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Chaos in my kitchen

Today it will be a late post. It has been a busy and rewarding day. Bringing the kids home relatively late from preschool and after school. Immediately get started on dinner. At the same time, the eldest daughter thinks she should surprise her siblings with dessert, as it's our name day today, both hers and mine. I give my approval and she takes out blueberries from the freezer. I demonstrate in an educational way how to transfer the frozen blueberries to the pie dish in an easy way, then I turn around to continue with dinner. It only takes 2 seconds before I hear a thud and the entire counter and kitchen floor are drenched in blueberries. Oops, is all she gets out. Mom, it didn't turn out the way you showed... There are blueberries everywhere! We're all hungry and tired. Not a good time to cause chaos.

I take a few deep breaths and rectify the situation. Thinking that her idea to fix dessert is good. Continues with food and helps with the remaining elements of the pie fixing to avoid more chaos.

I really want the children to be interested and active in the kitchen. I have so much I want to teach them. At the same time, I love being alone in my kitchen. Then cooking is like meditation for me. But with children who want to help, it becomes more of a stress factor.

Thought of the day:

How do you feel when children want to help? Do you appreciate the "help" or do you prefer to do the cooking yourself?

Btw, the pie turned out great! :-)

This article is part of The 50 day challenge, where I challenge myself to write an article a day for 50 days! The articles can be about anything, short or long, but I can't miss a single day!

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