"Mom, Come Take a Look!"

(I wish I would have taken a "before" picture, but I only have the "after" shot.)..........
Just imagine toys EVERYWHERE in the middle of the rug, and a little boy begging his mother to play Membory (Memory). The mother kept telling her little boy that as soon as he picked up his mess, she would play with him. The little boy would pick up one thing and say that he had to take a break (he gets this from his father), thinking that his mother would give in and help him pick up the toys. She held strong on this day and refused to help him clean up. Instead she went to her room to fold laundry and told the little boy to call for her when he was ready to play the game. After 30 minutes had passed, she finally heard her son yell, "Mom, come take a look!" When the mother came into the living room, she was so impressed and praised her child over and over for the good job he had done. After the game had been played and put up, the mother sat on the couch to watch a little "Good Morning America" and felt something poking at her side from underneath the throw pillow. Upon closer inspection, she found a toy behind the pillow, but really didn't think much of it. This is a pretty common occurrance at her household, but something told her to go look behind all of the throw pillows on the couches. This is what she found....



Maybe her little boy didn't deserve all of the praise he had received, but the mother remembered doing similar things when she was a child. So, maybe he takes after his mother after all.