I have this idea in my head that kids are supposed to love oatmeal. Myself, I have always found it foul, disgusting, and gag-inducing, but somehow I hang onto this belief that kids love it, so every six months or so I try — and fail — to get my kids to eat some.
The other day Craig went shopping at a newly-built grocery store that was so big he came home without Coke Zero because he couldn’t find where they kept the soda! And he’s no grocery novice, he does 99.99% of the grocery shopping, so this must be some store.
As part of their grand opening they gave everyone a free bag of groceries. In this bag of random items was a box of that instant oatmeal in 4 flavors. When I saw it I told Mike and Robbie that the next morning I would make one of each flavor and they would each try one bite and tell me which one was their favorite.
Simple, right?
Hell no. This morning you would have thought that I was forcing them to eat hot raw sewage. The ordeal ended with me telling Mike that I was never going to let him eat oatmeal for the rest of his life.
Why in the world would I think my kids would eat something that even I think is disgusting? I think I need to stage an intervention with myself.
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