Shrewd.
Em: You should make me a chore chart. I can do all the chores on it.
Me: Okay, I can definitely do that for you.
Em: What would the chores be?
Me: Well, why don’t we start with hanging out the clothes?
Em: Okay! You can help.
I help, but she does most of it.
Em: What else?
Me: You could do the laundry.
I guide her through the laundry.
Em: What else?
Me: You can use the sweeper in the den.
I give her tips on the sweeper. We get to a “good enough” place and I show her how to empty it.
Em: Okay. You should go make the chart now.
And so I do, adding her regular chores, like “put away clothes” and a field called “bonus.”
Em: What’s that?
Me: I want you to look around the house and find something that you think needs to be done, and then do it.
She settles on feeding the cat.
We mark off all her chores for the day.
Em: And when all my chores are marked off, you can give me a toy.
Me: …
How did I not see that coming?
Smart girl!
ROFL!