Too beautiful

Last night, John cooked up a new to is vegetable pasta recipe. (It was good). Going in, we decided we weren't going to suffer through trying to make the kids eat this*. Some nights you just want to eat your fancy grown up meal in peace without kid whining.

In the chaos of getting everything served and to the table, the grown up meal made it to the table before the chicken nuggets. When William saw me carrying this plate, his eyes got wide. I knew he was worried about what would be on his plate.

Mama: hey William! Look at all these colors on my plate!
William: (nods head slowly)
Mama: isn't it great? Don't you want for try it?
William: NO WAY
Mama: (pretends to have hurt feelings) what? You don't want any of this special colorful pasta?
William:No...I.......no, mom. I don't want to eat any. It is just too beautiful to eat.


Nice save William, nice save.



*the usual house policy is: there is one meal. You don't have to like it, but you should try it. On nights we have something more "grown up", I try and bulk up on the fruit or other side item I know the kids will eat. This way, they get to try new things and I don't have to worry about putting the to bed hungry.