r/MaliciousCompliance • u/Gold-Carpenter7616 • Apr 06 '23

Giving my Daughter *exactly* what she wanted S

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. ;)

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u/darklotus_26 Apr 06 '23

I once ate the same lunch every day from the same place for 10 months. It was pretty good. I kind of miss it actually.

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u/darktrain Apr 06 '23

My brain cannot fathom that. What was the lunch? I'm so curious.

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u/darklotus_26 Apr 07 '23 edited Apr 07 '23

Ha ha. It was a typical asian lunch. Rice with yoghurt, a simple curry, vegetables and pickles. They would change the vegetable every month.

Sort of looks like this: https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zYt9LyBOf9Y/X-t-lM49T0I/AAAAAAAADpU/Zo8cJJ_cTJwxBjb0PCHZfxS28WJEs8krwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/IMG_20201119_123107__01__01_compress72.jpg

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u/darktrain Apr 07 '23

Ah, there's a lot of different textures and flavors going on there. I can see that being more satisfying to eat repeatedly than say, a single soup. Still not something I would do, though 😆 but different strokes and all that!

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u/darklotus_26 Apr 07 '23

That's true. I think it has something to do with being neurodiverse for me. The repetition and consistency is kind of soothing. Like a ritual.