So at dinner last night...

[naomikritzer]

So at dinner last night, we had a salad that included cherry tomatoes and cucumbers. I looked over at Molly at one point to discover that she was busily tucking her cherry tomatoes into the middle of her cucumbers. "Molly, don't play with your food," I said.

Ed came back out (we were eating outside) just as one of Molly's tomatoes went shooting out of the cucumber and rolled across the patio. "Molly," I said, exasperated, "This is why I tell you not to play with your food."

Molly gave me an offended look. "I was just putting tutus on the cherry tomatoes," she said.

I lost it and started giggling hysterically. I know, when it comes to undermining your own disciplinary tactics, that laughing at your kid's misbehavior is really not exactly helpful, but sometimes I just can't help it.

Comments

[jmartin2.livejournal.com]

ROTFL!

Last week I was sternly telling Katherine "not to speak to me in that tone of voice," and she put on a Shirley Temple tone (and pout) and said, "Poor Mama! What you gonna do?" (It doesn't sound as funny in retelling as it was when it happened, but you get the idea.) I knew I'd lose all credibility, but I totally cracked up.

[jimhines.livejournal.com]

Snort! Sometimes you have to just surrender to the silliness. And really, it's only fair that the kids win one from time to time, right? :-)

[(Anonymous)]

But your kids *eat* cherry tomatoes and cucumber...that's what I am amazed at. Although I guess I never ate either until I was in high school, so I can't complain too much. Zea

[naomikritzer]

You think cucumbers are surprising? Last night both girls ate softshelled crab.

Cucumbers are probably their favorite vegetable. When we make a salad, we put in two, because we want to get some cucumber, too.

[ericcoleman]

Sometimes you don't have a choice ...

[haddayr.livejournal.com]

*snerk*

What horrifies me is that you were serving cherry tomatoes without their tutus.

[sylvia-rachel.livejournal.com]

ROFL! :D

I laugh at DD's misbehaviour way more often than I should. The thing is, she sometimes is incredibly funny. What else can you do?

(I, too, am impressed that your kids eat cucumbers and cherry tomatoes. Mine lurves many types of fruit, but her vegetable repertoire is this: shredded carrots in carrot loaf; shredded zucchini in zucchini loaf; and tomato sauce on spaghetti--and only if I have Braun Multipractic-ed it so there is no chunkage. And, no, it's not because I failed to expose her to a wide variety of foods as a baby. She's the only person I've ever met who's a pickier eater than her father.)