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Originally Posted by KEI7
Very interesting, and indeed!! My wife always asks my daughter "are you ok back there?" when in car... And I stop telling my wife to stop asking that sort of question, it makes my daughter feel even worse... sort of like the opposite of Placebo effect.
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My wife used to do a lot of that as well. She has since caught on to the daughter's tricks and has started employing some of my responses.
My favorite for boo-boos is "Rub some tough on it, you'll be fine." Now my daughter uses it on my son (who is 2) when they are playing which is just hilarious.
Prevents the need for most parental intervention for minor bruising and falls.
