We never know what life will bring. There are ups and downs and all the little hills in between.
I have always had a love/hate relationship with food. Many times it has been my enemy and I have treated it as such, staying away from it as far as possible, not the recommended way to have a relationship with food. Sometimes it has given me great comfort and feelings of security and fullness.
My kids now have interesting relationships with food. Because of this I do not like to cook, nobody eats anything I cook anyway. It has been a source of battle and knock down drag outs for many years. Will loves hard, crunchy or liquid foods. Some meat, most fruit, some veggies ( but only raw, crunchy ones, with ranch for dipping). Plain pasta and fish. Emma loves carbs. all and every carb. imaginable. She doesn't like liquid things (like instant breakfast, fruit smoothies, etc). Tyler is still fairly plyable. But no mac and cheese for this gang. For example: Breakfast at our home includes, instant breakfast or breakfast drink for Will. Pancakes, toast, or waffles for Emma. Eggs for Tyler. Are we running the all you can eat Rio buffet or what?! Sometimes I wish I could just hook everyone up to an I.V. at night, get all our nutrients while we sleep, and then not even have to worry about it all day.
When I was a young, new parent, I thought of all the challenges we would face over the years. Sleepless nights, sickness, potty training, laundry, weird habits, discipline, messes, cleaning up, sleeping routines, etc. Food never came into my thoughts, not one. And now it consumes us.
Who knew that something so vital, so natural could become the fight we fight each and everyday. So Bon Apetite, that is if you like what we are having, if it has the right texture and temperature, and if it's something you have had before (heaven forbid we try anything new.)
