A wake up call

I have a story.....

"We should take the green car" My son suggested to me.
"Yes we should..." I echoed...and then continued "The snag is, I can't drive..."
"Fathers can drive" he enthused
"Mothers can too! I just have to learn.." Mentally reprimanding myself for procrastinating. It is cold, dark and it snows sometimes. Not the best time to... I stopped musing when I saw my son's confused expression. He shook his head as if to shake off mental cobwebs.
"No!!" He said emphatically. "Fathers drive, mothers cook!!

Ah! Egbami!! I almost broke into that Yoruba dirge 'Aiye le, ibosi oooooo; Aiye dorikodo, ko ye mi moooooo'

I pulled him close, bent down so we could maintain eye contact then I said to him...
 "Mothers cook. Fathers cook. Mothers drive, Fathers drive.... Ok??"
He tilted his head to a side, his brows furrowed in deep concentration, pondering on what I just said... Then, to me he said...
"Ok Mommy." Then he stuck out his fore finger as if scolding me "You'd better learn quickly, ok??"
"Ok" I replied meekly, feeling thoroughly chastised 😂😂😂

Summer, please come quickly so Iya Anu can begin her driving lessons in earnest..

Nonsense and gender roles!