Smiley Saturday - One Hungry Dad
We had a funny situation at our dinner table during the week this week. Trailer Boy, our 4 year old, LOVES sausages. In fact, I think they’re his favourite meal at the moment. So the other night when we were sitting down to a meal that included sausages, Trailer Boy was most dismayed to see that his dad had 2.5 sausages while he only had 1.5.
Farmboy (that’s dad) tried to explain that he not only had an extra sausage, he also had a lot more vegetables on his plate. It’s a line we’ve taken with all our children. You can have bigger portions of meat when you eat more vegetables. It all has to be relative (otherwise they’d live on meat and mashed potato).
Trailer Boy wasn’t consoled and so Farmboy offered to swap meals with him, on the proviso that he ate ALL of the vegetables before he touched the sausages. Not to be dissuaded by the mountain of vegetables on Farmboy’s plate, Trailer Boy was adamant that is what he wanted to do.
So they swapped meals and Farmboy had Trailer Boy’s eaten in about 30 seconds (okay, it was probably 2 minutes but it sure seemed quick).
At one point I thought Farmboy was going to get out of the meal quite well. I was sure Trailer Boy would get half way through the vegetables and give up, leaving Farmboy with his own sausages (and half the vegetables).
Not so. Trailer Boy attacked those vegetables with gusto. Down they went, broccoli first!!!
AND he finished the LOT!!!!
I was worried he might pop after such a big meal.
He was so proud of himself.
And Farmboy was a tad hungry. LOL. Guess who ended up snacking half the night?
The next night at the dinner table we all sit down and Trailer Boy wails “I want daddy’s tea”. LOL. He didn’t get it.
But we had served him up larger servings on his own plate.
He didn’t eat it all.
No sausages for an incentive.
It was all pretty fun at the time but I guess you had to be there. 
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That is funny !!!!!
Mine’s up, a few had to be there moments too.
Kids are so funny! TJ was cooking last night (under supervision) and chose to make chicken burgers……… so of course he had the most! At least he enjoys his own cooking lol
Very funny - one of my boys loves to eat our dinner and would polish the lot given the chance.
Poor dad, lol had to go to bed hungry !
lol - very funny, Lightening - you have inspired me to stick up a Smily Saturday of my own…
That’s so funny… Dinner time is always entertaining here too…. Funny the kids always want hubby’s dinner too, they never seem to want mine which is just fine with me, little piggy that I am LOL!!!! You girls are all inspiring me to start back with a personal blog so I can join in all the fun…..(mine’s not really “meant” to be a family blog…. off to buy a new domain
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My mum used to bribe us with dessert. No clean plate = no dessert. Depending on what she’d made for dessert, that didn’t always work.
Why is it 4 year olds seem to like the strangest foods. We had fish sticks last night and she had them also but with a pickle and green olives. And lots of fruit. And she does love sausage. We are going out for breakfast today. French toast sticks and sausage. She has the menu planned.
Amusing anecdote … thanks for sharing.
Kids can be most entertaining and unpredictable ;–)
Mine’s up at Small Reflections.
Hugs and blessings,
Not so much funny as miraculous! Well done you. Perhaps you could nip on over and give us a few tips.
cheers
Funny. Sausages are a wonderful incentive in our house too