Daddy Needs to Clean Up

My daughter, all of 3 and a half, recognizes that everyone needs to clean up after themselves. I guess since she hears me tell her this all the time, it is part of her "genetic make-up" at this point! She does clean up after herself, as much as she can for her age. And quite often, she cleans up after her brother, who is still learning. They pick up toys together, but he immediately pulls them back out once he is done putting them away. He's a year and a half, what do I expect, right? However, this morning, Daddy left a mess in the kitchen. He cut up fruit for her for breakfast and melon for The Boy for breakfast and left all the containers by the sink. I went over to the sink to put something in the dishwasher, shook my head and "a mess, just what I wanted to clean up." From behind me, I heard a little voice "Daddy needs to learn to clean up his mess."
I couldn't help but smile and nod my head "You're right, Little Miss. Daddy does need to learn to clean up his messes. You'll have to teach him, like we teach your brother." She went off to eat her yogurt for lunch and I, in turn, cleaned up Daddy's Mess.
So wise at the age of three and half. Hopefully she will be able to teach both of "the boys" in the family to clean up their messes.
And thank you Little Miss for cleaning up most of your messes! Mommy appreciates it. Mommy is not a housekeeper, she's a Mommy who works hard to keep her home beautiful and clean for her family. At least Little Miss appreciates it. One day, the boys will, too, I suppose.
It is nice to know Little Miss is wise beyond her years!