Do you have a look?
You know what I am talking about, a look that you can give to your kids that will stop them dead in their tracks and make them behave. A look that you can give to your husband and he will know that he is in deep doo doo and totally sleeping on the couch for the next week.
Yeah, now you know what I am talking about.
The look.
So, do you have a look?
I thought that I had a look but according to my lovely husband, I do not.
In fact when I give him my look, he just laughs.
He laughs so much that he has fallen off his chair and made me punch him in the arm.
This got me thinking.
Maybe, I just need a little practice getting my look right.
I don’t know, what you do think?
Are you scared?
Are you ready to stop doing naughty things and go sit on the naughty chair?
I just don’t know.
Maybe I need more practice.
But then again my grandma always said, you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
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Love the post! I’m a teacher and one of my students once told me about his moms “look”. I swear during conferences I totally interviewed her on how she got it. I don’t think we had a single conversation about her sons grade. Just her look. Good looks by the way. I see complete authority
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I have the damn look. Damn.
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Hilarious!!! I love the pictures. I also can’t get over how much you look like my Godmother. …
I am told I have a look by my husband. My little one is only 9 months old, she isn’t old enough to understand my look!
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Mmm, I’d have to say that third “look” is the perfect balance between menacing and just plain mad. I’d go with that one. I need to get to work on mine.
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Actually, those were cracking me up> But I get better response from being sweet. With that said, I totally have a “I am not kidding” look!
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My grandmother told me that you catch more flies with dog shit. I swear to God that’s what she would say. She was a bit off her rocker near the end though. I have a “baleful teacher glare” that gets my students to either stop doing whatever obnoxious thing they’re doing or start doing what they’re supposed to. My daughter hasn’t quite caught on to the severity of my look.
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I think that the first one would do the trick. The last couple make me think of Lady Gaga singing, “Show Me Your Teeth”:-)
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I don’t have a “look” so much as I have a “voice.” It is very stern, somewhat deeper than my usual voice, and I make it very, very clear that we are not discussing options. We are talking about the way things WILL go.
It’s a powerful tool, “the voice.”
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Jen Reply:
January 11th, 2011 at 9:50 pm
Well, my throat hurts when I yell does that make my voice powerful?
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I think the third one is the scariest LOL. Kind if like you don’t know what is going to happen next.
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I like the 3rd one. The pursed lips and crazy eyes combo is always scary!! ;P
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My kids are not in fear of my look. Apparently, I’m no good at it.
Now my dad on the other hand…he had the look down pat!
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I have a look. Actually I think I have two. One for Luke and one for Maddy. I don’t remember planning it that way it was just more of a natural progression after dealing with them both.
I say go with the third look. It looks like you’re on the verge of losing it, which is perfect in my opinion.
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Jen Reply:
January 11th, 2011 at 9:54 pm
Oh that is not fair.
I don’t have one look and you have three?
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Well, you have the look in the first picture. But after that, well, I just laughed and laughed. Ultimately, you look like a friendly, warm and loving person :0)
I do not have the look. I try. All it does is make my boys giggle.
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I wish I didn’t have the look but I do. Unfortunately. I’ve turned into my mother, even though I swore up and down I wouldn’t.
It was inevitable!!
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Thank you!!! I needed this laugh tonight!
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This is hilarious! I have a look, but it involves much more nostril flaring than yours do. And mine, unfortunately, rarely work in getting my kids to stop in their tracks.
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I love the first look! And the smile too!
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OMG! I almost peed my pants. That was hilarious!
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having 4 kids, i know you must have a look that works- they just don’t translate to film well. not menacing enough.
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LOL! My favorite picture is number 3. That’ll convince your hubby to bring you (chocolate) balls every day.
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You are adorable! I’m sorry, I know I should be afraid….
My son and husband laugh at me too (-:
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BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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Look #3! Look #3! That was definitely the most hardcore!
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I definitely have a look. Or a dozen looks. All of which are scary. This according to my husband.
I think your 3rd look is the most menacing, “I mean BUSINESS!” of them all.
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I have been trying to perfect the look for as long as I’ve been a mom. Thus far = Epic Fail. Like your husband, my kids just laugh!
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Cheesenrice, this made me laugh!
My look involves one eyebrow up and i couldn’t picture it if I tried.
I do tend to kill w/ kindness when I really want something, though.
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So funny! I have a look. Actually I do a lot of non-verbal communication with my kids. They know me well!
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I have a look but it never seems to work. The husband laughs because my look involves raising one eyebrow. My boy thinks it’s a competition and gives me one back. My daughter isn’t phased either. She combats my look with her lovely preteen attitude.
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I love this post. And I laughed becasue I have the same issue. I cannot master “the look”. I have just about given up. I will leave “the look” to my hubby, who can stop the kids in their tracks, including the 10 month old.
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After the first few that last one has me worried. Like I’ve moved way past being in trouble and I better run.
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LMAO! This is real funny. I have looks and my 22month old understands. I mean, she knows I dont kid when she sees that BAD ass eye.
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#3 is the one that screams, “I mean business.”
I need to work on my look, but my husband has perfected his mad face. It’s downright scary. I almost feel bad for the kiddos when he fixes it on them.
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I like Look #3.
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You are funny! Thanks for the laughs today!
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OH MY GOD!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE this!
I have looks – an arsenal of them – my personal fav is the deadpan – no expression – you can’t even guess the ways I’ll be torturing you – look -
I love your looks and I love that your hubs laughs at them –
I’d wager that the chuckles don’t come quite so easy in the heat of battle:)
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You’re hilarious! I knew that though. I’ve been told all my life that I have a scowl, but it doesn’t do me any good at home. I’m hopeless.
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You’ve got the look. But you need “the tone” to go with it. Do you have that?
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How did you make all of those faces without totally laughing? I don’t think I could pull it off.
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Well….You scared me!!
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How funny! I could always tell when my mom was really pissed off. She’d make a face and I’d stare at her crooked bottom teeth. Weird lol.
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Are we voting on this? #2 all the way!
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I don’t have a look, I have a tone. That seeps out when I don’t intend to use it… I intended to be FIRM and I end up sounding HORRIFYING. And then they cry. And then it’s no longer about whatever it was that prompted the TONE, suddenly it’s about whether or not I’m sounding mean, and then I realize I’ve totally lost.
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Yeah..the last one was the one that did me in.
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Nice! My mother in law commented that I have “the look” when she was out over Thanksgiving. It does work with Maggie, but it’s too soon to tell if it works on Jessie. So far, she just giggles when I try to give her the look.
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I LOVE this! I think your second photo is definitely the best “look.” =)
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oh my Lord I am crying!! LOL!!!!!!
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