Weaning
I rushed frantically about the Kitchen. The good lady wanted some vegetarian meatball nonsense. I was feeling fantastically animalistic and was rolling up bits of minced beef for my own meatballs and the little lady insisted on having bolognese because... Meatballs are yucky... Hmmm.
It was a tough balancing act but after the jungles of Peru in '68, it was child's play to me.
I sashayed out of the kitchen and dumped the little lady's spaghetti bolognese before her. Then I scooched round to the other side and placed the good lady's soy/cheezyfeet/cardboard meatballs down in front of her.
Finally, I went back into the kitchen and returned with my own Kingly dish of Manjano balls is a devilishly spicy sauce.
We all got ready to eat. I lifted my fork in eager anticipation.
Just like any other meal time the little lady looked suspiciously at her dinner. Poking it a few times with her fork.
Daddy, did you sneak carrots in this?
No lass. That is nothing but bolognese and spaghetti.
I had learned my lesson from months before. The little lady has always been a clever little chop and one day whilst eating some bolognese she had gone into full secret-veggy rage and demanded to know why there were grated carrots ruining her amazing dinner.
What could I say?
Eh, yes, subterfuge my girl. That's how we parent!!
So instead I acted surprised like I had thought that was the way she liked it and promised, never, ever, to do such a heinous thing again.
So this time when she asked I could assure her that they were unadulterated by veggy rubbish.
Still looking suspicious, she poked her fork around a bit before popping some in her mouth.
Mmm, this bolognese is delicious but I am not eating the spaghetti. Don't you know I hate spaghetti?
Well, no. I didn't know that. In fact, it was fucking breaking news to me. She loves spaghetti?! Or rather, she loved spaghetti. I guess that was one more to add to the ever-increasing list of foods that were no longer in favour.
It was a tad worrying, there weren't many foods left in the able to eat category.
Oh well. I prepared to tuck into mine. Just as I stuck my fork into my bowl, the good lady decided it was time to pipe up.
Can I have fresh water?
She motioned at the little boom who was frantically and noisily trying to deflate her via the booben. I sighed and put my fork down and headed into the kitchen to get her water.
I came back and settled in to eat my amazeballs.
The good lady jiggled the little boom up and down on her lap. He smiled the triumphant smile of a man who has just gnawed a pair of bing bongs half to death.
This little guy will be starting on the solids in a couple of weeks!
She exclaimed excitedly.
I stared at her in horror, my gaze flicking to her dish, then the little lady's dish and finally mine. Three separate dishes.
Solid foods?
I intoned, like an imbecile who is chewing toffee.
Yes, weaning! Isn't it exciting?
I grinned a skull grin and nodded my head forward like a depressed bear in captivity.
Oh yes, that will be magic. Can't wait...
Four dinners. Aiyee, I don't know if I can take it.
Not for the first time I looked downward at my own giblets and cursed my infernal penisery for getting me into this mess.
Gardenlady's Rule #1 : when cooking dinner for growing family, there is to be just ONE meal, and ONE meal only!
(I always had a nice buttered baguette to go along with most meals in case some decided to be finicky.)
Without this rule, I would have been taken away long ago by the men in white coats.
Haha, I so agree. I do the bread thing too tight enough. It saves my sanity when nothing is being eaten at least I know that the bread will be. I personally blame the good lady for causing the multi mealed madness but don't tell her I said ;0)
ahahahah you made me laugh :D
We have one child with crazy allergies, and another who, like your Little Lady, seems to be getting pickier each day, so there are always multiple dishes for our meals.
I think it's amazing that you're making not just 1 or 2, but 3 dinners! What are you? Some type of mutant?!? My husband looks at me like I've got 3 noses if I ask him to make a simple lunch. He might just have a heart attack if I asked him to make multiple dishes!
Good for you realizing your part in this chaos! Lol! Good luck with weaning! Looking forward to more dinner theatre! Lol!
It is a fair old stramash! I normally make two. One floor us and one for the daughter but someone's it just gets mad and everyone wants separate stuffs!!
Did I miss something? Is today your beer tasting day or is are you speaking in tongues? Didn't quite follow your comment good sir? Is auto-correct wreaking havoc on you? Just teasing. Always a pleasure to read your posts. I know you're a busy man, what with all your multiple personalities, er, um, I mean secret identities, but here's my very first vlog that was a result of insolent children. If you feel so inclined, take a peek!
Just had a second thought, is that appropriate to share my link in a reply? Still learning the etiquette around here. I was one who used to comment without upvoting when my % was low, thinking I was being polite. 🤣I certainly don't want to spam anyone.
I don't mind your link :0) I will have a look at lunchtime.
Yes, I had a read of my reply. It was a rushed one as I was getting off the train and my phone appears to have autocorrected it into gibberish. Lol!!!
