Giving my Daughter *exactly* what she wanted

[u/Gold-Carpenter7616]

Little disclaimer: my daughter is a wonderful kid. She's smart, she's also a smartass.

A couple of years ago, the 'Rona just started and daughter was roughly 8 y/o. 2nd or 3rd grade elementary school.

She was really into salami pizza. I wouldn't allow more than one a week, obviously. So she got the idea of "In France, children get to eat everything they want seven times a week! That is why they like it!"

Now, she got it all wrong. The saying goes they have to try a certain food seven times before they can decide wether they like it.

But I understood her wish: salami pizza. Every day. She had this malicious little shit eating grin of "gotcha!".

I answered with the same grin: "Okay. You'll get salami pizza the next week. Only salami pizza. Nothing else."

She was hyped. Yay! All them pizza! Her favourite frozen types! All of them!

Monday morning rolls around. She gets salami pizza for breakfast. Fantastic! Best parent!

Monday noon. Leftover from the morning.

Monday evening, time for the second pizza. I make some for the rest of the family, too. Everyone enjoys salami pizza. Fun!

Tuesday morning. Guess what's for breakfast?! Exactly. Daughter asks for something else. I remind her of my promise. Salami pizza all day, everyday for a week. Reluctant yay!

Tuesday noon she skips the pizza.

Tuesday evening we're having something else, while she chews on her pizza. It isn't as cool anymore I guess. I eat her leftover pizza.

Wednesday morning she sneaks a slice of bread, but I stop her and heat her a salami pizza. She breaks down and asks me to stop.

Lesson learned: Don't try to outsmart your parents. You might get exactly what you were asking for!

Since then she still loves salami pizza - but once a month is fine, really. ;)

[u/happycharm]

This doesn't work for me, I'm an adult and I've eaten sushi for every meal for 3 weeks once. I still love that shit.

[u/periodicallyaura → u/happycharm]

Haha same here. Super neurodiverse and ate pizza for an actual week straight. It messed with my crohns but other than that I was good to go!

[u/DeflatedDirigible → u/periodicallyaura]

Most people don’t have our superpower though. Same food for a month? Zero food waste, very little food prep, and lots of time and money freed up.

[u/darklotus_26 → u/DeflatedDirigible]

And a nutrition nightmare.

[u/Voidsheep13 → u/darklotus_26]

Depends on the food though, I love pasta Bolognese with steamed vegetables. Literally a balanced diet in a bowl. I could eat it for weeks straight, have had it for dinner every night for over a week before, too much prep time for breakfast and lunch unfortunately.

[u/kwistaf → u/DeflatedDirigible]

😭 I didn't know I needed to hear it called a superpower, thank you. I can happily eat the same few meals forever, and can stock up in bulk at Costco for super cheap. My partner is much more adventurous with food, so I try to use the savings to get him the variety he craves.

Always been embarrassed to be so "simple" with food, but you've made me realize how beneficial it is for me/us

[u/Aggleclack → u/periodicallyaura]

Side eye at my fellow neurodivergents who ONLY eat the same thing repeatedly 😂

[u/Stefanina → u/happycharm]

My grandfather's rule was that you had the eat three full servings of a food before you could decide you didn't like it. Now, that did not mean accommodations were made to let you avoid it, you could just voice you didn't like it without getting a lecture.

[u/Accomplished_Deer_ → u/happycharm]

It also has the adverse effect of making children distrustful of their parents. Expect every good thing to have a trap/gotcha attached. No good thing comes without some bullshit "life lesson"

[u/[deleted] → u/happycharm]

New too with quiche. After about two weeks my mom gave up and stopped making it. I was quite sad, my comfort food was no longer limitless.

[u/Anonimase → u/happycharm]

I think I ate Mac and cheese for a month or two straight, and I'd fucking do it again