Shrugging kid

Fear factor lol

Yep ya knew the sh!t was about to hit the fan lol

and, it's not limited to children. The bossman has a pit/lab that is bull headed as hell. One time he was trying to get the dog to come into the building so a delivery could be made. Buddy, the dog, refused. Bossman asked me to see if I could get the dog in. I walked to the do, but instead of calling for "Buddy", I did the Dad yell: "Budford James Reeves Junior! Get your ass in here RIGHT NOW!" The dog, who had been running away from the building, turned around, and, tail between his legs, slunk back into the building like a little kid in trouble, hoping I wouldn't beat him. Bossman saw that and was shocked that I could control his uncontrollable dog. Now, whenever I'm at the market and he needs to get Buddy in, "Hey, Swiggy. Can you get Buddy in?"

Ha ha that's funny

I've been doing that for nearly two years. Bossman misses that I only do spot labor, now, but if you ever go to the You Never Know Flea Market, ask for Dave and ask him if his dog listens to Swiggy.

It throws kids off balance mentally.
Then you give them an open ended threat, let their fertile imaginations fill in the blanks.
"John doe Smith, if you don't hurry to bed right now you won't like what happens next"

They know how to inspire fear