Now Why Should She Clean Up?

This morning my industrious daughter decided to make pancakes. She had a friend over, so she thought it would be a nice idea to have a family breakfast. I was upstairs reading a book when she started this endeavor. She was cooking for 3 teenagers and 1 adult.

First she came up to ask me how to half the recipe on the box. Math isn't anyone's strong suit in this family. Next she came up to ask me which pan to use. I reminded her that we have a griddle that she could use. I told her where it was, but on the way downstairs she forgot and had to yell up to ask me again.

For a bit after that it was quiet and I could smell the sweet odor of pancake batter hitting the griddle. Engrossed in my novel, I didn't pay much attention to what was going on until I heard an incredibly shrill voice at tip top volume yell, "Don't TOUCH those pancakes. I did all the cooking myself and you didn't help at all and now you want to eat them before I had a chance to even finish. GO SIT DOWN AND WAIT LIKE A HUMAN BEING."  She was yelling at her brother. "That's my girl"  I thought. Good for her for sticking up for herself and her pancakes.

When they were ready, she was astounded to see how many she made. Mountains of pancakes. Mounds of them on three plates. Big giant mounds. It was like she was feeding an army or something. 

Everyone had a big plate and there were tons left over. She put them away and walked away from the dishes, which sat all afternoon. After her friend left,  I sent her to do the dishes and she started yelling at me. "Why should I do the dishes? I cooked all those pancakes for you guys while you sat around and did nothing."

I reminded her that she cooked the pancakes on her own terms. Nobody asked her for pancakes. But she did cook them, and since it was her friend, she needed to clean up her own mess.

She did, but she's so not happy about it.

The rest of us? We're in a pancake stupor over here.

Comments

[sandyshoes]

Pancakes freeze pretty well.

[Daisy]

I second the motion -- pancakes freeze well. I like the leftovers thawed in the microwave, then toasted in the toaster. Then I skip the syrup and eat them like toast, with coffee, of course!