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What does it mean?
Parents sometimes dismiss child's requests with humorous deflection.
In plain terms
A father jokingly tells his son to wait for the zoo.
What can you take from it?
Humor can manage impossible demands.

Where it applies

  • family interaction
  • parenting
  • storytelling

Putting it to work

  • use humor
  • set boundaries

Questions to consider

  • How do you handle impossible requests?

Another view

Direct answers can sometimes be better than jokes.

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