The Dinner Habits of Toddlers
I know I’ve blogged about this topic before, but I swear, at every meal I’m convinced my children are from another planet. What is UP with their bizarre mealtime habits? When my son was an infant, he ate anything. He would accept any meal in large quantities. Now, he eats less than my 17-month old. Last night I made fajitas, and he whined the entire time I was cooking. “I don’t want that! I don’t like fajitas. I want peanut butter and jelly.”
My response was, of course, “You’ll get what I cook and like it.” 
My daughter was peeved that dinner was served later than 5:00 p.m. She wanted food, and she wanted it NOW, darn it. I believe she was sitting on the kitchen floor with her arms wrapped around my knees, whacking her head against the kitchen cabinets while screaming, 
“Eat, eat!” 
My response was, “Don’t give yourself a concussion, darling.”
When all was said and done, my daughter inhaled the food and dumped a glass of milk all over herself. She was surprised that gravity actually DOES apply to her. :confused2: She cried, her dress was changed, and then all was right with the universe.
My son, after complaining for half an hour that he didn’t like fajitas, said, “Oooh, chicken! I like this.” He ignored the tortillas, called the green peppers and onions “sticks and worms” and ate approximately one chicken piece. I think it may be time to break out the children’s vitamins. Yikes.
In other news, I made a little bit of forward progress on the new book. I realized that the book had no middle and this could be a problem (you think?) and spent a bit of time brainstorming secondary plots. I have some ideas but as always, I have to write it all the wrong ways first until I figure out the right way. Only 2 pages of progress, but I tend to write in spurts. When a scene is cooking, I can often get much more, but you never know. My hero was whining (which reminded me of my son) and I had to give him the slapdown. 
Today the goal is to finalize one of the secondary threads and get a few more pages.
Michelle posted in Writing @ 6:33 am | Viewed 818 times
Robyn Says:
If it weren’t for pb&j and macaroni and cheese, mine would have starved. My daughter used to lick all the peanut butter off the bread, tear off the crust, and then eat the bread. Every time.
Stacy Says:
LOL!
Missie Says:
Michelle,
Children are from another planet. The “you are sooo getting back in spades any little thing you did to your parents” planet.
My son used to eat anything. I could have fried up some 2×4s and he would have gnawed on it until he was full. Not so now. I have told him that as soon as he gets a job, buys the food, and learns to cook it, we can have what he wants for dinner. That may be awhile…since he’s nine.
(that’s what I wish I was doing right now). I love your smileys.
Tori Says:
Dang! I love fajitas! I’d have eaten them.
Peggy Says:
Ah, the eating habits of toddlers! Always interesting. The other day I picked up my little guy from daycare and knew they were having cabbage soup for lunch so asked the teacher, “So what DID he eat?” Oh, some crackers.:roll:
Brian Says:
My daughter would eat Campbell’s chicken noodle (actually Dora or Goldfish noodle) for every meal if we’d let her.
She used to complain that she didn’t like onions, until we refused to pick them out for her. When she had to do it herself, she decided “maybe, I do like onions.”
:batman:
Melissa McClone Says:
Oh, Michelle. Are you sure you weren’t talking about my son last night?
Good luck with the new story. Those middles can be elusive little buggers!
Melissa Says:
My daughter isn’t eating much, either. Well, I take that back. She isn’t eating much of the GOOD stuff. But I did manage to get her to like carrots - she loves watching Bugs Bunny and wants to be just like him. So whenever she eats carrots, she does the ol’ “What’s up, doc?”
Amy K. Says:
My kids eat like birds too some days, although lately, with growth spurts, I’m very afraid of the teenage years.
Good luck on the writing tonight!
Leanna Ellis Says:
My kids were fairly easy eating wise, until last year. My daughter then decided she hated sandwiches. What was I supposed to fix for lunch? I’d always made pb&j or grilled cheese (for a little variety). Now what?
Suzanne Says:
Yes, vitamins are the way to go when they’re that age………
Danica Says:
Fajitas sound yummy! My kids would eat nothing but Ramen noodles if I’d let them. And okay, let’s be honest. They have me so beaten down that they do end up with Ramen noodles at least once a day. I’m a bad, bad mommy.
Rene Says:
Yeah, eating habits of children are enough to make one insane. My 2 year old doesn’t eat. When amazingly enough, he has to wear a belt with his 8 slim pants. Lucky dog.
kacey Says:
just tuck the memory of these days away for when he becomes a teenager and eats everything not nail down…:confused2:
Mrs Darcy Says:
Hi Michelle
Just wanted to say I love your website and I just KNOW you are going to be available on Amazon very soon.
PS what about the dining habits of teenagers…:lol: