My wife and I were at odds on this one . For reference , I ' m a project manager , she ' s a lawyer . To her , everything was negotiable , so our girls never knew where the boundaries were . They were 4 and 6 , not 46 . They saw her attempt at flexibility as a game . I was always firm and to the point . I didn ' t mince words and they didn ' t get to push . Guess which one had a smoother time when things went awry ? Point is , you ' re the parent . Keep the rules simple , but make sure to praise WAY more than you preach . Then everything isn ' t a challenge . <| sep |> dude , if you find water unpalatable , then something is wrong with your water supply or you have bigger problems than dehydration , namely a sugar addiction . <| sep |> Everytime someone suggested LoL on here it got downvoted to oblivion .