Quote Originally Posted by frankykeno

LOL Matt, I figure your own kids are putting up with you and mine are used to a mother that's slightly off kilter so no biggie to them! After all one of my parenting tricks in order to keep my 4 in line at the grocery store is to threaten to sing loudly (and very badly) to the piped in muzak....if that doesn't get immediate good behaviour....I offer to add in choreography! (oh I dance about as well as I sing LMAO). Amazing at that point how all 4 kids suddenly exhibit the most amazing good manners!
Hahahaha. All of ours will be in HS next year - yippikiyay as they say in "Die Hard"!

I have similar "control tactics" which usually involve belting out the GOULET! or any number of adopted dialects - the more public and crowded the situation or location the better and faster they work!

Unfortunately these displays catch Smynx in their broadcasts too - as a result when we usually hit the mall or store everyone scatters from me right off the bat. I act all indignant and wounded and then enjoy my solo time hehe.