"Daddy," I said, "can you help me?"
"Sure, pussycat. What do you need?"
"Well, I want to draw a picture of you mowing the lawn but I'm not sure how to draw a lawnmower."
(chuckles) "I can try to do that for you. Let me see your crayons."
Daddy drew me a very nice, lawnmower....obviously drawn by an engineer.
"Thanks Daddy. It's SO good!"
I sat coloring quietly for a few minutes.
"Daddy. Um, I need your help again."
"Sure, pussycat. What do you need?"
"Well, now I want to draw a picture of a person pushing the lawnmower but I'm not good at drawing hands. And I don't know how to draw your face with your moustache from the side. Well, you did such a nice job with the lawnmower that I thought you could help me with that part, too."
Dad thinks for a minute.
"Pussycat, I thought you were drawing this for me. Don't you want to do it yourself?"
"Yes, Daddy. Just leave it blank so I can color it in. I will add the background, too. It will be a surprise. Trust me, you will love it!"
And you know what, he drew it. I colored it in. He LOVED it! Great sun and grass and birds in the background.
Mission accomplished.
And that is how I became the great delegator that I am today. Turns out it was instinct.
Gone Like a Cat Outta Hell
3 years ago
I thought this was going to be a post about how parents should teach their children and not just do things for them until I got to the end. Even as a little squirt you were the boss! Delegating is more fun than doing something yourself.
ReplyDeleteLOL...that's pretty funny. Yes, I guess this could also be called "The Definition of Precocious". It definitely beats doing it yourself!
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