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A muttering story from the #landofcute

As most of you know, I am homeschooling Marcus. One of the activities I have introduced into our day is house keeping. I have to muster steely nerves on the inside, and a gentle demeanor on the outside. The task was wash two pots, rinse, dry and put them away. The idea is that he has to do everything. Can’t reach the sink? I guess you need a stool…..go get your stool.
So, he is now ready to wash the pots. Scrubby in one hand and he looks at me to turn the water on. I wait for him to turn the water on…I am prepared for anything…
Is muttering under your breath for the first time a milestone? Cause if it is, we definitely hit that one yesterday!
Muttering under his breath I heard him say
“Do I have to do everything around here?” OMG I was not prepared for that. I almost burst out laughing. I had to remain calm. My cheeks were hurting from suppressing laughter….It continued for the whole task, my ears pricked to hear his mutterings.
“Why do I have to do this? This is SO boring! When I become a man I am going to have a house maid come and do my dishes.” on and on for about 4 minutes.
I was bracing myself, what I would do if he asked for some applause when he was done? Once the door to the cupboard was shut, he just turned around and said
“Hey Mommy, do you want to play Lego with me?” As if the last 4 minutes didn’t happen. I wish I was 7.