At some point being the mom is a futile job. How many times can you remind a child that his chores need to be done, or the garbage taken out, or his junk picked off the kitchen table, or his laundry put away, or the dog (who is here only temporarily) needs to be walked, or his teeth need to be brushed, or his retainer will only work if he wears it, or its past time to get to practice, or that there are MANY other things I can think of to do besides watch TV (OK, and I don't count the Olympics here, because he likes to cheer for anyone but Americans, just to get my goat....otherwise I would be watching with him.).
Choose your word for it, it is what I do: Remind, cajole, nag, reprimand, admonish, advise, bethink, bring back to, bring to mind, call attention, call to mind, call up, caution, cite, emphasize, give a cue, hint, imply, intimate, jog one's memory, make one remember, make one think, mention, note, point out, prod, prompt, put in mind, recall, recollect, refresh memory, revive, stir up,stress, suggest, warn. Whatever it takes.
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