Welcome to this week’s casual kōrero thread!
This post will be pinned in this community so you can always find it, and will stay for about a week until replaced by the next one.
It’s for talking about anything that might not justify a full post. For example:
- Something interesting that happened to you
- Something humourous that happened to you
- Something frustrating that happened to you
- A quick question
- A request for recommendations
- Pictures of your pet
- A picture of a cloud that kind of looks like an elephant
- Anything else, there are no rules (except the rule)
So how’s it going?
Oh no! I remember all the train trips telling kids not to lick the poles, followed by them vomiting later that evening.
It’s weird how hard it can be sometimes to get them to try new foods, but toddlers will lick anything for no reason.
Funnily enough she is more food adventurous than her older sister. She regularly wants what we’re eating without even know what it is. We had to let her eat some spicy food because she was complaining we wouldn’t give her any. She understands spicy now haha.
Oh all my kids went through a phase like that. Watching me while I cook:
“What’s that?” “Cumin” “Can I try some?”
“What’s that?” “Minced up garlic” “Can I try some?”
That’s a good thing I think right? She’s been like this since she started solids. She doesn’t even ask what it is she just wants it since someone else is eating it. Sometimes it doesn’t even occur to her that it’s something she doesn’t want or like, until after we’ve already made extra for her…
The older one is the opposite, she MUST know what is in everything to decide whether she likes it or not, even before she has even tasted it 😒
I think it’s good! I encouraged it. Mine didn’t stay like that though, got more picky as they got older. Though not too bad, they are all willing to try things, though they will often ask what is in it.
I encourage questions, though! In any and all things. So it’s not unexpected that they ask about it before trying. I tend to try to help with what to expect, “it tastes a bit like a cross between kiwifruit and a pear”, “it’s a bit like lasagne with cauliflower”, or simply “I think it’s something you’ll like” (assuming that’s true).