You won’t always like dinner, and other life lessons I want my kids to learn
?So, what are the kids eating"? my friend asked, wandering into our kitchen.
All I could do was stare at her blankly.
My husband and I were hosting a dinner party for a handful of families, each with small children in tow. We weren?t there yet though. Pregnant with my first baby, I was totally uninitiated into the world of alternate dinners.
?Um, the chicken,? I guessed. ?Don?t they eat the regular dinner like everyone else"?
It turns out that I was supposed to whip up some plain pasta for the kids, sprinkled with a little Parmesan cheese and maybe a dollop of butter. But only for the kids who liked butter.
Otherwise they might not eat it.
Sounds exhausting, I thought. And it turns out, it is.
What’s the problem with making a separate dinner"
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Picky eaters: 3 experts weigh in on your FAQs
Cut to a few years later when I have four small kids of my own. I?m the chief cook, grocery shopper, menu planner, lunch packer, breakfast maker and developer of all the snacks, snacks, snacks in our house. Every single meal is on me. Maybe I?d feel differently if my husband was the kind who cooked instead of building chicken coops. But I doubt it. Because besides being a cook, I?m also just a person.
The very last thing I want ...
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