Don’t try this at home!
Does bribery and corruption still qualify as a criminal offence when the intended victim (a four year old) is more skilled at it than the original perpetrator?
See I was wondering as I drove the thirty five miles to the supermarket exactly how traumatic the experience was going to be.
On a scale of one to ten I was expecting an eleven.
So it was with little conscience that I made the decision to bribe my four year old's cooperation with the promise of a comic.
I make no excuses, this was blatant bribery and my motives were corrupt.
Did it work?
No!
To quote said four year old. ‘You bought me the comic to keep me quiet.’
She had a point, but what I wasn’t expecting was for her to start doing her own sweet shopping, apparently in payment for her ‘help’ at the till, which it would seem, did not fall under the heading of ‘cooperation’.
Moral of the story!
Bribery and corruption are just not worth breaking the law for; there is always someone more skilled at it than you!
See I was wondering as I drove the thirty five miles to the supermarket exactly how traumatic the experience was going to be.
On a scale of one to ten I was expecting an eleven.
So it was with little conscience that I made the decision to bribe my four year old's cooperation with the promise of a comic.
I make no excuses, this was blatant bribery and my motives were corrupt.
Did it work?
No!
To quote said four year old. ‘You bought me the comic to keep me quiet.’
She had a point, but what I wasn’t expecting was for her to start doing her own sweet shopping, apparently in payment for her ‘help’ at the till, which it would seem, did not fall under the heading of ‘cooperation’.
Moral of the story!
Bribery and corruption are just not worth breaking the law for; there is always someone more skilled at it than you!
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Elizabeth
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Sep 15, 2011 03:51AM
I knew there was reason I had underutilised bribery in my parenting arsenal - and now I remember why:-)
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She would do well in my office! Can I borrow her?
What you should be asking, Andrew, is - HOW MUCH WILL YOU PAY ME TO BORROW HER? :-) Then I will consider which one is going to cost me more.
Paying you to take her to work or me taking her shopping!
Today's little trip cost me a comic, several bags of sweets and two bottles of wine, (ok, so the wine is for me, but I figured I earned it) x
This was too funny. You had me laughing. Yes, a four year old can out do a grownup at this. They will do it everytime if given the chance. We have alll been there.
