As a parent, you have all these ideas about independence. Like one day, your children will do things on their own, without your help, and it’ll be both amazing and a little sad.
But in reality, like learning to walk, it happens after a series of messy, uncoordinated movements.
– Did you go to the hairdresser’s?
– Well, yeah. I made an appointment after school.
– And did you pay?
– Well, nope.
– So we have to pay.
– Well, yeah.
– How much?
– I don’t know. She said you were going to pay.
– Of course we’re going to pay, but how much?
– Well, I don’t know!
– But wait, you’re the one who made the appointment and went to the hairdresser, couldn’t you have asked?
– I don’t know! I’m not asking how much when I’m not the one paying. It would not be logical!
We were so close! 🤏