
"Ewwww! This looks GWOSS!"
"I HATE this!"
"I'm not eating this!"
"Yek! Bleck!" (followed by impressive gagging)
"Mommy, why can't I just throw this at the people with no food in Haiti?"
I know I shouldn't complain. Three out of four are GREAT eaters. But child #3 makes me want to starve to death, or abandon family dining altogether. He refuses to eat anything that isn't breaded and shaped like a dinosaur, or saturated in processed cheese. And I just don't make those meals often. And he reminds us of his utter depravity throughout our ENTIRE meal, to the point where I even start to think dinner is just kind of "gwoss."
We've tried plugging his nose, shoving it in, sneaking it in, time-outs, bribery, early bedtimes, blackmail and the poor kid hasn't had dessert in over a year. But he doesn't care!
I've never been one to make back-up meals for the picky eaters in my house. "You eat it or you starve" has been my kitchen mantra. But when a recent doctor's visit revealed Blakey is LOSING weight, I've decided to abandon yet one more motherhood ideal.
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