Empty Threats

Here is a great post about Empty threats.  We've all made them.  Don't lie!  Honestly, I try really hard to keep from doing this, but it still happens.  Telling your kids that you are going to do something that you have no real intention and/or means of doing is obviously not a good thing.  But how bad is it really?  I would think that it would slowly erode your credibility in your children's eyes.