The little son, aged 10, came in and announced he was becoming a vegetarian and would no longer be eating any meat, so there.
Fine, I'm all for free will and individual choice but this particular stance did make me smile as this is a boy who will only deign to eat roast potatoes (but only roast potatoes, forget boiled or mashed or jackets) and carrots. Nothing green will pass his lips. His idea of having fruit is a strawberry yoghurt. It's remarkable he hasn't gone down with rickets.
'Ok, so what would you like in your sandwich in your packed lunch tomorrow then?'
'Ham', came the reply. Realising his error he swiftly backtracked 'oh, actually, not ham, I'd like cheese and tomato ketchup.'
'So, when there's a barbecue you won't be eating sausages or burgers or kebabs? How lovely, you'll be able to have salmon, like me. So no more chicken nuggets then and I guess that means you're not going to eat spaghetti bolognaise any more either? Oh and what about the cheese and ham pizzas?'
His face visibly paled - he'd eat spaghetti bolognaise every day of the week if he could and refuses to go anywhere near fish....
A frown appeared on his little face and then he muttered 'I don't think I've thought this through'!
Classic.
Something that max would say anyway. I am not going anywhere near salmon, sorry mother, you're still on your own!
ReplyDeleteHa ha, my oldest wanted to be vegetarian like me except for sausages, oh and meatballs, oh and chicken nuggets.......
ReplyDeleteHi Anonymous, I think they all go through the veggie phase at some time. What made me laugh was that he can't stand vegetables!
ReplyDeleteMy daughter became a vegetarian and stuck at it for ages, lost quite a lot of weight too, that is untill she when to stay with her friend for the summer ... in Argentina. funny, when she came back she had developed quite a taste for thick medium rare steaks. Owner of No.8
ReplyDeleteHi Anonymous, thanks for posting. Wow, that's some turnaround by your daughter. I remember going veggie as a teenager and giving in the first time my dad cooked bacon! Now I manage to be a quasi veggie!
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