In the quest for a peaceful car ride, I tried a new technique today…. Well, new for me anyway. I applied the daddy technique. Strategic ignoring.
Plus side- I managed to avoid several pointless questions like the following:
- Mommy, why are there ritz crackers in the car? I wish they were mine........
- Mommy, can we go to zack’s house today?
- Mommy, can we go to zack’s house tomorrow? Saturday? Sunday?
- Mommy, where are we going?
- Mommy, is this the right way? Mommy…. Mommy…. Mommy????
I also managed to ignore the constant bickering that was going on in the back:
Ew! quit eating your boogers!.... MOMMY… he’s eating his boogers!
No I’m NOT
MOMMY! he’s eating his boogers AGAIN!
NA-AH!!
Negative side- I did SO well, that while lost in daydream land I missed my exit on the way to the church to pick up Markel…. Thus extending my car ride full of boys. Not a good thing.
Anybody have any good advice on how to stop a chronic booger eater???
Tell him he will get worms. My mom did this to me when I was little and wouldn't stop putting my hair in my mouth. But...on second thought - your boys might think worms are cool, and then all of them might start eating their bugars. Hmm...
ReplyDeletedon't tell him anything let him eat away it isn't going to hurt him and he will grow out of it probably. I ate mine when I was young and it never hurt me
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