My Uncle - an educated man - has a very inspiring sense of humor. Ever since I was a little boy, whenever I went to visit him and his family (and mine too) - and that usually happened during summer break - he gave me some "responsible" tasks. Cut the wood, mow the lawn, clean the house, wash the car - the usual things I could be forced to do at home instead of having a little piece of Vacation. The trick with him was, that he never said it was a punishment or anything of the kind. It usually happened the other way. We've been very calm and polite - my and my cousins - and so said our Grandma. Uncle came and said - oh really? then, as a reward You can bring the water from the well and mow the lawn.
And that is exactly, how it happened every time. An appropriate stress of the "You can" part and it worked miracles.
Maybe I should apply the method to my doings?
OA
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