I think this episode is great. This episode shows how we as parents have to be patient and kind because the way we treat our children and the way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice.
I see another reviewer isn't too keen on the storyline because Dad had to wait for his omelette. If the tables were turned and this episode was about Mum waiting for her birthday omelette and Dad was in Mums position he would do the same thing Mum did. They both want what is best for their offspring.
I know people want to think they would put their spouse first but in reality our children need to come first because we are their voices in their heads and if we don't see them as capable people then they will not see their selves as capable either. Our spouses on the other hand already have a voice inside their heads, your in-laws!
So I need 600 characters to submit this review and I don't think I have it in me guys...
But I will try...... this episode comes to mind when my kids dad is making breakfast on his day off. He doesn't want any help from the kids because he likes it his way and he can do it faster. So one morning my daughter wants to pour the milk into his coffee and he is having a hissy about her "maybe" pouring too much and he likes it a certain way. So I'm telling him to give her a chance and he is just not budging. He's making a huge fuss and she is really determined to help so she is making a fuss. At this point he seems to be having a power struggle. Then I grabbed a little glass and told him to fill it with the amount he wants and let her pour that. Problem solved. She poured the milk, his coffee was fine. BUT he made an unnecessary fuss over some milk and she knows it and I know it. He doesn't seem to know it.
His stubbornness was too much because he was only thinking of himself and not how she would feel by being told she can't pour his milk. I do not drink coffee so this is something she doesn't get to do every day. So fixing his coffee up with some milk was probably seen as special.
That happened 1 time and she hasn't asked again. I may have sorted out the situation and found a solution but kids are quick learners, no one wants to deal with a grown man fussing about how he likes his coffee with just a certain amount of milk in it. Compromising would have sorted this out but he was willing to break her spirit instead of bending over some milk.
Anyways I wrote 600 words to submit.... And this episode is good.