[Albion Wilde]

Actually, there have been more instances where I had thought about slapping the child's parent...

Gryphen, don't do that.

Mommy doesn't like that.

Stop it.

Please, Gryph? Put that back.

OK, Mommy will put it back.

You can't have a cookie now because... don't open that...

OK, but only one.

Here.

OK, two.

Stop that.

Gryphie, please.

Please?

Mommy's good boy?

Please?

[dfwgator]

I think of the Cosby “Jeffrey” routine. Little Jeffrey. I remember his name, not because he said, “I’m four years old,” but because Jeffrey’s mother said his name all 2500 miles of the trip.