Mike, who is too kind, makes Jack a separate meal that he knows Jack will eat. Thus, another grilled cheese for the little tyrant. Really I can't complain, because it's a balanced meal. My philosophy is quite different, though. When I cook, Jack must eat the same meal that Mike and I eat (more or less, and as you have seen by reading the blog, that means less). I am sticking to my guns, though. I am not going to cook two separate meals just because someone is a little picky. If I start that now, I may very well still be doing it when Jack is 12. Not happening. Plus, how will he ever learn to try new and different foods if he eats fish sticks for dinner every night?
This is actually a big issue in our house, and has led to several tense evenings. Mike feels that the most important rule of dinner is that Jack eats a lot, even if that means we have to make him something special and redundant. As you saw above, I don't agree. And we are both 100% convinced that our view is perfectly correct and the only way to proceed.
Oh, compromise: I do not like you.
We are still in choppy water on this one. So far, the consensus seems to be that when I cook dinner, I make the rules. When Mike cooks dinner, he makes the rules. Small concessions have been made, tiny peace offerings, but we are still miles from an agreement. I'm hoping that Home Cook Challenge will throw some light on the issue.
Mike is not as grouchy as I am, and he was probably whistling while he made the second dinner of the night. Taco night!
Really, what is better than the smell of browning meat? Nothing. Looking at that picture makes me hungry.
Thankfully, when I got home tonight Mike had the oven warm and everything ready for me to throw together some tacos. It was a great welcome home, and I was thankful that Mr. Mom was on the job!
I thought about you today as I was throwing lunch together for my crew. I understand the dilemma of what to make for lunch and getting bored with the same old thing, so I was writing to suggest quesadillas. I thought Jake may enjoy plain cheese ones that he could dip in salsa and you could spice yours up any way you like! Win-win for everyone, unless, of course, Jack doesn't like quesadillas.
ReplyDeleteOn a different note, I only cook one meal and everyone has to try a bite of everything. If you want a little something sweet at the end of the meal then you have to have a clean plate. This rule eliminates the obnoxious question of, "have I eaten enough?" or "how much more do I have to eat?". With that being said, I usually try to fix one thing that my kids like if I know that they don't enjoy the majority of the meal.
I tried to correct where I had accidentally typed Jake instead of Jack and it wouldn't let me. Sorry!!
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