In this picture, I just finished cleaning up. Some people may think otherwise. SuburbanMommy, for example.
But as is often the case when dealing with a two year old, there is a method to my madness. It’s part of an intricate system to outsmart and keep toys out of the path of mass destruction that is Thing 3.
He has a pattern of dumping toys, emptying bookshelves, and disturbing any sense of order in a clean room. So, I purposely dumped over the box, letting some of the blocks spill out. He’ll see it, and pass right by, content, thinking his work is already done here.
Wait a minute. His goal is a messy room. And here I am messing it up for him. Who is doing the outsmarting here?
