Nathan is by far my pickiest eater. I have to twist his arm and threaten his dessert on a nightly basis to get him to eat dinner. His aversions include eggs, hamburgers, turkey, anything remotely green of course, and as of yesterday, spiral noodles. Here was our conversation over yesterday's fetuccini alfredo.
Me: Nathan why aren't you eating? You like fetuccini.
Nathan: (While frowning at his plate) I don't like these kind of noodles.
Me: They are all the same, eat your food.
Nathan: No, these ones are curly (spiral).
Me: (Rolling my eyes) They are the exact same thing just made into a different shape.
Nathan: (Picking at the disgusting spirals on his plate) I like the straight ones better, the spirals have a funny texture.
Me: (Speechless)
Nathan: Actually, I only like the ones with the holes in them (penne).
Me: (Still speechless)
Can you really dislike a particular noodle? After this particular discussion, I asked him if he could name seven homemade meals (not straight out of the box i.e. macaroni) that he actually liked. After ten minutes, and having shot down pizza for the third time, he gave up on trying to figure out a fourth dinner.
I guess that only leaves me with two theories. He is an insanely picky eater, or he is the only honest one in the house when it comes to my cooking.
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We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough and we'll be more content when they are. After that we're frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage. We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together, when we get a nicer car, are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire.
The truth is, there's no better time to be happy than right now. If not now, when? Your life will always be filled with challenges. It's best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway.
For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.
This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. So, treasure every moment that you have. And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time...and remember that time waits for no one.
So stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school, until you lose ten pounds, until you gain ten pounds, until you have kids, until your kids leave the house, until you start work, until you retire, until you get married, until you get divorced, until Friday night, until Sunday morning, until you get a new car or home, until your car or home is paid off, until spring, until summer, until fall, until winter, until you are off welfare, until the first or fifteenth, until your song comes on, until you've had a drink, until you've sobered up, until you die, until you are born again to decide that there is no better time than right now to be happy...
Happiness is a journey, not a destination.
Thought for the day: "Work like you don't need money, Love like you've never been hurt, And dance like no one's watching."
The truth is, there's no better time to be happy than right now. If not now, when? Your life will always be filled with challenges. It's best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway.
For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.
This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. So, treasure every moment that you have. And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time...and remember that time waits for no one.
So stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school, until you lose ten pounds, until you gain ten pounds, until you have kids, until your kids leave the house, until you start work, until you retire, until you get married, until you get divorced, until Friday night, until Sunday morning, until you get a new car or home, until your car or home is paid off, until spring, until summer, until fall, until winter, until you are off welfare, until the first or fifteenth, until your song comes on, until you've had a drink, until you've sobered up, until you die, until you are born again to decide that there is no better time than right now to be happy...
Happiness is a journey, not a destination.
Thought for the day: "Work like you don't need money, Love like you've never been hurt, And dance like no one's watching."
2 comments:
He is very picky. I still remember the time we went to Hometown Buffet. I'll also add that he may be the most stubborn child I've met so far!
I agree with you on his stubbornness, but do you remember when you took Jason to Taco Bell?
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