Who’s the leader the next day?

Leader of the day. It seems to work at preschool – a five-year-old and two three-year-olds qualify as a day care facility, right? So when the time came that we all got big enough to race to the bathroom sink to wash hands before lunch and “discuss” whether we were watching trains or Little Bear, I knew I needed a strategy. Leader of the Day was born.

There are completely comical times where it seems we cannot make a single decision without knowing who the leader is. Despite the fact that there are three children in the house, there are only three of them and the pattern is pretty easy to pick up – R, C, G, R, C, G, R, C.... My sweet rascal boy C thrives in the knowledge of this system. With the coyest of smiles growing with each question, “Mom, who’s the leader today? Who’s the leader tomorrow? Who’s the leader the next day?”

There’s a certain feeling that comes over you as you patiently answer each question. Again. The expectedness, the security, the reassurance.