Monday, June 13, 2016

My cherries are damaged!





  1. My daughter still hates fruit. I've stopped making her eat chocolate chip banana bread (I used to bake from scratch weekly) and drink orange juice cause she discovered a love of veggies. My son loves all fruit but will eat little beyond iceberg lettuce and raw spinach in the veggie department (I hear they stretch him more than I do at dad and stepmoms, which is great!). I'm hoping there's enough yin and yang going on that they both will grow up to be balanced productive members of society. I pray there is still a society when they get there.

    Fantastic post! You sound like a smart, wonderful, dedicated mother. We are lucky to have you here.

  2. Love this post. Glad you're here. This is funny and heartbreaking and infuriating, all at the same time. Toddlers! I love them. Especially other people's.

    There's a phase of parenting called YOU RUINED IT. "It" can be fruit, sandwiches cut the wrong way, beds turned down when they weren't supposed to be, shoes that are not the right get the idea.

  3. Love the story! I am in the "you ruined it" phase for sure, with two kids under 4. It's hilarious when it isn't totally exasperating. Welcome!

  4. Ah yes, I am most definitely in the "you ruined it" phase. Completely unpredictable as to what that "it" might be. "It" also changes on a daily basis. I was able to trick TC into eating *damaged* cherries by offering them the next day when he was watching TV and too busy to look at the holes in the cherries. Also, weekly banana bread from scratch is dedication! I wonder if every toddler will either eat fruit OR vegetables but NOT both. Mine thinks vegetables are detestable, and under no circumstance, will eat them.

    1. Mine still, at 16, has a very limited number of acceptable vegetables. Raw (not cooked) carrots are the mainstay. I know they're not green. We do what we can. She will also eat salad (preferably not at home) and she adores olives, which really have to be good for you. Don't they? She also loves guacamole and has recently started eating plain avocado.

      She does love fruit, especially grapes, melon and berries. I keep telling myself it's 5 servings of FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, not just vegetables...

  5. You also didn't add how time-consuming this activity would be for busy toddlers!!! We love giving our 4 year old a pile of peanuts for him to smash and crack open. Love this as a summer option - giving our 4 year old a pile of cherries, chopsticks and a plastic bottle!!! Yes!!!

