The latest parental hurdle we've come up against is how to get your child to eat table food. Our son had no problem eating table food here and there along the way. But lately if you give him something from your plate he acts like you're offering him rat poison. He gets downright beligirent if you try to force it in his mouth.
And it's not strange foods. We don't feast on Korean cuisine or anything. I'm talking mashed potatoes, green beans, breads, etc. Pretty normal fare. But the child would rather have Goldfish and Cheerios than just about anything. Oh, and if it comes out of a jar, it automatically gets the lipsmacking seal of approval.
The great thing about having a young child is that one day is completely different than the one that preceded it. Its also the bad thing about having a young child because you never know what's going to work. In the last week he's let down his guard a bit and been more willing to try table foods, but he's still very cautious about it.
It seems like letting him hold the spoon is a milestone, but we'll see how long that lasts. Not to mention the food we're wasting by letting him smear it on his face rather than getting it in his mouth. Oh the starving people in third world countries would loathe us. On the other hand, they can't even get food, so they don't have internet. And if they don't have internet, they'll never know this story.
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