The other day, I spotted my seven-year old striding proudly out of his room.<\/p>\n
I looked up from my book. “What’s up, big guy?”<\/p>\n
He smiled. “I cleaned my room.”<\/p>\n
“Really?”<\/p>\n
“Yep.” He gestured with his hands. “The whole thing. Wanna see?”<\/p>\n
“Sure.” I marked my place in the book and stood up. “Lead the way.”<\/p>\n
\u00a0“Great! It’s this way.”<\/p>\n
“Yeah,” I said drily. “I know.”<\/p>\n
He laughed and opened the door, then looked back at me, horrified. “Oh, no.” He held up both hands. “Wait right there!” He darted into his room.<\/p>\n
Naturally, I couldn’t wait. I stepped forward and peeked around the corner – just in time to see him forcing his closet door the rest of the way closed.<\/p>\n
He spun around to face me, eyes wide. “See?” he gestured at his Impressively Clean Room. “It’s all clean!”<\/p>\n
“Looks great, kiddo.” I said.<\/p>\n
“Yeah,” he laughed. “Thanks.”<\/p>\n
“Watch out for Momma, though.” I said as I walked back to my book. “She likes to look in closets.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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