It’s embarrassing to admit that for me, the most annoying part of raising kids is: if I want my kids to be curious & independent, then I need to say yes enthusiastically when they ask if they can make eggs and I know I’m about to have the most annoying 15 minutes in human history
Our older kids (6, 4) get their breakfasts ready just about every morning. It takes about 4 times as long as it should, there is probably more mess than there should be, but they do a pretty decent job, it gives us one less thing to do (even if unfortunate spills might occur), and it teaches them something they need to know.
I think this is what a lot of parenting amounts to.