First, I'll give some background:
My sons had a small flashlight that did not require batteries. It was one where all you do is shake it to recharge it. It became broken. I know not how, but I think it involved Skylark, who is 3. It was in pieces and Kingfisher was attempting to fix it. I came over to see what he was doing and this is what he said:
"Don't worry mom, I know what I'm doing."
He's 6.
This caused me to ponder on a couple of things.
First: He knows I worry about him hurting himself.
Well, he may not really know that I worry, but he assumed I thought he'd get injured. I'm the Mama, it's my job!
Second: He has everything under control.
He doesn't actually, but the key is that he wants me to trust him. This idea is true not just of our sons, but also our husbands. They want us to know that they are capable, we can trust them and even if they don't know what they are doing, they will figure it out!
My young 6 year old will probably repeat his phrase many times on his journey to manhood. It will be hard, but I will have to step back and go "OK". All the time I will be hoping and praying that he does know what he's doing, that he doesn't forget what he's been taught and that he's given his control over to the Master.
I walked away, chuckling to myself,
Don't worry son, I'll leave it in your capable hands. (I wouldn't know the first thing about fixing it anyhow!)