Let's say you had to run into a store with a 3 year old on the loose. Would it be terrible to use the free balloon at the end of the store visit as leverage to try to keep him from walking backwards down the aisles, grabbing everything in sight, spinning around randomly, and running in S patterns? A Daddy wouldn't be a horrible Daddy if he said, "Stay with me, or you won't get a balloon when we leave," every 4 seconds, right?
When the balloon has been obtained and tied around said 3 year old's wrist and we walk out of the store, how many times should I, I mean someone who is definitely not me, have to say things like, "Hey, stay with me. Pay attention. Don't walk into that trash...never mind, does your head hurt now? Hold my hand crossing the street."
And when some random 3 year old throws his hands into the air during some random spin/dance move resulting in the balloon slipping off his wrist and floating away, would anyone be a terrible father for using that as a teaching moment? A teaching moment that involves saying something like, "Your balloon ran away because you weren't listening to Daddy and running all over the place."
If you saw a red balloon floating above Gilead Road about 4:30 PM today, I have no idea where it came from. Thankfully, some random 3 year old didn't have a meltdown and seemed to understand that life is full of disappointment, but only if you don't listen to your Daddy and do exactly what he tells you to.
CK
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