Quick question. When you "downvote", is that the same as flagging? I can't seem to find a post explaining if there is a difference and if so, how to go about it. I'm just starting to experience some spamming on my posts and trying to figure out how best to handle it.
You're the most matter-of-fact downvoter I've witnessed. (Yes, that's a compliment.) You acknowledge it directly, kind of like taking on a bully. I also enjoy the humour you've been using with your video replies lately too. Anyway, thanks for always entertaining us and in this case, perhaps educating us newbies a bit too! :-)
Hehe, thank you!
Yes, flagging and downvoting is the same thing. Downvoting is just a much nicer way of putting it.
I genuinely believe that it is the best answer to deter spammers however, I would warn you to be careful that you don't spark off a downvote war. People can be so touchy lol!!
Happens to me all the time! Other times, I've fallen asleep trying to put my toddler to nap and he has actually sent out crazy text messages and replies! Haha!
Good for you for multi-tasking! It gave me a chuckle anyway.
Kids go through that awkward stage of not wanting to eat certain foods. The carrots get hidden in chocolate muffins. Personally, every once in a while a do put carrots in my spaghetti sauce. But I do know what it is like trying to please everybody. Then I took a page out of grandma's book. You eat what the cook makes ready. If you don't like it you have two choices, either go hungry, or you prepare the food next time around. I found no-one wanted to go hungry and when they discovered how much work it is to prepare meals, no more complaints. Amazing!
I am in a tricky position of finding any good without chilli boring. So I have to make my own separate. Sigh I guess I will have to bland up and get with the rest of the team, sob!
No the rest of the team could join you. Small doses at a time. I add chilli to almost everything and then I have a bottle of homemade chilli on the table as well for those that like extra. The health benefits of eating chilli are amazing.
I like the sound of your house! The good lady is fine with it but the daughter hates it. I have tried tiny amounts at a time, she can't stand it!
She's young yet. Give it a wee bit of time. She'll come around.
I am sure she will, I did!
You remember the days before we had kids? Saying nonsense like... My child will never do that , he/she will fit in with us. If they do not eat the food I make they will just go hungry...bla bla bla. Oh how naive we were and then BAM your kitchen turns into a restaurant and you trying to remember who eats what. Hmmmm kids are rulers of our destiny. Welcome to parenthood and the ever changing tastes and whims. Good luck with the new menu.
You are so right. The almost pretentious way we thought that we would do things differently from these nutty parents. And now here we are! Lol
Way back in the dim darks, before the P C wave hit, as kids we were served a meal, we had the choice, eat it now, or wait until breakfast and have it then, or if you were still holding out, guess what was for lunch.
That included such fine delicacies as tripe, liver, heart, the only one I got away with was artichoke [the in the ground type] and you don't want to hear how I got away with that one.
Yeek. Even the thought of liver and tripe gives me the major heebies!!!
I suspect their was done kind of vomiting to get out of the artichoke!
yes, after the third time eating everything else on the plate, then being ordered to eat it and having it bounce and come up at the end of a meal, all over the table of course. I was allowed to say no to that.
Liver is a bit dry, needs lots of gravy. I haven't had tripe since I was 16 and left home. heart is quite nice muscelly meat.
ps you were my 5,000 post, are congratulations in order? if so well done.
Your daughter must be hilarious and at the same time a nightmare! I was also very difficoult at eating when I was a child. I didn't eat anything too soft (like egg's yolk), no onion and nothing that was green!
My mum had to hide food in my food. Such a spoiled kid!
And now I even eat ants in Cambodia auhauahuahauha
It's amazing how we can change. I aye nothing but bread and noodles when I was young and now I eat vegetables like a man possessed.
I would like to try ants!
Your little lady is so fussy about eating food, especially vegetables. You should try giving her rice instead with some Malay gravies such as "Sambal Udang" (Prawn Sambal). A spicy prawn recipe. See if she liked it :) Upvoted!
Source: Google (Sambal Udang)
She likes praws, didn't like spicy sauces of any description I keep working on her though!
My mom still makes the food the way I like it when I visit her - no onions please hahaha it looks like an ongoing thing for parents
Yeek, don't say that!! Then again, so does my mum!
Hahaha moms are awesome -
may I promo about you and write something about you I see you always give a small fish bait
No thank you, I don't really like people writing about me :0)
good @meesterboom you're really in a huge mess!
it's war is very difficult, I think most children are like that when they're little, little by little you can test if she accepts them.
my 3-year-old baby does not like "onions, garlic, chili and things like that", but he's smart just eat the day we're going to go out to the park
He says: I've already eaten I can go to the park!
although some meatloaf with spicy.
uff! they have no comparison
Son realmente ricas!
Lol, yes. She has been through many phases. Just when it seems we are getting used to one she changes it up again!