Erik MercerI found an old picture showcasing the hoops we had to jump through to get a 3 year old to eat.
Good times!
Also, the kid didn't finish this one.
I subscribed the house to the squirrel channel to give the pets some entertainment.
The reception is great, only the price is nuts.
Phase 2 of operation "healthy child" worked!
The green stuff is whipped cream mixed with food coloring to throw the kid off the scent. I said it's "coral slime". Child realized it tasted nothing like veggies, and didn't bother to check the actual green mushed peas inside.
YES!
We got cats, and my kid asked about a scratch on my hand.
So, I said, I tried to break up a fight between two dwarves with knives.
Three hours later, those dwarves now have a king and queen, two warring factions, and four public holidays. Yep, I'm a writer.
Phase 1 of operation "healthy kid" was a success. The child ate the "fish biscuits" with broccoli and is none the wiser.
Phase 2, I'm making "pirate pies". If anybody asks, the green specks are "coral slime". I would never dream of mixing kale with apples.
Child: My noodles are green. That's veggies. I hate veggies!
Me: Ok. How about kelp, harvested on a volcano, by your favorite TV characters, the "vegimals".
Child <eats all the seaweed>
Me: Didn't you hate greens?
Child: That's not greens, it's volcano kelp!
Child: "I want to watch this!"
Me: "That's a horror movie for adults. People are dying."
C: "Meh! I've seen worse."
M: "Kiddo, we left 'Frozen' bc you were scared of the lady with the snowflakes."
C: "Yes, but that was like real life. This is just a movie."