More on parents...
While at the zoo on Sunday, I overheard a mom punish her daughter, who was apparently misbehaving.
"That's 5 Barbies now!"
Since her tone didn't seem to indicate that a giant reward of new toys, I took it to mean that she was going to have 5 of her no doubt beloved Barbie dolls taken away from her as soon as they got home (provided mom makes good on her threat).
I was left to wonder, "Is this an intimidating punishment?" If a child already has 5 of a toy, one has to assume there are many others to keep them occupied should those 5 be taken in what is no doubt a egregious act of betrayal on mom's part.
Had this been my sister when we were kids, she would now be down to (-4) Barbies and would have spent the next 7 years trying to get her Barbie inventory out of the red.
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