Comments on: Mrs. Robot-o http://noblesavage.me.uk/2009/04/23/mrs-robot-o/ Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:50:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Charlotte (The Buggy Blogger) http://noblesavage.me.uk/2009/04/23/mrs-robot-o/comment-page-1/#comment-2991 Charlotte (The Buggy Blogger) Tue, 12 May 2009 19:00:28 +0000 http://noblesavage.me.uk/2009/04/23/mrs-robot-o/#comment-2991 Tee hee. This story had me in stitches. Though I feel I should use a more mechanical turn of phrase. This story had me in soldering tacks? Sorry ... This. Story. Had. Me and so on and so forth. Tee hee. This story had me in stitches. Though I feel I should use a more mechanical turn of phrase. This story had me in soldering tacks? Sorry … This. Story. Had. Me and so on and so forth.

]]> By: Enjoy The Ride » Every. Parent. Should. Read. This. http://noblesavage.me.uk/2009/04/23/mrs-robot-o/comment-page-1/#comment-2985 Enjoy The Ride » Every. Parent. Should. Read. This. Mon, 11 May 2009 16:47:17 +0000 http://noblesavage.me.uk/2009/04/23/mrs-robot-o/#comment-2985 [...] The Potty Diaries brought our attention to an interesting little get-your-kid-to-do-anything technique. Here's what Noble Savage had to say: I have discovered that if I talk like a robot, The Noble Child will do whatever I ask. Yes, seriously. This came about in another of our epic battles to get her dressed and her hair combed, wherein, in desperation, I summoned up my best authoritative and monotonous voice and said “Sit. Still. Please. Robot said so.” Automatically, TNC stopped wriggling and crying and allowed me to part her hair and put them in “hairtails” (pigtails/bunches to you and me). She grinned every time this new voice asked her to do something (put on socks, do a wee, etc..) and said with great enthusiasm, “Okay, Robot!” The rest of the day was spent issuing orders in a mechanic overtone. “Pick. Up. Your. Toys.” “No. More. Milk. Today.” “Time. For. Bed. Now.” Read the whole post here. [...] [...] The Potty Diaries brought our attention to an interesting little get-your-kid-to-do-anything technique. Here’s what Noble Savage had to say: I have discovered that if I talk like a robot, The Noble Child will do whatever I ask. Yes, seriously. This came about in another of our epic battles to get her dressed and her hair combed, wherein, in desperation, I summoned up my best authoritative and monotonous voice and said “Sit. Still. Please. Robot said so.” Automatically, TNC stopped wriggling and crying and allowed me to part her hair and put them in “hairtails” (pigtails/bunches to you and me). She grinned every time this new voice asked her to do something (put on socks, do a wee, etc..) and said with great enthusiasm, “Okay, Robot!” The rest of the day was spent issuing orders in a mechanic overtone. “Pick. Up. Your. Toys.” “No. More. Milk. Today.” “Time. For. Bed. Now.” Read the whole post here. [...]

]]> By: Enjoy The Ride » All. Parents. Should. Read. This. http://noblesavage.me.uk/2009/04/23/mrs-robot-o/comment-page-1/#comment-2984 Enjoy The Ride » All. Parents. Should. Read. This. Mon, 11 May 2009 16:42:31 +0000 http://noblesavage.me.uk/2009/04/23/mrs-robot-o/#comment-2984 [...] The Potty Diaries brought our attention to an interesting little get-your-kid-to-do-anything technique. Here's what Noble Savage had to say: I have discovered that if I talk like a robot, The Noble Child will do whatever I ask. Yes, seriously. This came about in another of our epic battles to get her dressed and her hair combed, wherein, in desperation, I summoned up my best authoritative and monotonous voice and said “Sit. Still. Please. Robot said so.” Automatically, TNC stopped wriggling and crying and allowed me to part her hair and put them in “hairtails” (pigtails/bunches to you and me). She grinned every time this new voice asked her to do something (put on socks, do a wee, etc..) and said with great enthusiasm, “Okay, Robot!” The rest of the day was spent issuing orders in a mechanic overtone. “Pick. Up. Your. Toys.” “No. More. Milk. Today.” “Time. For. Bed. Now.” Read the whole post here. [...] [...] The Potty Diaries brought our attention to an interesting little get-your-kid-to-do-anything technique. Here’s what Noble Savage had to say: I have discovered that if I talk like a robot, The Noble Child will do whatever I ask. Yes, seriously. This came about in another of our epic battles to get her dressed and her hair combed, wherein, in desperation, I summoned up my best authoritative and monotonous voice and said “Sit. Still. Please. Robot said so.” Automatically, TNC stopped wriggling and crying and allowed me to part her hair and put them in “hairtails” (pigtails/bunches to you and me). She grinned every time this new voice asked her to do something (put on socks, do a wee, etc..) and said with great enthusiasm, “Okay, Robot!” The rest of the day was spent issuing orders in a mechanic overtone. “Pick. Up. Your. Toys.” “No. More. Milk. Today.” “Time. For. Bed. Now.” Read the whole post here. [...]

]]> By: Iota http://noblesavage.me.uk/2009/04/23/mrs-robot-o/comment-page-1/#comment-2978 Iota Mon, 11 May 2009 00:36:27 +0000 http://noblesavage.me.uk/2009/04/23/mrs-robot-o/#comment-2978 Hilarious. At least she played along. What would it have been like if she'd just smiled and picked up the object (and dropped it), or cried, or just given you a withering look? Visiting your blog from Potty Mummy's choice of you as Blogger of the week. I'm you in reverse - a Brit expat in the US. I always find it fascinating to see how life is for those who make the journey in the other direction. Hilarious.

At least she played along. What would it have been like if she’d just smiled and picked up the object (and dropped it), or cried, or just given you a withering look?

Visiting your blog from Potty Mummy’s choice of you as Blogger of the week. I’m you in reverse – a Brit expat in the US. I always find it fascinating to see how life is for those who make the journey in the other direction.

]]> By: NS http://noblesavage.me.uk/2009/04/23/mrs-robot-o/comment-page-1/#comment-2941 NS Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:49:17 +0000 http://noblesavage.me.uk/2009/04/23/mrs-robot-o/#comment-2941 Your other ally in making toddlers do things, besides Voices, is Puppets. Which I guess falls under Voices because you have to put on a voice as well, but your hand will be stuck up a cat or giraffe's ass as well. Only use in emergency though as walking around with a puppet on your hand *and* doing the voice might get you beaten up or taken for a psych evaluation. Your other ally in making toddlers do things, besides Voices, is Puppets. Which I guess falls under Voices because you have to put on a voice as well, but your hand will be stuck up a cat or giraffe’s ass as well. Only use in emergency though as walking around with a puppet on your hand *and* doing the voice might get you beaten up or taken for a psych evaluation.

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