Two great moments: No. 1
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I've always been a *Just one bite* parent, and it has worked relatively well
and without much conflict in this household, although I am learning that I
wish I'd done it another way, because of this list. At any rate, my children are
now 18 and 15, and there's a lot of water under that particular bridge.
This post is to verify the claim that you CAN teach an old dog new tricks,
however.
I was making dinner tonight and was preparing the broccoli for the steamer.
Dd, 18, is off at college, and Liam, 15, is the only one still here at home.
He hates broccoli.
And then I remembered something, with a dull flash, and hustled down the hall
to ask him a question.
*Liam, would you like some broccoli if I serve it raw with ranch dip?*
He didn't take his eyes off his game.
*Sure.*
Shit. <g> How many meals have I let pass without him gaining any sustenance
from the broccoli I stubbornly served lightly steamed, just the way he hates
it, rather than simply and easily holding some back from the pot for him to
munch on with a little dip?
How stupid can one mother be? ;-)
Laura B.
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and without much conflict in this household, although I am learning that I
wish I'd done it another way, because of this list. At any rate, my children are
now 18 and 15, and there's a lot of water under that particular bridge.
This post is to verify the claim that you CAN teach an old dog new tricks,
however.
I was making dinner tonight and was preparing the broccoli for the steamer.
Dd, 18, is off at college, and Liam, 15, is the only one still here at home.
He hates broccoli.
And then I remembered something, with a dull flash, and hustled down the hall
to ask him a question.
*Liam, would you like some broccoli if I serve it raw with ranch dip?*
He didn't take his eyes off his game.
*Sure.*
Shit. <g> How many meals have I let pass without him gaining any sustenance
from the broccoli I stubbornly served lightly steamed, just the way he hates
it, rather than simply and easily holding some back from the pot for him to
munch on with a little dip?
How stupid can one mother be? ;-)
Laura B.
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pam sorooshian
On Jan 5, 2004, at 6:33 PM, LauraBourdo@... wrote:
nobody else in my family does. So I make it sometimes, for myself. Just
a week or so ago I noticed my 12 yo was putting it on her plate at a
salad buffet restaurant - and it hit ME that, yep, she likes it - just
like your son, raw with some ranch dressing dip. I was always so
irritated that nobody else in my family likes nice hot delicious
steamed broccoli, that I (stupidly) never thought either of just giving
it her the way she actually DOES like it. Sheesh!!
-pam
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> Shit. <g> How many meals have I let pass without him gaining anyLaura - we are soulmates. I really really like steamed broccoli and
> sustenance
> from the broccoli I stubbornly served lightly steamed, just the way he
> hates
> it, rather than simply and easily holding some back from the pot for
> him to
> munch on with a little dip?
>
> How stupid can one mother be? ;-)
nobody else in my family does. So I make it sometimes, for myself. Just
a week or so ago I noticed my 12 yo was putting it on her plate at a
salad buffet restaurant - and it hit ME that, yep, she likes it - just
like your son, raw with some ranch dressing dip. I was always so
irritated that nobody else in my family likes nice hot delicious
steamed broccoli, that I (stupidly) never thought either of just giving
it her the way she actually DOES like it. Sheesh!!
-pam
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Serving the entire homeschooling community since 1999
through information, networking and public relations.
Wife2Vegman
--- pam sorooshian <pamsoroosh@...> wrote:
foreheads and say DOH!)
Like when my 12yo sits down and reads the Kenshin
comic book he got at Christmas in one sitting and I
realize, "Hey, he CAN read when he wants to! DOH!"
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--Susan in VA
WifetoVegman
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>Ah, school-at-homer moments (when we smack our
> On Jan 5, 2004, at 6:33 PM, LauraBourdo@...
> wrote:
>
> > Shit. <g>
> >
> > How stupid can one mother be? ;-)
>
> I was always so
> irritated that nobody else in my family likes nice
> hot delicious
> steamed broccoli, that I (stupidly) never thought
> either of just giving
> it her the way she actually DOES like it. Sheesh!!
>
foreheads and say DOH!)
Like when my 12yo sits down and reads the Kenshin
comic book he got at Christmas in one sitting and I
realize, "Hey, he CAN read when he wants to! DOH!"
=====
--Susan in VA
WifetoVegman
What is most important and valuable about the home as a base for children's growth into the world is not that it is a better school than the schools, but that it isn't a school at all. John Holt
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Tia Leschke
>When I make broccoli, I steam some for me, leave some cut up and raw for
>Laura - we are soulmates. I really really like steamed broccoli and
>nobody else in my family does. So I make it sometimes, for myself. Just
>a week or so ago I noticed my 12 yo was putting it on her plate at a
>salad buffet restaurant - and it hit ME that, yep, she likes it - just
>like your son, raw with some ranch dressing dip. I was always so
>irritated that nobody else in my family likes nice hot delicious
>steamed broccoli, that I (stupidly) never thought either of just giving
>it her the way she actually DOES like it. Sheesh!!
dh, and put some raw baby carrots out for Lars. <g>
Tia
Tia Leschke
>I had a great moment last night. Lars learned to read at 12, but only at
>Like when my 12yo sits down and reads the Kenshin
>comic book he got at Christmas in one sitting and I
>realize, "Hey, he CAN read when he wants to! DOH!"
that time because I pushed him. He still didn't *like* to read until about
this fall (He's 16 now) when he started asking me for books about various
science and other topics. Then a couple of weeks ago he asked me if we had
The Golden Compass, a book I read to him a few years ago. I got it for him,
and he started reading. Last night it was time for him to leave for his
sister's to spend the night before a snowboarding trip. He said, "Just let
me finish this chapter first." Music to my ears that I've waited so long to
hear! AND he hugged me before he left, something he's been mostly allergic
to since he was 12. Life just keeps getting better.
Tia
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Laura B.
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pamsoroosh@...
writes:
> I was always soSometimes we just don't see the forest for the little broccoli trees. <g>
> irritated that nobody else in my family likes nice hot delicious
> steamed broccoli, that I (stupidly) never thought either of just giving
> it her the way she actually DOES like it. Sheesh!!
>
Laura B.
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pam sorooshian
On Jan 5, 2004, at 9:04 PM, Tia Leschke wrote:
in the series, right?
-pam
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> Then a couple of weeks ago he asked me if we hadAh, Tia. That's so sweet and cool!! You know there are two more books
> The Golden Compass, a book I read to him a few years ago. I got it for
> him,
> and he started reading. Last night it was time for him to leave for his
> sister's to spend the night before a snowboarding trip. He said, "Just
> let
> me finish this chapter first." Music to my ears that I've waited so
> long to
> hear! AND he hugged me before he left, something he's been mostly
> allergic
> to since he was 12. Life just keeps getting better.
in the series, right?
-pam
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Serving the entire homeschooling community since 1999
through information, networking and public relations.
Tia Leschke
>Oh yes. We actually have the second, so now I'm looking for the third
>
>Ah, Tia. That's so sweet and cool!! You know there are two more books
>in the series, right?
second hand. Eventually I'll also get the first so we'll have the whole
series. I loved them too.
Tia