 It's difficult being a parent because you don't know what you're doing. And I thought maybe I would learn from my parents, like think back to what they did, but then I figured out really quickly that they didn't know what they were doing either. Especially with discipline. This is what my mom would say when she'd get really upset. She'd always go, I am going to count to three! If you listen carefully, it's not even a threat. Just a fact.