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to their hearts content; but after we began to get it in shape we told them we wanted them to help us in keeping every thing nice and they were certainly very sweet and good about it. There was only one child we had any trouble with. A five year old boy who is terribly spoiled. No one can do anything with him. He lived next door and we could hear him all day telling his mother & grand mother to "shut up" & "shut your mouth you fool" "I wont do it" and "I will do it." His family idolized him and he bossed them all. He tried it on us but found it didn't work and also that he had to mind when we told him he could not come in our home or in our yard. He was a pest to everyone but us. He'd break & upset things & take whatever he wanted. I dont know why he minded us. I cant figure it out except that children are very intuitive & perhaps realize how much back bone & firmness of purpose is behind a command. Do you think that is it? People 

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