I never get wailing now because I basically quietly lose it (which as the kids found out is much, much worse than yelling and screaming losing it) and the chances of them getting what they want drop to nothing and then into the negatives when they rail about how unloved they are and how much their lives suck and how terrible everything is XD

_{I don't think that's a good parenting technique given that it stems from a brain glitch but it does cut down some on the whining >_>}

I ended up with a mental image of an ex-girlfriend-snail lumbering menacingly after you and still can't decide whether it's hilarious or terrifying so opted for the former XP