7:23pm
Saint Paul
The classic “don’t think of an elephant” idea.
Where you can’t tell someone to NOT do something… because the very command puts the idea in his head.
Parents know and use this one.
“Don’t eat that” can (and should) be rephrased “Keep that out of your mouth.”
“Don’t hit your sister” can be rephrased “Hands to yourself.” (Used this one today even!)
And on and on.
Point is, you don’t often want to say what NOT to do, because…
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