I knew raising a son would involve sports and cars and monsters and wrestling and belching. All of which Isaac seems to understand well. But very early on I set my mind on making sure this boy of mine could manage himself in the house, with or without an extra chromosome...I will proudly be your mother, I will not be your maid. Those are two very different things.
Isaac does well in the kitchen. He can make his own toast, nachos and Popsicles (three course meal!). He "loads" the dishwasher and puts away the Tupperware. He also proudly sets the table and makes sure every setting has a napkin. He has been folding laundry (towels, shirts and socks) for a while now, but I've upped the game to doing a basket of laundry from start to finish. So every Saturday morning he is in charge of taking the basket of laundry from his bathroom, putting it into the wash, setting the machine and pushing the button. When it beeps, he gets to stop whatever he is doing and transfer the clothes over to the dryer and set the timer. When the dryer beeps, he gets to put the dry clothes in the basket, help fold the clothes and put them away. It's a multiple step process that gets broken up into little steps which is perfect for us. I want him to understand that: 1. there are family chores that need to be done; and 2. he has every capability of doing those chores, even at 6 years old & with an extra chromosome; and most importantly, 3. chores don't have to be work. Turn on the music loud and lets have some fun! Diligent hands and a happy heart gets a lot well done.
His wife will thank me later!
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