Comments on: Tip Tuesday — Picky Spice and Other Instances of Parental Trickery

By: Lazy Organizer

Lazy Organizer — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:23:43 +0000

This is so brilliant! I have never heard of such amazing trickery!

I have been known to trick my kids into going to bed early at night. I tell them I’m tired, get ready for bed and then have them come tuck me in. Of course they go to bed right away because it’s no fun to stay up if Mom isn’t around to brighten the night. When they’re asleep I sneak out of bed to play on the computer.

Hey. I’m all about setting good examples.

By: falwyn

falwyn — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 18:02:17 +0000

Dude, this is the funniest thing I have read this month.

By: Erin Marie

Erin Marie — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 07:38:27 +0000

Am I odd because I LOVE olives and despise mushrooms? Seriously, I gag. Except when they’re on pizza. I can ignore them then. But I really have tried them since I was 5 and originally decided that I didn’t like them. Still gross.

I’ll probably just let my kids pick out whatever. I make steak spaghetti (family recipe with no steak and no spaghetti noodles, I don’t know why, I’ll ask my grandpa) with green bell peppers in them. Whenever my mom made it, all five of us kids would pick them out and ignore them while downing serving after serving of the rest of the goodness. I finally just ate them (less hassle) and love them. But when I made it for my in-laws, the youngest three (ages 2.5 to all picked them out. It made me laugh.

As for other food phobias, Dh’s family teases his sister about her hatred for onions and my family teases my sister about her hatred for tomatoes (who can live like that?!) and eggs (again…). And one BIL hates everything veggie-related… and mustard – but he doesn’t realize when a recipe HAS mustard in it, though if you told him he wouldn’t eat it.

Luckily, I’m pickier than DH and since I do most of the cooking… I win!

As for other tips… I’m not sneaky enough… yet.

By: Qtpies7

Qtpies7 — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 19:39:07 +0000

That is genius! I don’t have a clue how to hide my quirks. We just allow one “gag food” that you don’t have to eat, most of the time. Because I will not let scalloped potatoes pass my lips. So I suppose they should all get one food that is a no-go.

By: Homemaking Links (9-6-07)

Homemaking Links (9-6-07) — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 03:24:21 +0000

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By: grammyelin

grammyelin — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 02:35:13 +0000

You are staggeringly BRILLIANT! What a great solution. If I were a peasant, I would be rejoicing.

By: sarah k.

sarah k. — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:49:22 +0000

Creepish mushrooms aside, have you ever had an oyster mushroom, sliced thin and fried (not sauteed) in butter, with lots of salt? Talk to Derek about this. He never knew he loved mushrooms until he married me. Not slimy ones, or squishy ones, or canned ones, or raw ones, or creepish ones. Next time we meet, Dan, I will introduce you to a real mushroom.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 08:02:00 +0000

No excuse for mushroomaphobia? NO EXCUSE FOR MUSHROOMAPHOBIA? Did you see that thing? Mushrooms are The Devil!

By: sarah k.

sarah k. — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:04:58 +0000

Your solution is brilliant. Brilliant I say! But there’s no excuse for mushroomaphobia. I know Dan’s nice and all, but I feel for you there, honey. My kids won’t eat mushrooms, so I always tell them they will like them when they grow up, just so they’re prepared for the day when their little taste buds finally mature and new worlds open up before their eyes.

I don’t have any weirdnesses. I’m not weird at all, no, not at all.

By: Danielle

Danielle — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:03:40 +0000

I’m with Dan – mushrooms and olives are icky gross.

I must say this is a clever little trick. If I ever, miraculously, get married and have children I’ll have to use this trick.

Um, I’ve been thinking – you should write a book based on your Blog! I can help you with finding ways to publish it!