Having now finished the third round of toy selection, I hit the sack for some direly needed rest. The "Christmas Stress" is almost too much for a 9 year old kid, but it must be done or let the selection of Christmas toys fall upon an adult. That would be a major miscarriage of the "Kid Code" page 17, paragraph 2 , that states, " Never allow an adult to choose, recommend, or have control over the selection of toys." It's okay to let an adult recommend, but just be nice, shake your head and choose what you want anyway. If the adult gets too pushy, too demanding and tries to take too much control, there are remedies. The child can begin by just expressing their dislike, then getting a little stronger by raising their voice and stamping their feet. **Caution**, be extremely careful. Some adults become very angry and could resort to physical abuse, commonly known as 'spanking.' Spanking can be a very traumatic experience, but there are actions the child can do to mitigate the effects of 'spanking'. I will get to those shortly. But to continue with controlling pushy adults; taking extreme measures may be necessary in some cases. Adults like to use such tactics as telling the child, "You won't get anything for Christmas!" But don't panic, that is only an empty threat. To do that would be an absolute humiliation and admission that they were poor parents Adults would not dare let a child to get up and find the proverbial 'bag of coal.' If a child is subjected to these idle threats, they should allow the adult to believe that the child is fearful and that the threat is real, even though the child knows differently. Always remember, even if you receive a light pat on the glutius maximus, you MUST cry like you have been severely mangled. If extreme measures are called for, the child may begin to cry, yell, fall down on the floor and violently kick. This will many times correct the situation, but it can also result in the dreaded spanking.
Now to get to some of the remedies to either prevent, minimalize or marginalize, the results of spanking and use spanking to your advantage. If a child is confronted with a spanking situation and the adult makes the mistake of saying "this is going to hurt me more than it's going to hurt you," you are in the driver's seat already. If you hear those words, have a plan in mind. The most important thing..... make the adult feel as though it you are experiencing extreme pain, so extreme you may die from the spanking. Scream, cry, beg, "please stop", and if you possibly can, cry big old crocodile tears. This may be very difficult at first, but any child can master the technique.
Just a couple more tips to help a child learn to control an adult. If you do have to result to extreme measures, be sure you do these things in public. Public humiliation of an adult will go a long way and don't be surprised if you get unsolicited support from a nosy bystander. Controlling an adult doesn't happen overnight. It takes work, preseveirence, and patience. You have begin when you're young, so that by the time you are 9 years old, like me, you will have some well trained and obedient parents you can be proud of.
Tomorrow...a very important lesson for all children. "How to sucker Santa into being on your side."
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