While shopping at that child-friendly mecca, Trader Joe’s, my wee ones demanded that I make good on the snack I promised. (It had been originally, loudly demanded, natch, from the rear while I was driving highway speed.)
I had a large bag of raisins but no way to distribute them in small quantities.* I found some little cups over by the drink machine and snagged two. I guess they are supposed to be used for sampling the TJ product of the day, but nevermind. As I started to put raisins into the first cup, Miss M piped up: “Me first! I’m the mommy!”
“Oh, honey,” I said regretfully, “The mommy always gets served last.”
“But I want to be first,” she explained.
“I know,” I sympathized, as I gave the cup to AM, “but the mommy goes last.”
* Left to his own devices, AM would eat the entire bag and still ask for more, so I have to control the portion.
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March 13, 2008 at 7:34 pm
Madeleine
Sigh.
March 13, 2008 at 9:33 pm
chichimama
Snort. Brilliant you are…
March 13, 2008 at 9:53 pm
Ali
Ha ha ha!
March 13, 2008 at 9:53 pm
B
True, with one addendum. It’s Mommy’s duty to test chocolate first.
At least in this house.
(and can i just add I don’t want even know what an uncontrolled raisin eater’s diaper is like…ew).
March 14, 2008 at 1:36 pm
caramama
Ain’t that the truth!
March 17, 2008 at 1:45 pm
Miriam
Oh, it’s worse if you have said raisin eater in cloth diapers… picking the raisin skins out of the washing machine ranks really low on my fun-household-chores list!
Mommies (well Mamas) actually get served first here, on Shabbos, at least, because Daddy does the serving. (I do all the cooking, usually, except the cholent, but I also often have a kid on my lap, so serving somehow became his job. I’m certainly not going to protest!) Often a child gets to do the actual serving. Because they need to learn respect, obviously (wink) not because we want little servants.
On the other hand, during the week, I do go last. Unless I’m too hungry to be polite, and then I go first and they just have to wait. (evil grin)
March 19, 2008 at 10:34 am
LC
Oh, it’s worse if you have said raisin eater in cloth diapers
Thanks for the advance warning!