Around early autumn last year, I’ve been encouraging Yui to take off her socks by herself when we arrive at daycare and at home. By winter, it has already become a habit; she takes off her socks without much effort anymore and then hands it to me.

The other day, I thought of bringing it to a higher level and so asked her to bring her socks to her laundry basket by herself. Two nights she obediently followed Mom. This evening, after taking off her jacket, I went to the kitchen to prepare the rice cooker (which by the way has another Yui story since it’s her “work” to push the buttons of the rice cooker).

Much later in the evening when Yui was already asleep, I was putting Yui’s laundry on the washing machine when I saw the socks she wore today. Apparently, without me noticing, she took off her socks as usual and responsibly put them in her laundry basket in the very short time that I prepared the rice.

Anak, you never fail to amaze Dad and Mom by the day. Grow well, anak.