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Friday, August 14, 2009
I guess I can let them grow up...
Today I decided to let the kiddos grow up. Just a little. I've got a lot of things I'd rather do myself than let the kids learn how to do. Mostly because of the potential mess or potential for not doing it the way I like it. For example: cracking eggs. I let Ben crack the eggs for our Family Birthday cake (we call our anniversary our family's birthday...11 years today!) I let him do it and he did a marvelous job. He's 9, I guess that's old enough, eh? I let Courtney use a cookie scoop to scoop the cake mix into the cupcake papers. She actually did it without making much more mess than I would make. Hmm. Seven year olds can do a pretty good job I suppose. I got out the vacuum and asked Johnny, age 4, to vacuum the living room. I gave him a little tutelage and he did a great job, considering the size and weight of the vacuum. It's not perfect, but he did it by himself! The kids loved doing the jobs I gave them and all proved themselves worthy. I need to remember this and keep letting them try new things and greater responsibilities. That's much more important than a perfectly clean house or messless cooking, I'd say.
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Yeah, that's hard for me too. I always brace myself before Ryan pours juice or kool-aid. He almost always spills it all over the floor. A lot of it, not just a few drops. He attempts to clean it up, but not the way I would do it, of course, so the floor is sticky. But a 9 year old should be given the opportunity to tip a pitcher once in a while. :) I went into the kitchen the other night after the kids were in bed. I called out to John, "Ryan dished the ice cream, didn't he?" He always manages to spill that, too. It gets on the floor, and all over the freezer handle. I don't really know how he does that. And watch out when he empties an ice cream container and throws it away... that's always a mess. Again, I should allow a 9 year old to throw away an empty ice cream container. OK, I'll stop now. :) What a great idea about the Family Birthday! I haven't heard about that before. Just left a comment for you on my blog.
OK, I just thought of this again. Ryan and I were just making cookies. (My style - using a Betty Crocker pouch of mix.) Ryan wanted to crack the egg. I hesitated. I thought of you and this post. Then I let him do it. He kind of squished the egg - but no major catastrophes. Thanks for the reminder that it's OK!
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