Grab Your Ankles

Chet said that when he was growing up and they were in a lot of trouble, he would hear his dads belt coming off and, "Grab your ankles!" So our boys were getting way too sassy, and we had just had enough. Chet told them that everytime they back talked me, he would just tell them to grab their ankles. He had a paint stirring stick I think, and he would swat them. It never even hurt them, and they were actually pretty funny trying to pretend that it hurt so they didn't get another punishment. Spanking a family of all boys, especially when they have a mom that playfully spanks their butts all day as a way of affection, just doesn't seem to work. Chet did this maybe a total of 5 times, but just the saying, and no delaying, the boys would immediately stop. It was effective. This was about 3 months ago. So the other day Cars did something that made Colbs mad, and Colby is at a stage where he is having a hard time expressing himself. He was throwing all out fits, but those don't go over so well with this no drama mamma, so he stopped that. He was so mad just growling at him, and then he says, "Tars, grab your ankles!" It was sooooooo funny. We all laughed until we cried. He was so mad that we were laughing, so I made Cars bend over and let Colbs swat a few times. It was too cute! I love when you hear your kids say your sayings.