Extensive psychological research has determined that, no matter what his/her apparent chronological age, the semi-terminal Whiner has become emotionally arrested at a psychological age of approximately Three (i.e., the "Terrible Threes") in the process roughly diagrammed as follows:
Pitching a Fit gets me Attention.
Attention is pleasing.
Therefore: Pitching a Fit is pleasing.
Besides; The World obviously DOES revolve around ME!
The WAAA-ambulance is always staffed by four H-U-G-E, indomitable, Nannies (complete with immaculate starched pinafores, frilly caps, blazing smiles, and Perfect Judgement).
Once the latest Whiner is on the WAAA-ambulance Call List, the Nannies bide their time until the absolutely most-emotionally-devastating moment in the remainder of the Whiner's life.
(The Nannies always KNOW these things!)
Then The WAAA-ambulance appears, sirens wailing and lights flashing, and the Nannies proceed to change the Whiner's habitual outlook on life.
Whereever the Whiner may be found when his/her penultimate Fit strikes, the Nannies seize him/her, throw him/her to the ground, and whip off all his/her outer clothing, invariably revealing one (sometimes, a dozen), colossal, full diaper.
Then the Nannies throw the Whiner upon their changing table; tear off the gross, disgusting, smelly, diaper; administer as many enemas as may be necessary; and address his/her 'private' parts with various lotions, creams, emoluents, scrub-brushes (sometimes, hammers-and-chisels), ALL scented just for babies.
Then, the Nannies dry him/her front and rear; wipe away the tears; and darned-near-asphyxiate the Whiner with Baby Powder.
Next, they fit him/her with a nice, new, warm, fuzzy, fluffy, clean, diaper of the appropriate size.
Finally, the Nannies carefully brush the Whiner's hair; repair his/her make-up as necessary; shove a brand-new pacifier, liberally coated with Super-Glue, between his/her pouty lips; kiss his/her forehead; and vanish (not a smile; not a wave; not a backward glance; just gone ... Poof!).
The recipient of The WAAA-ambulance's services is left speechless, mostly naked, and (hopefully) changed forever.
Follow-on research shows the incidence of recidivism for former-Whiners after one such Call is less than one percentage point (and that unresponsive one percent somehow gets 'lost' during the second WAAA-mbulance Call).
The WAAA-ambulance is a (unfortunately fictional) grant-funded, community-based service of AW_SHUDDUP_AWREDDY_U_BIG_BABY.ARG.
To contact the WAAA-ambulance to visit someone you KNOW needs its services, call 1-800-BOO-HOOO, Ext. WAAA.