My almost 4-year-old twin toddlers like to exercise their independence by trying to do things for themselves. These include eating by themselves, wearing their own clothes, attempting to lay their bed by themselves and quite recently, taking a bath by themselves. While they are not perfect at it, they are making remarkable strides in all regards especially the girl who is quite maternal. One evening, I was giving her a bath when she insisted that she would do it by herself. Reluctantly, I agreed to allow her. She did her best which by my estimation was good enough. Then came the surprise. She asked that I permit her to give me a bath! She said, “Mommy let me bath you”. I shrugged her off but she kept insisting and I finally gave in to her plea. “Okay. You can give me a bath", I said. I looked on as she meticulously gave me a bath. I sat through the session filled with awe as my heart burst with pride. I had a flashback of the tiny babies from few years ago and I could only be than
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