My 10-year-old son slept in on Friday, the second day of summer vacation. He woke up very late, but in a very good mood. He offered to make pancakes for me and his little sister. My other daughter was at a sleepover and my husband was at work already. He asked me to sit down and ejoy my breakfast, that he would take care of everything. So I took him up on his offer and let him run the show.
He made vegan pancakes by following the recipe on the Energy Egg Replacer box. He was a busy bee measuring, mixing, pouring, flipping, and serving pancakes. My youngest daughter was sick so she was acting very needy that day. While Daniel was getting breakfast ready, she asked him for different shape pancakes, for a fork, for milk, for water, for a plate, for the syrup...Daniel kept giving her everything she asked for while keeping an eye on his pancakes.
Finally, when his stack was ready, he turned off the stove and came to sit at the table. "Phew," he said. "That was a lot of work." Just then his little sister asked him to refill her water cup. He turned to look at me totally exasperated and said, "Now I know how you feel, Mom! You never get to eat!"
I was laughing so hard I almost choked on my pancake, but I am glad he gained a new appreciation for what I do for him and his sisters every day. I love that boy.
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