Ewww! It looks like WHAT???
Posted by Dory @ Lucky Dorito on Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
My darling daughter, Beebo, has no trouble speaking her mind. Whatever it is she is thinking, she says it without hesitation. This is both a good and a bad thing. Sometimes, a little discretion is wise. But, she is only ten - and hasn’t learned the art of discretion just yet.
One night recently, I was cooking dinner - following one of my BFF’s recipes for Taco Casserole. A quick and yummy meal for a weeknight, when I come barreling in with the need to have dinner on the table in less than 3 minutes. Which, sadly, happens several nights a week! It truly is a quick and easy recipe to follow and made a nice hearty dish for a cold winter night. I was pleased with the results and had already taste-tested it in the pan before I called the kids and their dad in for dinner.
Beebo walked right over to the pan and looked at it. She said, very matter-of-factly, “Well, on one hand, it looks like it might be quite good. On the other hand though, it looks sort of like a really big baby just threw up.”
Ewww. Yum. Makes me want a dip up a big ole’ serving right away.
I walked back to the stovetop and looked in the pan, prepared to argue with her. But, quite honestly, it DID look like something a really big baby might throw up. A baby that doesn’t chew its food very well.
I said, “Yuck. You’re right. It does.” I sighed heavily. And said, “So, you still going to try it?” thinking she’d say “HECK NO” and ask to make a sandwich instead!
She said, “Sure!” LOL
As it turns out, everyone loved it, despite what it might have looked like!
I told her later, “Honey, I love your honesty. But … could you maybe NOT mention baby vomit the next time we’re getting ready to eat something? It kinda grosses me out a little. K?”
She laughed and said, “Ok. How ’bout comparing it to baby poop instead?”
Ummm. No. But before I could close my mouth, that had fallen open in surprise, she laughed and said, “Kidding Mom!”
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