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Offline iddee

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Patience
« on: April 15, 2015, 10:15:07 am »
A woman in a supermarket is following a grandfather and his
badly behaved grandson. He has his hands full with the child
screaming for sweets, biscuits, and all sorts of things.

The grandfather is saying in a controlled voice: "Easy, William, we
won't be long". Another outburst and she hears the grandfather calmly say,
 
"It's okay William. Just a couple more minutes and we'll be out of
here. Hang in there”.
 
At the checkout the little horror is throwing items out of the cart.
Grandfather says again in a controlled voice,
 
"William, relax buddy, don't get upset.
We'll be home in five minutes, stay cool William."
 
Very impressed, the woman goes outside to where the grandfather is loading
his groceries and the boy into the car.
 
She says, "It's none of my business, but you were amazing in there. I don't know
how you did it. That whole time you kept your composure, and no matter
how loud and disruptive he got, you just calmly kept saying that things
would be okay. William is very lucky to have you as his grandfather."
 
"Thanks," says the grandfather, "but I am William,
this little demon's name is Timmy".
“Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me... Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.”
― Shel Silverstein

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Re: Patience
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2015, 11:31:39 am »
And haven't we all been there!  :D :D :D
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Re: Patience
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2015, 12:24:54 pm »
 :laugh: :yes: :laugh: :yes:
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Re: Patience
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2015, 07:32:05 pm »
 :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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Re: Patience
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2015, 09:51:12 pm »
OMG that was me teaching Headstart my first year.  They thought I was a saint.

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Re: Patience
« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2015, 09:40:38 am »
LOL
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Re: Patience
« Reply #6 on: April 17, 2015, 06:24:46 pm »
That is funny.
I however have found that there is a nerve running from the behind of those little devils right up to the learning center and if stimulated improves behavior drastically.

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Re: Patience
« Reply #7 on: April 23, 2015, 12:17:33 pm »
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Re: Patience
« Reply #8 on: May 10, 2015, 05:33:00 pm »
Good one Ray! 
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