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   Ladywolf17 said, 4 months ago

   And stick with the decision.

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   Ji2m said, 4 months ago

   You could always offer it as a trade out for something…

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   ejcapulet said, 4 months ago

   There are some very good reasons he can’t play in the sprinkler: his running around on a slick, wet lawn without someone to make sure he doesn’t fall and hit his head is a big one.

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   Roto13 said, 4 months ago

   Reminds of my mom. She would refuse stuff like that for no reason at all.

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   AliKzam said, 4 months ago

   Ask dad.

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   Paul Jones said, 4 months ago

   What gets me is the bug-eyed glare that I see every day of the strip. It’s off-putting to see people copnsistently over-react to commonplace events.

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   Paul Jones said, 4 months ago

   AliKzam: if I remember this storyline, he does just that tomorrow. This leads into a third strip that has Elly remind John that they have to present a united front against the children.

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   spano said, 4 months ago

   if you want to teach by example, you have to be able to say i am wrong. No point ion sticking to a stupid decision in a strong-headed manner.

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   WORDMAN33 said, 4 months ago

   Because I said so always worked for my mom.

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    cdward said, 4 months ago

    I agree with spano. It is a good example for a parent to listen to their kid’s reasons and, if appropriate, say, “You know, that’s a good argument. Maybe you’re right.” If you have a good reason for saying NO, however, then state the reason and (because kids don’t like to hear the word even when the good reason is given), stick to it.

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    barbhinkins said, 4 months ago

    I remember running under the sprinkler - kids today don’t get the chance in Melbourne - we’ve got Level 3a water restrictions. bleeep drought!

    http://www.melbournewater.com.au/content/waterconservation/waterrestrictions/Stage3a_waterrestrictions-questionsandanswers.asp

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    barbhinkins said, 4 months ago

    Again with the bleep! I said dar..n

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    barbhinkins said, 4 months ago

    honest!

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    kfaatz925 said, 4 months ago

    I agree, spano and cdward. The most important thing is to give your real reason, but you can rethink your decision (learning this from the kids I teach!)

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    Macushlalondra said, 4 months ago

    How about if Elly says if you go under the sprinkler I want to watch you but right now I’m busy. If you help me with this then I can take a break and watch you. I’d want to watch because it would bring back memories and it would be fun. She might even join him.

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    atajayhawk said, 4 months ago

    Occasionally rethinking and changing my decision didn’t seem to hurt with my kids. Same with apologizing when I’d over reacted. I think it helped them to realize that, if I kept saying NO, I did mean it. But, every kid is different, too.

    Not easy, raising them without inflicting severe bodily harm along the way.

    paul jones, I think the bug eyes are more of an, “Oh, gosh, I’ve done it again!” realization.

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    The_Ol_Goaler said, 4 months ago

    Three words…

    SLIP AND SLIDE!!!! :-)

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    MermaidStitcher said, 4 months ago

    Mine knew if they did not agree they would say can we talk about this? And we would. there where times they had valid points. And I would change the no to a yes. there was no losing of face. i never said ” because I said so”. and most times when the answer stayed no they understood the why

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    Allan Claus said, 4 months ago

    gmartin997 - in Ontario, it’s typically “Even number houses water on even days, odd number houses water on odd days.”
    Every town I’ve lived / visited has had the same regulations.

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    cleokaya said, 4 months ago

    Since I live on a lake, I would say, Michael, let’s go for a swim instead.

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    Rmom said, 4 months ago

    I agree with several of the previous. Saying “no” without having a good reason makes kids want to rebel. If you have a good reason, but don’t tell them, same thing. If you don’t explain the reasoning behind your decisions, how can you expect your kids to make wise decisions? Nothing wrong with telling your kids “no” - however, if you want them to have the same values you do, you’d better help them understand the “why” behind those values.

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    Wildmustang1262 said, 4 months ago

    HUH?! No way! LOLs! When I was kid, I used to “play in the water sprinkler at back yard outside.” I loved and enjoyed it. Now I think we can’t play in the sprinkler. We have the water restrictions in Reno/Sparks/Carson City and other rural cities/towns in Washoe County because we had the drought in the past and we had to follow the rule with the even and odd numbers on those days for watering the lawns. We cannot water the lawns during the daytime because the hot air/wind in hot weather will vaporize the water fast but we can water in early morning or late evening so the hot air/wind will not vaporize the water. Oh well! I think it must be crazy but think twice about the drought problem so we need to conserve the water storages during the summertime.

    Does that make sense to y’all or not???
    Have a g’day, mates and lads! :-)

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    dakabn5 said, 4 months ago

    I get that attitude sometimes, but let’s not be tyrants people!

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    summerdog said, 4 months ago

    How come no one has addressed the issue that if a kid ever talked back to a parent like that, he is disrespectful of an adult and deserves the consequences. I would have been knocked into next week!

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    jerzy said, 4 months ago

    Oh for pity’s sake! It’s a COMIC STRIP!! It is NOT a book on child rearing or a marriage manual! If they didn’t make mistakes, there would be nothing to make a joke about!

    Maybe some of you should go read Funky Winkerbean, which gets criticized for being too serious.