“You have until 5 to stop! 1, 2…” says the mom to her child.

Isn’t it interesting how even punishment involves math? And it involves it negatively so!
Why don’t we say, “Stop that. Now.”
Or, “I’m going to give you until E to stop! … A, B, C, D, E.”
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