Mummascribbles – Zach do it – the toddler independent streak! – Mummascribbles

There is no doubt that parenting is wonderful. Watching your beautiful child grow, the one you created, is simply the best feeling. Of course, there are times when you are driven mad and there are stages where infuriating things happen on a regular basis! We are at one of those stages right now! It’s a great stage because it shows that Zach is a very independent little boy, it shows he is conscientious and willing, but sometimes, just sometimes I don’t want to hear those words:

Zach do it

Seriously, right now he wants to do everything.

Zach has to turn the washing machine on.

And off again.

When the oven timer beeps, Zach has to press it to make it stop beeping (this is actually quite a funny one because wherever he is and whatever he’s doing, he stops and dashes as fast as he can to the kitchen! In fact, the same goes for the beep of the washing machine!).

Zach has to pour his milk into his cup (which can sometimes be disastrous).

Zach has to put his cup in the microwave and press all the buttons to warm it up.

Zach has to hold his cup under the tap for fresh water.

Zach has to push the button down to make the bread lower into the toaster.

Zach has to assist with feeding the cat, chopping up her wet food, pushing the syringe to put her medicine on the food and helping to fill her biscuit bowl up.

Zach has to feed the fish.

Yesterday, Zach had to spread the jam on his scone ( I realised that daddy had clearly allowed this to happen once and if there’s one thing Zach doesn’t do, it’s forget!).

He literally has to do everything and with everything comes the words Zach do it!

Quite possibly, the most infuriating thing right now is Zach unlock/lock the car. He is obsessed. It’s one of the first things he mentions in the morning and again when I pick him up. The problem with this, is that he loves the car key and doesn’t want to let it go. This creates tears! He wants to keep locking and unlocking the car. What he can’t comprehend in his little two year old brain is that mummy needs the car key in order to drive the car and get us to where we need to be, which means I often start the drive with a sobbing toddler in the back.

Yesterday was quite funny though – the tears were flowing because I was using the key for its purpose and suddenly, he stopped crying, pointed at a street sign and said with all seriousness and in his gruff voice (highlighting that something is big), it’s a rocket. I asked him what was and he pointed saying that is and then about ten seconds later, remembered that he was peed off and started crying again! I couldn’t help but chuckle to myself in the front seat!

What infuriating things are your little delights doing at the moment? I’d love to hear!

Tags: Parenting, Toddler, independence, stubborn