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I hate dinner time

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I hate dinner time because it means listening to both kids whine about what I made for dinner.  Mckenzie doesn't typically whine, she just refuses to eat her food.  Channing on the other hand is very vocal about what's on his plate.  "Oh that's disgusting!"  "That's not my favorite!"  We've been working really hard over the last month or so to get Channing to try new things.  He's always been a poor eater and would prefer chicken nuggets or a peanut butter sandwich at every meal.  The rule over the last month has been that he has to try a bite of everything on his plate.  Sometimes he surprises us and does really well.  We had turkey meat loaf the other night and he actually ate a lot of meat (refused to eat his baked fries but ate meatloaf, weird kid).  Last night both kids did great with pizza.  I make homemade pizza a few times a month and kids seem to like it, as long as there is no evidence of vegetables on their bites.

Then there are nights like tonight....  Tonight I made teriyaki shrimp stir-fry.  It was really good.  Of course as soon as Channing saw what was on his plate he immediately said he's never going to eat it.  We reminded him of the rule that he has to try everything.  I usually put something on their plate that they'll actually eat like tonight it was blueberries.  So after Channing finished eating his blueberries Justin helped him eat a bite of shrimp.  After only a gag or two Channing chewed it up and swallowed it.  Success!  He said he didn't like it, but at least he took a bite.  Then came time for the rice.  Justin helped Channing take a bite of rice (that had nothing on it) and Channing started gagging as usual.  But then the gagging turned into him barfing up his dinner into his hands.  Oh how lovely.

So this is why I hate dinner time.  Yes I know, it's suppose to be this great time with your family gathered around the table.  But for me it's just a long fight that we usually lose.  One day maybe I can make a good meal and then have my whole family enjoy it without complaint, or barf.

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  1. Bridget OstlerJanuary 31, 2017 at 10:30 PM

    I literally have tears in my eyes from laughing about the teriyaki shrimp experience with Channing.

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