exactly!
there's no point punishing a child for something they did hours ago, but do my siblings listen to me? do they buggery!
actually, i don't have to punish them very often. they know how far they can push me before i go krakatoa on them, so they're generally very careful not to overstep. it's easy if you explain things to them, such as WHY they can't have sweets. give them a reason and they won't annoy me!
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Tue 22 Apr 2008, 15:39, Reply)