There's a new sheriff in town.

I have been talking to a therapist and today felt totally jittery. I talked about what's been going on for me, and she pointed out

Graham's not 3 any more. Time for him to act like a big boy, and for me to expect it.

Kind of a revelation. He is going to

. dress himself totally every morning
. brush his own teeth, twice a day (me only doing checks)
. set the table
. clear the table
. feed the dog twice a day
. clean the guinea pigs' cage twice a week.

I've been hassling him to get dressed, dressing him (if only his shoes & socks), brushing his teeth about once a day (when he asked), doing all the table setting/clearing, feeding the dog, and (mostly) cleaning the cage.

Times, they are a'changing.

He is also getting a timer set to get dressed in the morning and if he doesn't get dressed in time, he gets a timeout. *wow* It never occurred to me to have consequences for dawdling/distractions etc.

I feel better already! (but that could be due to the chocolate too)