to expect my ds age 4 to pick up his own bloody toys while i'm cooking tea ? he wants to play with something else but wants me to help pick up the toys he has spread all over the living room floor, i have said no i'm busy and he has screamed, i told him i would put them in a box and put them in the garage if i had to do it, he said he doesn't want them any more argggggghhhhhhhh !!! he knows i mean it as last week he had his lego taken off him for the same reason and he still hasn't got that back. he doesn't seem to care. i'm just not sure what to do, i know he is very tired (been waking at 4.30 the last few days) and i'm tired and grumpy too and really i'm in no mood to battle this one out. he's probably forgotten all about it now as he's happily playing with the said toys, should i let it go and help him pick them up before bed time (as tea is done and dusted now) or should i risk a screaming match where i know he'll dig his heels in and i'll end up picking the lot up and he'll lose the flippin toys for a week.
sorry for the long rant and thanks for reading if you have got this far