Archive for Dinner
The ultimate bribe…
Posted by: | CommentsI believe the key to being a good parent is know what carrot to dangle. For Sam and Evan it’s two words… video game. Tonight Sam and Evan weren’t thrilled with the dinner choice, so I decided to up the ante for our after dinner activities.
Me: Sam, if you eat all of your dinner we can play some video games tonight.
Evan: Me too?
Me: Yep.
[A few minutes go by and the kids are eating furiously]
Sam: I’m really trying to eat all my dinner because I want to play the video game tonight.
Evan: Me too.
[A few more minutes go by]
Sam: I’m really trying to eat all my dinner so I can play the Stars Wars video game.
[Quite a few more minutes go by… ok, it was another 40 minutes later]
Sam: I’m still trying to finish my dinner so I can play the video game.
Me: Ok, but you need to hurry up because it’s also a bath night.
Nearly an hour later I pull the plug because Sam hadn’t finished. Now why do I consider this a win? Because I had an hour of Sam trying to eat instead of whining about the dinner and finishing after 3 bites. Can you guess what I’m going to say again tomorrow night?
And Evan? Well he gave up after about 20 minutes and went to go play. He’s going to be a tougher nut to crack as he gets older.
A good idea, bad execution…
Posted by: | CommentsOur attempt to take Sam and Evan to a Japanese hibachi grill restaurant did not go as planned. One got scared of the fire and the other didn’t like the sauce flavoring.
Can you guess who was who?
New seating arrangements…
Posted by: | CommentsWe went out to eat tonight and we had a first time event occur. Sam and Evan wanted to sit next to each other more than they wanted to sit next to me or Holly. Holly and I sat there a little dumbfounded when we finally got everyone situated.
So how soon are they embarrassed to be seen with us in public?
Sometimes a little is too much…
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Dinner etiquette got scrapped shortly after we started eating tonight.
Quick on the draw…
Posted by: | CommentsWe’ve been trying to get Evan to be a little more adventurous with his food selections. So last night when we were having cheeseburgers (and really, who doesn’t love a good cheeseburger), Evan didn’t want to try it at all. So as dinner was wrapping up, I pulled a small piece of burger off and asked if he wanted to eat it. Evan said no and covered his mouth. I went away for a bit and came back again with the small piece of burger. He again said no and started to cover his mouth. This time I tried to put the piece in his mouth. He got so anxious about the possibility of having to try some of the burger that in one fluid motion he grabbed a grape, threw it in his mouth, and then proceeded to look at me with glowing pride. He knew he had beaten me by putting something in his mouth.
To top it all off, he then sat there and smiled at me – gloating. At least he’s eating asparagus.