“The Easy way or the Hard way?” is a parenting strategy. It works well.
It seems like a choice, but it’s not really.
This week one of Mia’s mom’s friends tried to use it on me. Funny. I think, she thinks it’s about a choice. It’s not.
It’s about a reputation for stubbornness. It’s about a dedication to act in a predictable way. Nice by default. Very stubborn and annoying otherwise. No real middle ground.
It only really works when a) you are usually nice b) you are willing to make things very uncomfortable and c) you always do it.
I guess I’m telling you this because.. it could come in handy, but mostly because it’s very annoying when people copy something and then stuff it up.