Every parent knows the struggle of dealing with picky eaters, and I can certainly relate. While my daughter is adventurous with food, my 4-year-old son seems to have a fresh excuse every night when it comes to dinner. To borrow a line from a classic film, “My son crafts reasons for not eating like other artists mold clay. He’s truly a virtuoso.” Here are 39 of his most creative justifications for skipping out on dinner. What quirky reasons have your kids given?
- I don’t want to use a baby spoon.
- This spoon is way too big.
- Mommy makes it tastier.
- Oranges look terrifying.
- Pasta is a little scary.
- I want a big-kid cup.
- I spilled my drink on purpose!
- Water is too scary.
- Daddy makes it better, too.
- Cantaloupe makes my lips feel weird.
- Plain pasta with butter is too spicy!
- I’m so tired; can I quit now?
- I only like blue carrots.
- I’m not tired anymore; I just want dessert!
- I’m not hungry for dinner; can I have a snack instead?
- I don’t like salad (if even a tiny green speck appears on his plate).
- Oops! The dog stole my dinner!
- I gave my fruit to the dog; he looked hungry.
- I dropped my food on the floor because it looked like it needed it!
- That person looked at me.
- He’s staring at me!
- This food is too cold!
- This is way too hot!
- The dog gave me a dirty look!
- I don’t like yellow scrambled eggs!
- My sister touched me; I can’t eat now.
- My sister won’t sit next to me!
- I’m a chocolatarian; I only eat chocolate (okay, I made that one up, but it’s coming).
- I want strawberries!
- Not those strawberries!
- What are you cooking? I’m sure I won’t like it.
- Can I have milk in my cereal?
- Why did you put milk in my cereal?!
- How come she gets more? I want more… Wait, I’m full!
- I liked tomatoes yesterday, but not today!
- I don’t like this plate!
- I only want the one bowl that’s impossible to find right now.
- I just want cherries! (This after he claimed he’d rather not touch a cherry yesterday.)
- This food almost touched another food, so the whole plate is yucky!
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