Building in the Bath tub

DS has been very clear since the time he knew what an engineer does, that he wanted to be an Engineer.

Not gonna lie, I kinda felt very happy, and I don't really know why. Could be the Indian-ness in me, could be that it's something I am familiar with compared to what the other kid wants to become - a professional actor. 

I do know, that my dad would've been very proud, very happy. 

Now time will tell what this kid will do, but so far, seeing him tinkering with everything in the house, making gliders, designing fans, he may be on-track. 

Everyday with this kid is a new innovation day. 

Yesterday, he was off to build something new as usual. When it took an unusually long time for him to get out of the bath tub, I decided to interrupt the bubbles. 

"What's up, dude?" I asked him. "What are you still doing in the bath tub?"

"I am building" he said. 

"Building what?" 

"Mamma, can I take your body lotion bottle?"

"For what?"

"I want to use it for my building."

"How?"

"I just need to take the straw from inside it. I won't throw the lotion." He clarified he wouldn't do what he had done with my bottle the last time. 

"No" I said, also remembering the last time, he emptied my entire bottle. 

"Ok, fine, let me figure something else out, can you give me 5 more minutes?" he asked me kindly.  Who could've said no to that face. 

Five minutes later, I came to see this construction in the bath tub. 

"What is this babe?" 

"Mamma, it is the best building in Singapore."

The resemblance is of course uncanny. Once you see it, you just can't un-see it. 

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