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April 4, 2011 at 9:52 AM #684327April 4, 2011 at 5:46 PM #683339
njtosd
Participant[quote=Rustico]Rustico happens to have a very fun 4 year old and a bag of marshmallows. He did five minutes no problem but played with the thing for the last three minutes. First is was a prosthetic nose, than a thumb ring etc. When he got the second one he just kept playing with them and finally shoved both of them in his mouth in one last great burst of goofiness.[/quote]
How fun! My kids are 7, 9 and 11 are beyond the allure of marshmallows. I think the version for them would involve putting them in the car and telling them not to tweak/bug each other for 10 minutes. The question is what reward would be offered? Allowing them to bicker without intervention for 20 minutes? I don’t know if I could stand it. . .
April 4, 2011 at 5:46 PM #683392Participant[quote=Rustico]Rustico happens to have a very fun 4 year old and a bag of marshmallows. He did five minutes no problem but played with the thing for the last three minutes. First is was a prosthetic nose, than a thumb ring etc. When he got the second one he just kept playing with them and finally shoved both of them in his mouth in one last great burst of goofiness.[/quote]
How fun! My kids are 7, 9 and 11 are beyond the allure of marshmallows. I think the version for them would involve putting them in the car and telling them not to tweak/bug each other for 10 minutes. The question is what reward would be offered? Allowing them to bicker without intervention for 20 minutes? I don’t know if I could stand it. . .
April 4, 2011 at 5:46 PM #684021Participant[quote=Rustico]Rustico happens to have a very fun 4 year old and a bag of marshmallows. He did five minutes no problem but played with the thing for the last three minutes. First is was a prosthetic nose, than a thumb ring etc. When he got the second one he just kept playing with them and finally shoved both of them in his mouth in one last great burst of goofiness.[/quote]
How fun! My kids are 7, 9 and 11 are beyond the allure of marshmallows. I think the version for them would involve putting them in the car and telling them not to tweak/bug each other for 10 minutes. The question is what reward would be offered? Allowing them to bicker without intervention for 20 minutes? I don’t know if I could stand it. . .
April 4, 2011 at 5:46 PM #684162Participant[quote=Rustico]Rustico happens to have a very fun 4 year old and a bag of marshmallows. He did five minutes no problem but played with the thing for the last three minutes. First is was a prosthetic nose, than a thumb ring etc. When he got the second one he just kept playing with them and finally shoved both of them in his mouth in one last great burst of goofiness.[/quote]
How fun! My kids are 7, 9 and 11 are beyond the allure of marshmallows. I think the version for them would involve putting them in the car and telling them not to tweak/bug each other for 10 minutes. The question is what reward would be offered? Allowing them to bicker without intervention for 20 minutes? I don’t know if I could stand it. . .
April 4, 2011 at 5:46 PM #684516Participant[quote=Rustico]Rustico happens to have a very fun 4 year old and a bag of marshmallows. He did five minutes no problem but played with the thing for the last three minutes. First is was a prosthetic nose, than a thumb ring etc. When he got the second one he just kept playing with them and finally shoved both of them in his mouth in one last great burst of goofiness.[/quote]
How fun! My kids are 7, 9 and 11 are beyond the allure of marshmallows. I think the version for them would involve putting them in the car and telling them not to tweak/bug each other for 10 minutes. The question is what reward would be offered? Allowing them to bicker without intervention for 20 minutes? I don’t know if I could stand it. . .
April 5, 2011 at 7:47 AM #683458ocrenter
Participantwhat we needed was a marshmallow test for the housing market.
actually, there was.
people were told you can either buy a house at the peak or wait 5 years and you’ll be able to buy 2 houses for the same price.
some people didn’t listen and bought at the peak.
those who did wait got their reward.
what really drives this home is I actually know someone that bought at the peak. foreclosed, and became a full blown alcoholic from the whole process. how’s that for anecdotal evidence.
April 5, 2011 at 7:47 AM #683510Participantwhat we needed was a marshmallow test for the housing market.
actually, there was.
people were told you can either buy a house at the peak or wait 5 years and you’ll be able to buy 2 houses for the same price.
some people didn’t listen and bought at the peak.
those who did wait got their reward.
what really drives this home is I actually know someone that bought at the peak. foreclosed, and became a full blown alcoholic from the whole process. how’s that for anecdotal evidence.
April 5, 2011 at 7:47 AM #684140Participantwhat we needed was a marshmallow test for the housing market.
actually, there was.
people were told you can either buy a house at the peak or wait 5 years and you’ll be able to buy 2 houses for the same price.
some people didn’t listen and bought at the peak.
those who did wait got their reward.
what really drives this home is I actually know someone that bought at the peak. foreclosed, and became a full blown alcoholic from the whole process. how’s that for anecdotal evidence.
