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When my step daughter was younger (6 ish) she used to think it was funny to flip people the bird ...
Background: Before me, she kinda' grew up in a machine shop with the inlaws. Brother and sister in laws (there were 8) are either dead, in jail or in rehab ... Pretty rough crew.
(As my wife says, her family put the D in disfunctional) Anyway, couple of them thought it was funny to teach her to flip the bird.
I tried to stop it. She thought it was funnier ... OOOOHHHH KAAAAY.
Enter the Duct Tape.
Yup, I'd rip a piece off and say "I'm gonna' tape that thing down if you don't stop" "You're going to walk around with a Duct Tape mit" After a bit, just that loud sound of a piece starting to be ripped off did the trick. (LOL) She stopped.
She's older now, kid of her own, we laugh about it.
Background: Before me, she kinda' grew up in a machine shop with the inlaws. Brother and sister in laws (there were 8) are either dead, in jail or in rehab ... Pretty rough crew.
(As my wife says, her family put the D in disfunctional) Anyway, couple of them thought it was funny to teach her to flip the bird.
I tried to stop it. She thought it was funnier ... OOOOHHHH KAAAAY.
Enter the Duct Tape.

Yup, I'd rip a piece off and say "I'm gonna' tape that thing down if you don't stop" "You're going to walk around with a Duct Tape mit" After a bit, just that loud sound of a piece starting to be ripped off did the trick. (LOL) She stopped.
She's older now, kid of her own, we laugh about it.