I love watching SuperNanny. And Super Nanny Jo…she’s the bomb. She’s cute, direct, doesn’t take crap from the parents and I bet she’d be a hoot to party with.
My favorite thing? The innovation known as the Naughty Fill In The Blank. If the kid’s little and he/she misbehaves, you give him one chance to straighten up and fly right. If that’s a no-go, you put him/her in the Naughty Corner or on the Naughty Step or someplace nearby that will now be the punishment zone. The offending party sits there for one minute for each year of age and it needs to be a place they clearly do not want to be for any length of time for the technique to work.
The UberHusband and I liked the idea of the Naughty Oven, the Naughty Dishwasher and the Naughty Dryer, too.
Last night, Jo put Hell Spawn Daughter Jadyn in the Naughty Room because she was six and no one thought the Naughty Step would be isolating or desensitizing enough for her. Plus, to be honest, I think she would have just torn out the carpet and started dismantling the staircase.
This is brilliance. Sheer brilliance. Imagine the possibilities for those of us in the adult world. Husband pisses you off? Off he goes to the Naughty Craft Room for 32 minutes.
Wife grating on your nerves? Banish her to the Naughty Tool Shed for 39 minutes.
Folks at work driving you nuts? Walk them over to the Naughty Irritating Tech Support Guy’s Desk for 56 minutes and tell them to stay put. That’ll show ‘em.
Dogs barking too much? Park their little paws in the Naughty Bathtub for six minutes.
Love it, love it, love it! Who knows, maybe your husband will somehow learn how to knit.
