Where did I fail you?
I’ve tried to be a good mother. I’ve read all the books everyone recommends to me, I try to keep an open mind, I spend time with my son (both the quality and quantity type). So, how, I wonder, did this happen?
My son does not like cake. There, I’ve said it. I was going to hide it from you, but in the hope that I might be able to help other parents come out of the closet on this, I thought I would share. I’ve tried so hard to develop good, healthy eating habits in my son that evidently I forgot to introduce him to “sweets.” He loves fruit, especially mixed in with ricotta cheese, so apparently he’s ok with the concept of sweet foods. He also loves maple syrup (as evidenced by his current love affair with waffles). But when faced with the culinary delight that is a vanilla cupcake with buttercream frosting, he wasn’t about to have any of it.
I mean, could he be more bored?
It’s not good when your child prefers to stick the cupcake into his ear instead of eating it. Luckily, Max was there waiting to clean up Oscar’s mess.
Even Nanny Norma was disappointed. She even interjected the dreaded, “in my country, kids like the sugary treats.” My failure is on a global level.
I vow that next year’s birthday will be different. From now on, this child will be on a daily diet of sugary, processed foods. No more of this healthy nonsense. Forget about the organic fruits and veggies. The only fruit this kid is going to see is as a garnish on his sugar-infused, super-sized snacks. I will fix this.
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LOL! It’s a travesty, I agree! You should give him a cupcake a day until he catches on the the goodness that is cake! Maybe try mixing his fruit with frosting?
He is adorable!
LOVE the picture of the cake going in the ear!
And no, you have not failed your son. (There must be a support group out there some where. M.O.S.D.E.C. “My Own Son Doesn’t Eat Cake”. We’ll think of something!)
I feel your pain. My oldest son isn’t a sweets eater either. He barely touched his cake on his first birthday. Now, at 2 1/2, he says, “No,” when I offer him ice cream! WHAT!? Who doesn’t like ice cream? I gave him some M&M’s the other day, and he was more interested in seeing how many he could fit in his shirt pocket than he was in eating them.
My daughter on the other hand, will eat any sweet treat she can get her hands on. Her first birthday was MESSY! (And she ate every last M&M she was offered and whined for more.)
I have to agree, it is a travesty. I am sure it is not a global failure, althougth your dentist might feel differently! He sure does look cute sticking it in his ear!
Thank you, ladies! I am happy to hear I’m not alone and for the support.
That’s it, you’ll just have to make sure he gets a cupcake a day until he starts to like them. It’s just tragic.
Oh my gosh, that is sooooo funny.
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