Oh, no my secrets out...
By AnnaB7
@AnnaB7 (756)
United States
July 26, 2008 8:00pm CST
my darling daughter, (dd) has discovered that I have been less than truthful about something.
You remember how sometimes children will complain about different things, (my head hurts, my stomach hurts, my leg hurts, I don't feel good,,,, and on and on the list goes, nothing seriously wrong no fevers no real reason for complaining just a little on the whinny side. All you parents out there know what I am talking about.
Well today since I have been using the computer so much my dd has taken the opportunity to go and do some research in some medical books we have around the house, she has been reading and reading and reading, she just came and informed me that I was incorrect about cleaning. She said she can find no where that any illness is cured just by making someone clean.
You know how you tell your child to go sweep the floor for a headache, go wash the dishes for "I don't feel good" go do dishes for whinning,,,etc etc... I had just about convinced all the kids around here if they clean something or straighten up something they will be able to feel better. I almost had two problems fixed at once, the house cleaning itself (practically) the constant whinning stopped, the complaining stopped, *because you know that chores are good for complainers right? You know the complaints of "why can't I..." or "i am not happy because..."
Now what am I to do my best kept secrets almost escaped... I will have to swear my dd to secrecy she will have to tell her brothers that all ailments are cured by keeping their rooms clean and neat, and organized. and by cheerfully helping around the house... maybe it will work... maybe she will agree to keep the worlds greatest secret.... What do you think do you think she'll keep the secret? or am I doomed to having to find all new cures for all the ailments of childhood. LOL
What are your best cures for minor aches and pains, complaints and whines that have no real bases or are being severly overstated to the point you have a headache?
Do you think that the cures I have are good cures? or am I really too mean....
Hope you all are better secret keepers than me, I should of hidden the books, lol
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@alori61 (344)
• United States
27 Jul 08
Well knowing me I would tell her the medical books are old, they are making medical discovries all the time and point out how in fact the chores had at some point helped this, that or the other ailment setting specific examples.
It trully isn't an untruth, most of the time the chores will cure the ailment unless the ailment is caused by something physical. Even when you're truly sick the longer you lay around feeling sorry for yourself the longer you're going to feel ill. Nothing cures a headache better then getting the blood moving and what better to do that then chores.
When mine were younger, mommy had the greatest magic kisses in the neighborhood, the kids even brought home thier friends in need of one. Other then my 17 year old son complaining he's bored (because he just got his drivers license and wants to use it) I don't get much complaining, I was a mean mom it wasn't allowed, they learned as babies and thank god never tried it whenn they got older. No blood don't cry, no fever you go to school, your bored find something to do or I'll find something for you to do. (Of course I knew my kids well enough to know if they needed medical attention without blood or a fever).
Funny thing was my 20 year old burned her finger on her straightener the other day, she came out of the bathroom pouting about it. Teasing her I said does mommy's baby need a magic kiss? With pouty lips she said 'yeah she does' so I gave her slightly reddened finger a magic kiss, and a big smile took over her face. She said mommy's magic kisses still work. I asked her about it and she said of course they worked because they were supposed to they didn't know any better so when mommy pulled out her magic kisses they knew they were going to feel better, and even now her finger didn't hurt.
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@AnnaB7 (756)
• United States
27 Jul 08
I think you think a lot like me. A little moving around is good for minor complaints, plus the house being straightened up and clean is enough to make everyone feel better because then your not sitting in a dirty house or embarrassed if company happens to stop by.
I told my husband that the kids were going to have a complex of some kind when they got older. But at least they would have clean houses. lol
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@ellie333 (21016)
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27 Jul 08
Hi Anna, It just goes to show never underestimate a child and as they grow up they will do things like read a medical book to see if what you are saying s true. LOL. I have never used housework but have used well if you hurt you won't be able to go out to play later or no icecream if your tummy hurts as it will make it worse. Ellie :D
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@sunshinelady (7609)
• United States
27 Jul 08
While that was a ingenious way of taking care of two problems your daughter was smart enough to go and look in the medical books to see the truth or untruth in what you have told her. Maybe your daughter will black mail you with this information. lol. I never had any I just told my child that he would just have to live with it.
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@AnnaB7 (756)
• United States
27 Jul 08
I have told them that before but it did not work, so I started telling them to clean or organize stuff so that they would at least have a placebo effect of feeling better.
Well I wasn't really lying because you do feel better in a clean house, and if you move around a little, but it was funny sort of the way she came in here to tell me she had been reading thru the medical books looking for a condition that was cured by cleaning, lol, so I thought that was funny.
@mobilecubie (820)
• Philippines
27 Jul 08
These day and age children are getting way smarter to be tricked by the old secrets. LOL Well I'm not a parent but I have to say that there is no time that the pain has no basis. It may be that the child wants attention so give it to them because they deserve it. But when it comes to complains and whines I find not paying attention to them to have wondrous effects. I guess you'll have to find new ways to treat their aliments apart from cleaning the house because though your daughter may keep it a secret you'll be coaching her to lie early on. You can give them a piece of sugarless candy and call it a magic pill, or you can even massage them and say its a secret Chinese healing tick. LOL
@AnnaB7 (756)
• United States
27 Jul 08
I agree usually it is just for attention that children are complaining, also I was really just teasing not serious about having my dd keep a secret.
I do give my kids a lot of attention but some days when the whinning is non stop and no one is happy no matter what a little cleaning won't hurt to make all the aches and pains go away., lol
and it is a lot better than what my grannie used to do, she used to give caster oil for everything whether you needed it or not. now that is dangerous I think, but a few light chores arn't, at least I don't thinks so. not really so long as you know that the child doing the complaining is not really ailing in any way,. I would not suggest chores to a child who was really sick or really had a reason for complaining.
Anyway, I am not seriously telling my dd to lie or lying to my kids okay, anyway kids are smarter than ever every day right. hope you have a great day.
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