How do you tell your children no without laughing?

I was empting the diswasher last night and of course DS has to come by to see what I am doing. So he squats by door and goes to touch the wheel. So I squat down move his hand and tell him no in stern voice. I stand up and he does this again, he did this 2 more times. The last time though he points one figer down then moves it then takes both his hands while looking at me and slowly touches the door with his figer tips. At that point I just picked him and moved him and he started playing with a book. I had to turn around and laugh because he had a smirk on his face like he was playing me.

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Jacob does the same thing with me...but when DH tells him No, he stops what he is doing

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I am the joke when I say NO to my ds who is 14 months he laughs and plays, but when my dh says something it usually stays.

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That's hysterical. I'm laughing here!!

I don't know how I will do it. I can't yell at the dog sometimes without laughing.

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You turn your head. Other times I laugh anyway to the point where they all fall on the ground laughing.