Back Talk

There is a well established routine for the end of the day. There actually are two, if my suspicions are correct. Mamma has a Boy-routine and I have a slightly different one. The routine goes very much like this:

• Boy gets a bath
  
• Boy gets on PJs
  
• Boy brushes teeth
  
• Boy gets into bed
  
• Mamma or Daddy read Boy a story (sometimes Boy reads, if he's feeling adventurous)
  
• Boy says prayer
  
• Boy gets his back rubbed
  
• Mamma / Daddy leave
  
• Boy goes to sleep
  

Some nights he's very chatty. Some nights we giggle and talk. We'll add "God-blesses" to the prayer if we encountered certain people during the day. But on some nights the Boy just wants to get to sleep ... without pre-empting the most important part of the routine. It's a very polite way of telling Daddy to shut up.

Boy: I'll just sleep. You just rub my back.