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whitewriter) wrote2024-12-15 09:41 pm
whitewriter) wrote2024-12-15 09:41 pm
2nd week of December
Wendy
This week at 2 yrs and 9 mo started saying:
"when I grow up..."
lately it's been
when i grow up can I cook dinner?
... clean the house?
do the laundry
lolz
The first cake I ever baked
I remember my mother was never really keen for me to be doing anything in the kitchen with regards to food preparation.
I was an easy eater. You put it in front of me and I'll tell you its great.
Even if you screwed it up somehow. I'll eat anything.
I had my dislikes (steak) but just that could be gotten around with some sort of sauce.
Anyhow, somehow I got hold of a womans weekly kids cookbook and decided to make something from it. I was probably 8. I remember when I was looking at recipies I was choosing something that we already had all the ingredients to so I wouldn't have to ask my parents to buy something special.
I didn't ask for help for knowing the comments I'd get (things like "what for you make that?" "wasting your time!" etc.) so I picked a butter cake. And made it. And it turned out nice enough in my opinion.
Another time I made apple muffins. I cut up the apple like it said and everything. The only thing is it turned out like little mountains with a high peak. Back then I wasn't sure why but as time went I learned it was likely due to overheating the oven.
I do have trouble getting Wendy to listen to what I say but when she comes up with some idea to bake something or make something I'm looking to support that. we don't have the barriers my parents face
- inability to keep countertops clear (this is an ongoing battle. How hard is it? It's not. It's cultural or like, personality. dude its a counter, put it in the cupboard take it out, use it and put it back -- in the cupboard. Thats what a cupboard is for: storage. A counter top is for using...)
- monetary : not seeing the value of exploration and being focused on potential disasters being a financial negative (rather than a learning experience).
- ceramic sink making clean ups high risk for breakages
Anyways. Such as it was.
This week at 2 yrs and 9 mo started saying:
"when I grow up..."
lately it's been
when i grow up can I cook dinner?
... clean the house?
do the laundry
lolz
The first cake I ever baked
I remember my mother was never really keen for me to be doing anything in the kitchen with regards to food preparation.
I was an easy eater. You put it in front of me and I'll tell you its great.
Even if you screwed it up somehow. I'll eat anything.
I had my dislikes (steak) but just that could be gotten around with some sort of sauce.
Anyhow, somehow I got hold of a womans weekly kids cookbook and decided to make something from it. I was probably 8. I remember when I was looking at recipies I was choosing something that we already had all the ingredients to so I wouldn't have to ask my parents to buy something special.
I didn't ask for help for knowing the comments I'd get (things like "what for you make that?" "wasting your time!" etc.) so I picked a butter cake. And made it. And it turned out nice enough in my opinion.
Another time I made apple muffins. I cut up the apple like it said and everything. The only thing is it turned out like little mountains with a high peak. Back then I wasn't sure why but as time went I learned it was likely due to overheating the oven.
I do have trouble getting Wendy to listen to what I say but when she comes up with some idea to bake something or make something I'm looking to support that. we don't have the barriers my parents face
- inability to keep countertops clear (this is an ongoing battle. How hard is it? It's not. It's cultural or like, personality. dude its a counter, put it in the cupboard take it out, use it and put it back -- in the cupboard. Thats what a cupboard is for: storage. A counter top is for using...)
- monetary : not seeing the value of exploration and being focused on potential disasters being a financial negative (rather than a learning experience).
- ceramic sink making clean ups high risk for breakages
Anyways. Such as it was.