Mario has been noticeably less obedient and more disrespectful recently. Also, I had broken one of my favorite walking sticks on his butt a short time ago, so I decided it was time to get some replacements. I asked Mario to go online and buy a selection of new poles (using his own pocket allowance). I did not check what he asked for, but they arrived today. I was pleasantly surprised. There was a beautiful collection of a variety of different types - there were traditional school wicker rattan wrenches, wrapped with straps; short, medium and long; Thick and thin.

I decided not to ...

Mario has been noticeably less obedient and more disrespectful recently. Also, I had broken one of my favorite walking sticks on his butt a short time ago, so I decided it was time to get some replacements. I asked Mario to go online and buy a selection of new poles (using his own pocket allowance). I did not check what he asked for, but they arrived today. I was pleasantly surprised. There was a beautiful collection of a variety of different types - there were traditional school wicker rattan wrenches, wrapped with straps; short, medium and long; Thick and thin.

I decided not to waste time trying them out. I would also use this opportunity to remind Mario who is in charge and give him a taste of what he could feel if he gets off the line in the future.

I think he'll remember the pain of each of these walking sticks and just mentioning one of them will probably be enough to make him behave!
And if he knew what was waiting for him, (I'm a strict woman)