Pauline has always been very independently minded but of course has come to depend on me in so many ways which was expected and fully accepted, but of late she is asserting herself and insisting on ‘Helping Out.’ An instance was this morning and a big weekly shop that we did and three large heavy bags full to show for it. However, once back home and instead of just turning on the TV in the living room she busied herself helping me pack it all away and a magical mystery nightmare it was given that our kitchen is small and compact. We both ended up sort of dancing around each other and her continually blocking access to the fridge freezer. To be honest it did have its funny side but overall it was quite traumatic and once she was indeed seated in the living room I had to rearrange the placement of several items she had packed away as she favoured the drawer, cupboard or shelf that was closest rather than the correct one, and there was some confusion regarding fridge stuff and freezer stuff but she was so proud of her achievement and yes, I praised her to high heaven and really showed her I was grateful and, do know what?
I was 😀