my classes have internet outages as much as they say they do, for example.
I usually just share, because my 4yo daughter is a logical little imp and since I'm like 6x her size, I tell her I'll give her a little but I still get most cause I'm bigger and that always works.
My two year old, though, I'll just say no more and let them cry. Gotta learn early, I guess. Lol
There is no reasoning with them until ~3 years old, just diverting their attention.
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