Random Thoughts X (The 9th Regeneration)
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Your last post comes up as blank. I can see the gif if I hit reply.
And after I post this I can see your last post. It must be magic
And now again it's gone. I see they made some updates to the board. Must be some glitches
Yeaaaah - No. SIL doesn't like fish or seafood of any kind so she makes sure to make a face, a negative comment or "ewwww" whenever they are mentioned so her kids won't even try any of it. It was a real pain when we got invited to a fish fry by an uncle (he caught all of the fish in various locales) but we were camping with the in-laws so it was obviously a no-go. We were even at his place and we had to walk away!!!!Just seems crazy to go to the fair and not eat.One of my traditional food is a cup of fruit/watermelon. Helps balance out all the other stuff. My kids loved helping us pick apart a giant turkey leg, but we didn't get one this year. We rarely get pork chops at the fair, but 3 of the 4 kids like pork.
I am a self-professed picky eater but I make my kids eat what ever we are eating. We have some type of meat at every meal, or fish/shrimp. There is a lot they don't "like" but they still need to try it.
Yeah, mine's been doing that, too. Mostly gifs and pics causing the issues.
Either a bad infection or cancer. Won't know more until at least tomorrow but his xray was fuzzy white where his lungs should have been.
Yeaaaah - No. SIL doesn't like fish or seafood of any kind so she makes sure to make a face, a negative comment or "ewwww" whenever they are mentioned so her kids won't even try any of it. It was a real pain when we got invited to a fish fry by an uncle (he caught all of the fish in various locales) but we were camping with the in-laws so it was obviously a no-go. We were even at his place and we had to walk away!!!!
A good friend of ours is like this with mushrooms, which drives me nuts because we use mushrooms in a fair amount of pastas and soups. Her kids are uber-picky when they are over because of their mom's distaste. It's definitely a learned behavior.
However, we have fed their kids all sorts of things when their parents aren't there and they generally love it. My daughter is really good about trying something new and even applying a little friendly peer pressure to her friends. "I didn't think I'd like it, but I still tried it".
There are very very few foods I won't eat and even less that I won't try at least once (ex. certain raw foods or overly exotic foods that look a little tapeworm-y) Even foods I don't like, I'll give them a couple tries before dismissing them. I've tried curry in various dishes about 8 times and still can't find the right combination for me. I'm convinced there is something out there that I'll like, though.
One of our daughters has trained her daughters to be that way...super picky. When they come to visit they always stop at McD's on the way because they don't want to fight with the girls to make them eat what we cook. Last time they were here, the girls wanted a snack, so I said how about celery & peanut butter, and their mother told me no, they only eat celery with ranch dressing. Well, I don't HAVE ranch dressing. I had some mild onion dip, so I put a blop of that in a little cup and put the celery around it & told our daughter to NOT tell them what it was (or was not, in this case). They scarfed it up & asked for more.
I was never willing to be a short order cook - my kids learned early on that they ate what was cooked. Or went hungry. Their choice. Meltdowns at the table were not an option. Guess I'm kind of mean that way. Fortunately, PapaLew & I are on the same page as far as that is concerned.
Quoted so I can see what you posted.
Not being able to see posts is getting annoying to me
Saw a helicopter with a guy standing outside of it working one of the transmission towers on the way home. Not afraid of heights, but I don't think I could do that.
I made the biggest rookie mistakes today. I knew it was move in but somehow did not connect that with my desire to run to Target today.
We survived. The parking lot was crazy because everyone had carts full of big items, so were standing at the front waiting for their vehicle to drive up. The cashier described it as equal to Black Friday. It is actually kind of fun to watch parents with their kids or eve just the college kids shopping. One group was guys--cart full of Uncrustable sandwiches, bottle water, and frozen pizza.
Also, regular bags of beef jerky were the same price up there as they are down here at Woodman's or Menard's. So I didn't get any. I just got a bag of Whiskey Glazed Pork Strips and dried breakfast sausage. Both are really good.
I don't eat many vegetables, but I LOVE mushrooms. No one else in my house likes them. I make them anyway. I also make food I don't eat but encourage my kids to try it. And try it at different times.
There were some things I didn't like as a kid but I learned to like them. I'm still not a huge fan of cooked broccoli, but I eat it and don't complain and I certainly don't loathe it like I used to. I make it a point to try just about anything and am usually rewarded for it.
My son will eat anything and sometimes the plate if we don't pull it away quickly enough when he is done. Our daughter is a little more finicky but nothing like her cousins. She also knows that she needs to try everything and she better fill up on something on the table because after the meal the kitchen is closed.
There are only a couple of things I am adamant about NOT eating. Asparagus - I've never gotten past the nasty yucky way they fixed it in the dining hall when I was in college. I can't even look at it. And liver & onions. Love the onions, but the liver smell & texture makes me nauseous. PapaLew loves it, so he gets it at his mother's about once a month - with asparagus on the side. Which totally lets me off the hook!
Most other things I will try - some I like, some I don't.
Most other things I will try - some I like, some I don't.
I guess it all depends on which kind of mushrooms.
I know this isn't where you were going, but Willy Wonka.
I know this isn't where you were going, but Willy Wonka.
It was there, then it disappeared. I can see it while typing this though.
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