Assigned Seats

The other Saturday morning Kimmie slept until about 11:15. Shortly after she finished her breakfast, Dad and I sat down to eat lunch. Reed was still sleeping since he works nights. Bethany had already fixed herself some lunch and eaten it while Kimmie was having her breakfast, so it was just Dad and I eating lunch together.

At our house we have this peninsula counter with seating on both sides where the five of us can all sit to eat together. It also serves as a divide between the kitchen and the family room. Kimmie and I usually sit on the kitchen side of the counter and Dad, Reed and Bethany sit on the family room side, when we are all eating together. When just one or two are eating at the same time, we usually sit on the kitchen side.

On this particular Saturday, since it was just Dad and I eating, we sat side by side on the kitchen side where Kimmie and I usually sit. While we were eating, Kimmie started fussing in the family room. We asked her different questions trying to discover what was aggitating her, but to no avail. Finally I asked her if she was upset because Daddy was sitting in her chair. She stopped fussing and shook her head yes.

By this time we were almost finished eating. As soon as Dad vacated Kimmie's chair, she rushed out to the kitchen and plopped herself in it.

Since Dad was needing to do some work using his work laptop, he asked Kimmie if he could sit next to her in Mommy's chair while he worked. No! She pointed across the table to his chair.

Dad declared that she was getting very bossy! She does like to call the shots.

--Mom