女儿发脾气时妈妈的绝招
<p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vocal">vocal</span> <span word="supporter">supporter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="corporal">corporal</span> <span word="punishment">punishment</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="spanked">spanked</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="siblings">siblings</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="once">once</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="punishment">punishment</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="lasting">lasting</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="sting">sting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="swat">swat</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="rumps">rumps</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="memorable">memorable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="occasions">occasions</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="four">four</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 70&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="sister">sister</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="daycare">daycare</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="daycare">daycare</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="tired">tired</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>, "<span word="Momma">Momma</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="McDonalds">McDonalds</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span>?" <span word="The">The</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="replied">replied</span>, "<span word="Honey">Honey</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="tonight">tonight</span>. <span word="Momma">Momma</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="errands">errands</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cook">cook</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Daddy">Daddy</span>." "<span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanna">wanna</span> <span word="go">go</span>." "<span word="Susie">Susie</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="tonight">tonight</span>. <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span>." <span word="Susie">Susie</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>, <span word="kicking">kicking</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="screaming">screaming</span>, "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="McDonalds">McDonalds</span>."</p><p><span word="No">No</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pleading">pleading</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="scolding">scolding</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="Susie">Susie</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tantrum">tantrum</span>. <span word="Finally">Finally</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="in">in</span>, "<span word="Okay">Okay</span>, <span word="Susie">Susie</span>, <span word="lets">lets</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="McDonalds">McDonalds</span>." <span word="Susie">Susie</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="yelling">yelling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="smiling">smiling</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="grabbed">grabbed</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="left">left</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="amazed">amazed</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="inaccurate">inaccurate</span>; <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="delighted">delighted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="throwing">throwing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tantrum">tantrum</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="daycare">daycare</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Sears">Sears</span> & <span word="Roebuck">Roebuck</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="Layaway">Layaway</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="excited">excited</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lights">lights</span> <span word="and">and</span> 1<span word="decorations">decorations</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toy">toy</span> <span word="section">section</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Layaway">Layaway</span> <span word="Department">Department</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="toy">toy</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="telephone">telephone</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="bells">bells</span> <span word="rang">rang</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="string">string</span>. <span word="Looking">Looking</span> <span word="lovingly">lovingly</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>, "<span word="Mama">Mama</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="telephone">telephone</span>?"</p>
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