"Mummy, I am getting bigger so I can go to the shop by myself right?"
"Right"
"And, I sort out all of my own clothes right?"
"Right"
"Do you know why?"
I shake my head.
"Because I am in the pig pen!"
"What?"
"You know, when you can do something by yourself you are "in the pig pen"
hehe bless you darling I think you mean independent but I like your description better!