Jane Kaczmarek Keeps Order With Phone Calls to the Easter Bunny

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Actress Jane Kaczmarek knows all too well that a carefully crafted fib can yield surprisingly good results. She’s gone on record with her method for getting her three children with husband Bradley Whitford — Frances, 11, George, 9 and Mary Louisa, 6 – in and out of FAO Schwarz incident-free, and in a recent appearance on The Bonnie Hunt Show she revealed even more tricks of the trade. While some parents use Santa for leverage, Jane and Bradley use the Easter Bunny!

“They were having a fit about [getting dressed for] some pictures, and I said, ‘I’ll just call the Easter Bunny and say ‘You know what? Don’t bring the baskets this year.’ And they said, ‘Alright, I’ll put it on! I’ll put it on!”

Jane, 53, went on to share that while the kids aren’t allowed to listen to American rap music, she does let them indulge in Polish rap music. “It’s Polish and you can’t understand a word that’s being said,” she joked.

Source: The Bonnie Hunt Show

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6 Responses to “Jane Kaczmarek Keeps Order With Phone Calls to the Easter Bunny”

1. Jenna Gennaro Says:
   January 12th, 2009 at 3:56 pm

   ‘I’ll just call the Easter Bunny and say ‘You know what? Don’t bring the baskets this year.”

   Ha! Ha! That is so funny! Reminds me of my mother threatening to call Santa Claus and actually picking up the phone to dial the North Pole – worked like a charm every time. However, she never tried it with the Easter Bunny, but I like it.

2. DLR in Canada Says:
   January 12th, 2009 at 4:16 pm

   LOL. The Easter Bunny? That’s too cute.

3. girlJordan Says:
   January 12th, 2009 at 4:27 pm

   I love Brad and Jane. They’re my favourite celebrity couple because they seem so real. I love the stories they tell about their kids.

4. Sanja Says:
   January 12th, 2009 at 5:16 pm

   Lol, at rap music comment. My parents did the same thing, no American rap, but we could listen to Croatian rap:-) and I’ll do the same with my kids when they are older.

5. martyna Says:
   January 12th, 2009 at 5:32 pm

   Well I am Polish and I know some lyrics of polish rap …so it’s good that they can’t understand it

6. stephanymarie Says:
   January 13th, 2009 at 1:37 pm

   Haha, I love the comment about letting them listen to Polish rap! Sooo funny!!!

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