The Career Path of Small Mad. An Update

SmallMad and I were making chocolate rock-cakes the other day. He was having a great time carefully measuring out the flour, adding cocoa, a pinch of salt and chocolate chips and luckily I caught the gravy granules before they were poured earnestly into the bowl."But we NEED some in there!" He broke the egg, picked out the shells and beat it for me.

As he was stirring the mixture he told me he was going to become a butcher. Thinking he'd gotten confused between his professions I asked him if he meant a baker.

"No. I can't become a baker when I'm growed up" he said sadly. I asked him why, and with a surprising amount of self awareness he told me that he'd only probably eat all the cakes.

He paused, cocked his head to the side, and much-cheered up told me that "actually, Yes. I AM going to be a baker. Yum"

I'm glad. His rock cakes were great!