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I haven\u2019t read all the books in this house, a few hundred from the library, or watched hundreds of hours of movies for nothing.\u00a0 I know that there\u2019s nothing more terrifying than the tyrant who suddenly can\u2019t be shaken.\u00a0 When the scary character who yells suddenly gets calm, that\u2019s the scariest part of the story because something bad is going to happen.\u00a0 The only thing worse than that is to be the second cutest girl in the film and you\u2019re running through the woods away from the maniac with the whatchamacallit and suddenly the fog rolls in.\u00a0 We all know that girl is toast.<\/p>\n

Too tired to be clever, I have become imperturbable.\u00a0 They keep pushing and I just smile sweetly and correct them kindly.\u00a0 They were wary by breakfast, ans when I pinched the 8 year old\u2019s cheek and called him a scamp he looked downright frightened.\u00a0 By 2:00 they were fighting over who was going to wash the dishes and who was going to clean the bathroom.\u00a0 Genius!<\/p>\n

I won\u2019t work forever.\u00a0 In fact, I give it until Monday before I have to switch tactics, but that\u2019s part of the fun of my job.\u00a0 Keep them guessing and they\u2019ll never dare to stray too far off the path.<\/p>\n

Need some inspiration?\u00a0 Here you go, proof that unpredictability gets you good resultshttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ornIWg0VG7g<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"