April 5, 2011 at 7:47 AM #684281Participantwhat we needed was a marshmallow test for the housing market.
actually, there was.
people were told you can either buy a house at the peak or wait 5 years and you’ll be able to buy 2 houses for the same price.
some people didn’t listen and bought at the peak.
those who did wait got their reward.
what really drives this home is I actually know someone that bought at the peak. foreclosed, and became a full blown alcoholic from the whole process. how’s that for anecdotal evidence.
April 5, 2011 at 7:47 AM #684635Participantwhat we needed was a marshmallow test for the housing market.
actually, there was.
people were told you can either buy a house at the peak or wait 5 years and you’ll be able to buy 2 houses for the same price.
some people didn’t listen and bought at the peak.
those who did wait got their reward.
what really drives this home is I actually know someone that bought at the peak. foreclosed, and became a full blown alcoholic from the whole process. how’s that for anecdotal evidence.
April 5, 2011 at 8:07 AM #683463NotCranky
Participant[quote=njtosd][quote=Rustico]Rustico happens to have a very fun 4 year old and a bag of marshmallows. He did five minutes no problem but played with the thing for the last three minutes. First is was a prosthetic nose, than a thumb ring etc. When he got the second one he just kept playing with them and finally shoved both of them in his mouth in one last great burst of goofiness.[/quote]
How fun! My kids are 7, 9 and 11 are beyond the allure of marshmallows. I think the version for them would involve putting them in the car and telling them not to tweak/bug each other for 10 minutes. The question is what reward would be offered? Allowing them to bicker without intervention for 20 minutes? I don’t know if I could stand it. . .[/quote]
It was a lot of fun. I believe it was also educational. The six and eight year old kids took the test with ice cream… and they squirmed plenty too. It probably didn’t make things easier that I was eating mine in front of them while bragging about how delicious is was.I guess we should be grateful if all that bickering and not so mortal combat is the worst of it. Certainly can be frustrating to deal with at times.
April 5, 2011 at 8:07 AM #683515Participant[quote=njtosd][quote=Rustico]Rustico happens to have a very fun 4 year old and a bag of marshmallows. He did five minutes no problem but played with the thing for the last three minutes. First is was a prosthetic nose, than a thumb ring etc. When he got the second one he just kept playing with them and finally shoved both of them in his mouth in one last great burst of goofiness.[/quote]
How fun! My kids are 7, 9 and 11 are beyond the allure of marshmallows. I think the version for them would involve putting them in the car and telling them not to tweak/bug each other for 10 minutes. The question is what reward would be offered? Allowing them to bicker without intervention for 20 minutes? I don’t know if I could stand it. . .[/quote]
It was a lot of fun. I believe it was also educational. The six and eight year old kids took the test with ice cream… and they squirmed plenty too. It probably didn’t make things easier that I was eating mine in front of them while bragging about how delicious is was.I guess we should be grateful if all that bickering and not so mortal combat is the worst of it. Certainly can be frustrating to deal with at times.
April 5, 2011 at 8:07 AM #684145Participant[quote=njtosd][quote=Rustico]Rustico happens to have a very fun 4 year old and a bag of marshmallows. He did five minutes no problem but played with the thing for the last three minutes. First is was a prosthetic nose, than a thumb ring etc. When he got the second one he just kept playing with them and finally shoved both of them in his mouth in one last great burst of goofiness.[/quote]
How fun! My kids are 7, 9 and 11 are beyond the allure of marshmallows. I think the version for them would involve putting them in the car and telling them not to tweak/bug each other for 10 minutes. The question is what reward would be offered? Allowing them to bicker without intervention for 20 minutes? I don’t know if I could stand it. . .[/quote]
It was a lot of fun. I believe it was also educational. The six and eight year old kids took the test with ice cream… and they squirmed plenty too. It probably didn’t make things easier that I was eating mine in front of them while bragging about how delicious is was.I guess we should be grateful if all that bickering and not so mortal combat is the worst of it. Certainly can be frustrating to deal with at times.
April 5, 2011 at 8:07 AM #684286Participant[quote=njtosd][quote=Rustico]Rustico happens to have a very fun 4 year old and a bag of marshmallows. He did five minutes no problem but played with the thing for the last three minutes. First is was a prosthetic nose, than a thumb ring etc. When he got the second one he just kept playing with them and finally shoved both of them in his mouth in one last great burst of goofiness.[/quote]
How fun! My kids are 7, 9 and 11 are beyond the allure of marshmallows. I think the version for them would involve putting them in the car and telling them not to tweak/bug each other for 10 minutes. The question is what reward would be offered? Allowing them to bicker without intervention for 20 minutes? I don’t know if I could stand it. . .[/quote]
It was a lot of fun. I believe it was also educational. The six and eight year old kids took the test with ice cream… and they squirmed plenty too. It probably didn’t make things easier that I was eating mine in front of them while bragging about how delicious is was.I guess we should be grateful if all that bickering and not so mortal combat is the worst of it. Certainly can be frustrating to deal with at times.
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