The question: So what did you cook that was so objectionable to a 4 year old that he would rather starve himself than eat it?
The answer: Tamale pie. Consisting of leftover taco meat (which he ate earlier), black beans (oh, how i love them), corn (oh, how fiona loves it), and pureed tomatoes. Topped with cornbread topped with monterey jack cheese.
I know, I am the most evil and unfeeling mother this side of the Mississippi.
Next: How about this - if you want him to fatten up, give him fattening foods that he will eat.
The answer: I am not running a restaurant. I cook one type of food for each meal. If I give Adrian "fattening foods" then we will all be eating "fattening foods". And the list of "fattening foods" that Adrian eats is as follows:
Fried chicken, no skin.
French fries.
Corn dogs.
That's it. It reads like a manual to heart attack, childhood obesity, or type 2 diabetes. We'll pass on that, thanks.
Next:Don't make this a contest of wills with a four year old.
The answer: I am not having a battle of wills. I always put one thing on his plate I KNOW he will eat. If he decides to be pigheaded about the whole plate, I am not breaking out my short-order chef's hat and popping back into the kitchen. Dinner is always a difficult time, as it happens at the end of the day when he is worn out but not yet ready for bed. The last time I made pancakes for breakfast he complained that they weren't circley enough. Pancakes. He complained about a food you eat with syrup.
Clearly the problem is not me.
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You know what? You rock. Thank you for being unflinching on the dinner thing! I was raised by grandparents who'd keep me at the table until I ate. No big whoop, no fuss, just eat or sit there.
And yay on the good food thing! :)
Sounds like maybe he should help make pancakes with your supervision and see how circley HE can get them!
*HUGS* the kara crow
Only a 4-year-old could come up with a complaint about lack of circle-e-ness. I can barely type for laughing so hard. I'm sure you weren't laughing, but really, Adrian, is that the best complaint you can come up with?
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