We all have a secret toy stash in our house, right? You know, the place where you hide extra toys and goodies for those times when you need a last-minute gift or a rainy day activity?
Well guess what. My four-year-old
son found me out!
He followed me when I went into the
closet to pull out a surprise mustache assortment on a boring afternoon. (It
was a 'stash stash!)
I snuck into my closet, went into
the back, reached into the bag to get the mustaches, and I hear “mommy what
else is in there???”I screamed.
I didn’t know he was behind me. I
felt very violated. Like, even more so than when he barges in on me when I’m on
the toilet.
I told him there was nothing else
in there, and that it’s “not nice to sneak up on people.” He’s only four, so I
think he believed me, and will obey me. For now.
But I’m not sure what to do here.
For the time being, I’ve hidden the toys in another location (in a sock drawer
– shhhh!)
But before long, he’s going to
outsmart me on this.
When do we want our kids to get
smarter than us?
I say in college, or whenever
they’re out of the house.
