Young Uruk Children Test One's Patience
This year juvenile summer training camp has been a trial of patience. I shall journal about this at a later date. They at least seem to be learning though, as their behavior and skill improves daily. I partially think the hardships the littlest ones have face the past year and a half is to blame for some of their habits.
Allow me to share with you a few of the most common phrases I shout more than 10 times a day.
"No one should be talking!"
"Do not lick your sister!!"
"You are too old to be pulling hair! How old are you again??"
"What do you mean you cannot put your chest plate on by yourself???"
"Put your armor back on!"
"If I have to raise my voice one more time you all are getting laps!"
" Why did you throw that?!"
"Stop hitting your sister!"
"Do not eat that!"
"You are going to bust your skull if you jump off of that!"
"My gauntlet is not a teether!"
"That is what happens when you play with your swords like toys!"
"Take a breath, the world is not ending."
"I told you to sit down!"
"There is no need for that behavior!"
"If you do that one more time you are turning around and trying it again!"
"Try it. You will not like the consequences..... That is what I thought. Stay seated."
"Stop biting your blades! You cannot pick your teeth with them!"
"Get out of that tree and pay attention when an adult is talking!"
"KEEP YOUR CLOTHES ON!"
"Put that down!"
"Stop rolling across the ground."
" Do not bury your brother alive! and get out of that hole!"
"If you throw that one more time you are sitting out during free time!"
"That warg is going to bite you if you keep pulling his tail."
"Stop screaming!"
"Keep your claws, teeth and all other objects to yourself!"
"Stop whining about that."
"You do not need to tattle. Worry about your own behavior!"
"You cannot call another one out if you are doing the same thing!"
"Stay with your unit!"
"It should not take 35 minutes for you to potty!"
"Use your words."
It is true that uruk young are a lot to handle so I expect it from them in various degrees. But, this group is particularly wild. They have taken effort to tame and train. Doing so while they are young will help them grow to be strong independent adults. For now a lot of hand over hand guidance is needed. That is so very typical as well.