The trumpster would be proud.

Not only does my 5 yr old like wearing a suit and tie, he BEGS me to wear a suit and tie everyday. He likes to look "like a boss" and quite frankly, I think he just likes ordering people around.
He learned the art of "delagation" as well as the word and has been "Delagating Matthew" to do all his dirty work lately, like cleaning his room, and picking up the toys.

I found out from his teacher that this behaviour has extended into the classroom too.

Apparently my little entrepreneur has been hoarding all the crayons, markers, scissors and glue sticks from all the other kids, and charging them to use them.
Problem was solved when the teacher got him brand new crayons, markers scissors and glue stick and put it in a box labeled with his name. It goes in the cupboard up beside the teachers box, and the E.A's box.
He is the only kid in the class that gets his own box, everyone else shares from the communal pool of supplies.

"See?" his teacher told me "He just needed a sense of ownership, to have his own stuff".

He isn't fooling me. I know what he wants - He wants to be a grown up. The grownups get their own box - so he wants his own box. He wants to be a BOSS - a grown up boss. He wants to be 30 like me (shhhhhhh he thinks I'm 30!), but is trapped in a small 5 yr olds body. He wants to have all the privileges of being a grownup. Sorry kid, it ain't all it's cracked up to be. I know plenty of adults who'd like the freedom of being 5 again.....

Nevertheless - this 'box' has resulted in him getting work done at school like nobody's business - and since he struggled all year last year in kindergarten, this year is proving to be much better, even though he did struggle for the first few weeks.
It's not the academics he's struggling with, but more the routine, and actually having to sit and listen. It's hard for any 5 yr old boy I think, but he's an immature 5 yr old boy. He has a hard time with transitioning, and prefers to do things on his own agenda, instead of following the rules. That's why he wants to be the boss. He doesn't want to follow the rules - he wants to MAKE them. He wants to make others follow HIS rules.
What can I say, he's just like me.
Secretly I'm a little proud.

Of course cute will only take him so far. It's kind of cute now, but cute doesn't last forever - brains do. Hopefully he'll start applying himself and using his talents for good, instead of extorting his classmates.

oh, he's also decided that his name isn't Duncan anymore - He's MANRAY - a super-evil villain! (Don't most kids want to be superheroes?) He signs all his work with Manray now.
At least he spells it corrrectly....