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Recently we were having supper and EG said his teacher had told his classmate Lucy "You get what you get and you don't throw a fit." We are not sure if Lucy is an actual classmate or EG's alter ego, because his stories about Lucy often involve her doing something slightly naughty like taking his hat or complaining about her snack. She then gets reprimanded with something like "You get what you get..." or "Y tu tiempo se acabo (...and your time is up)!"
EG's anecdote changed my life. After that, if he whined about getting water when he wanted juice, I just used "You get what you get and you don't throw a fit." and it shut him down. Then I used it on the dog. And horses: "Here's your alfalfa." "We want grass!" "YGWYGAYDTAF!" Shuts 'em right down.
It's not just a phrase, it's a new outlook. What if it's 4:30 on Friday, and the QA manager wants you to revise some code you wrote, because the marketing guy thinks you can do it in 10 minutes? Drop a YGWYGAYDTAF. Shut 'em down.
EG's anecdote changed my life. After that, if he whined about getting water when he wanted juice, I just used "You get what you get and you don't throw a fit." and it shut him down. Then I used it on the dog. And horses: "Here's your alfalfa." "We want grass!" "YGWYGAYDTAF!" Shuts 'em right down.
It's not just a phrase, it's a new outlook. What if it's 4:30 on Friday, and the QA manager wants you to revise some code you wrote, because the marketing guy thinks you can do it in 10 minutes? Drop a YGWYGAYDTAF. Shut 'em down.
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