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In the training of the children for the proper use and maintenance
of their kids' childrens
backpacks, it will be a good idea to make the youngest kid the
model in the training for the rest of the kids to emulate. As experienced
in almost all families the youngest tend to be the spoiled one,
and could cause a lot of noise and bedlam, if he or she is not somehow
given that special kind of treatment.
Some of the older kids may not easily go by this rule, protesting
that the arrangement may not be fair at all. If these voices of
protests remain unchecked, the noise level could go up so much,
to the chagrin of both mom and dad.
To end the impasse, and to avoid so much trouble, mom and dad, just
normally go by this cardinal rule. The older kids will see anyway
the predicament of their parents, and will likely just go with this
arrangement although some may finally agree but silently continuing
their protests. A signal from mom or dad however will normally calm
down an insisting protester from the older kids.
The kids
backpack of the youngest therefore normally becomes the sample
used by dad in demonstrating for example on how to fold properly
clothing and packing them into the backpack. That way the youngest
gets to be exempted from doing that chore while the others struggle
to get theirs kids
backpacking backpack done.
The youngest, in the process of folding and packing up the
camping backpacks will just be proudly standing over the others,
arms akimbo, feeling that sense of "superiority" over
the older children, some of whom might even be profusely sweating
while packing their bags. The swipes from the older guys at the
youngest now lording over them will always get the warning stare
from dad not to rock the boat so much, and just go along with the
special arrangement.
Dad anyway can always announce later that the youngest is the lowest
private in the ranks of the troops, in case dad uses the game of
soldiering as a tool in the training of the young backpackers. The
youngest of course may not understand at all what the announcement
means, to the delight of the older kids.
Dad can always add to the make believe announcements later that
while he is the overall training sergeant in their outfit of young
backpackers and mom is overall supply sergeant, the eldest of the
kids can be the corporal of the guards while the next in age can
be the corporal supply assistant of Sergeant Mommy.
The growing complexity of the ranks in the kids' army Sergeant Daddy
created will likely miss the youngest's comprehension, who may just
continue standing there with that feeling of superiority, with the
older kids now smiling because of their new ranks.
How Sergeant Daddy has turned what was at first a stressful kids'
backpacks training session into a fun activity for the kids now
deserves a juice drink for everybody from Sergeant Mommy. Cheers!
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