Lucas comes to me with a plastic pool toy, so proud that he has written on it with a marker. I looked at him disapprovingly and said that we aren't supposed to use this markers on toys.

He looked me straight in the eyes and said, "don't be bossy about this, mom. It's actually quite wonderful. I wrote my own name and I did a really good job."

Pause ( because I could not speak)

He says "you know that? So really don't be bossy, ok?" Exits room.

Wow.