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Things I Say in the Morning

By Expatmum @tonihargis
After 20+ years of parenting I'm still supervising a little one. He can shower on his own, brush his teeth, dress himself etc. (thank god) but if left to his own devices in the morning, well, he might not ever get out the door.
I find myself saying the same things every morning, which I'm sure gets as boring for him as it does for me.
"How come you're so tired?" (Mind you, I am the last one who should be asking that.)
"Are you up yet?"
"Did you bring your socks downstairs?" (Inevitably it's a "no".)
"No, no. Don't switch the TV on. You don't have time."
"Where's your lunchbag/glasses/backpack? I just put it on the table."
"Socks. You need socks."
"For goodness sake, stop talking and put your socks on."
"I'm not putting my coat on until you're ready to walk out the door."
"Why have you left it till now to tell me that you need a native American artifact?"
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