Zen parenting questions

[janradder]

If a parent asks someone to pick something up and a child is there to hear it, does the parent make a sound?

Comments

[rsheslin.livejournal.com]

Yes, but apparently one without directed meaning. Kind of like a grunt.

[janradder.livejournal.com]

I suspect that, at least in this house, there is no sound because the kids continue on with their business without once looking up.

[st-writes.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure there is no sound. Sometimies, if you repeat it over and over, the sentences overlap and build up to the point that a child may briefly notice that you seem irritated about something and may perhaps find that amusing.

[janradder.livejournal.com]

That's kind of been my impression.