To think the point of having children is so you can have them make you cups of tea?

[DonnyAndVladSittingInATree]

My 12 year old didn’t get that memo apparently who do I complain to about this faulty product?

Every now and again my model will display abherrant behaviour and leave her bedroom immaculately tidy before leaving for school - I can guarantee this tidiness will precede a text during the day requesting that XYZ come for a sleep over

I have 3 children
1 to hold the newspaper
1 to use as a foot rest
1 to brush my hair
Might bug DH for one more so I can get a back rub!

My nearly 9 year old loves a cuppa and will eagerly make tea for anyone who asks.

I did get a gentle telling off though last week from the nurse as he scalded his hand quite badly (the kettle was too full)

So while I agree, maybe a travel kettle for the young ones!

The 9 year old is well trained in this art - and will even bring you a cuppa in bed when prevailed upon....

DD (age 9) picked up where DS failed and is an ace barista and tea maker, and enthusiastically offers to make it when the idea is floated.
However, DS (aged 13) certainly has his strengths. He is the only person in the family brave enough to remove from the house the poor dead creatures that our cat proudly presents to us.
Heroes, the pair of them.

Dd2 aged 3 is my budding domestic goddess. Proficient with the Tassimo (under supervision), tidies up for herself, helps with the hoovering, can put her own clthes away and knows how to use the bin.
Dd1 (aged 6) - ermmmm not so much.
Either my parenting has improved dramatically or It's nature not nurture....

My DS is 10. I have trained him in the same manner my family trained me. He is able to fetch things from upstairs, he takes out the recycling, puts bins out, brings them back etc etc.

However the two skills I have added to the standard family repertoire are;

He hoovers the stairs for me, AND actually thinks it's a reward to do so.

He knows how to make a G&T exactly as I like it AND volunteers to do so on a Friday evening when we get home.

not boasting...honest

@DianaPrincessOfThemyscira

I was given a very stern telling off from my HV for letting DS1 (aged 5 at the time) use a knife to cut up his own apple. It was a 'sharp' knife that we had had for years so it was blunt and would have probably scratched through the epidermis if that. If he had grazed his finger I'm sure he would have concentrated better the next time anyway was the same HV who tutted and looked down on me for not baby proofing my house, meh, kids bounce anyway

My almost 3 year old makes amazing tea. Unfortunately it’s made out of air

I told my youngest, when he was 10, that his mother used to bring me a cup of tea in bed every morning. That had stopped as soon as we had the first child (understanably) and I had never had a cup of tea in bed since. He brought me a cup of tea the next morning. He is 12 now and today announced we had run out of milk and unprompted went off to buy some more.

I think he'll be a good catch.

Wait ... kids are meant to do the recycling and take the bins out? Aren't they?