do idle threats scare you?

Question

Do peoples idle threats frighten you on here.....do you find it as funny as me when someone makes underlying threats that they quite obviously cant follow through with. I mean why do they waste their breath...So my question is.....have you ever come across an idiot who cant put their money where their mouth is?....cos i recently have.....is that a question?...yes i think it is...if not then heres one just in case (cos customer care are ruthless) What is the square root of 144...lmao

Answer 1

No, not the lest. Where's the best place for people who would be scared to tell off people in person...on here of course. Square root of 144 is 12....lol.

Answer 2

Well sometimes parents joke and threaten something silly, just to get the kids' attention and as a warning. But for serious consequences, you must think before you speak. Don't react to your frustration or anger, but calmly tell your child what the consequence will be, and make sure it's DOABLE, you have no idea how much you might regret a punishment that lasts a week for a young kid, say 5 years old, so start out small, with small time frames. Take a toy away for a day, see how it works. You can always escalate the punishment, but to back out of one is much worse, because then the child thinks they can bargain with you! Also, if you do get upset, yell, or act inappropriately, it is OK to apologize to your child for your inappropriate behavior. You can say, "I'm sorry I lost my temper, mommy should have had better control, but sometimes when you whine it's hard for mommy to stay calm." and leave it at that. Don't take away the discipline, but apologize for poor behavior. That will take away the 'god' like syndrome very fast. Good Luck.

Answer 3

there's a reason why acne faced semi-illiterates on here who like to flap their finger tips are called "keyboard cowboys". you found it, and you find many of them online lol