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And here's the other thing Ana did.
She cleaned the bathtub. By herself, entirely of her own volition.
See, I saw her slipping out of the bathroom with a bucket of water, so I confiscated said bucket and set it in the tub. Fairly routine.
Ana still wanted to play with it, and since she wasn't dressed yet I said she could if she stayed in the bathroom. Then I went about my business, keeping an eye to make sure she wasn't causing mass havoc.
Turns out she'd taken the baking soda (just like her mom) and was cleaning the marks (from an old bath mat that's not there anymore) from the tub with it (just like her mom).
Dumped out half a box of baking soda, but she did get those marks up!
We didn't want to destroy her ambitions, so her mom and I each said "That's very nice, and thank you for helping, but this is something you need a grown-up's help with" to her.
She cleaned the bathtub. By herself, entirely of her own volition.
See, I saw her slipping out of the bathroom with a bucket of water, so I confiscated said bucket and set it in the tub. Fairly routine.
Ana still wanted to play with it, and since she wasn't dressed yet I said she could if she stayed in the bathroom. Then I went about my business, keeping an eye to make sure she wasn't causing mass havoc.
Turns out she'd taken the baking soda (just like her mom) and was cleaning the marks (from an old bath mat that's not there anymore) from the tub with it (just like her mom).
Dumped out half a box of baking soda, but she did get those marks up!
We didn't want to destroy her ambitions, so her mom and I each said "That's very nice, and thank you for helping, but this is something you need a grown-up's help with" to her.
