On Monday we had an epic food battle. We were asking Emily to finish 1/4 of a piece of peanut butter toast for breakfast, and she was testing boundaries. It lasted more than two hours. I went through periods of ignoring it, being angry/frustrated, and wanting to cry (when she was sobbing so hard that her face was all blotchy and she was shaking). Early on (like first half hour), one of the ways I made it lighthearted (for me) was to get pictures and document it on video...Tuesday, August 05, 2008
The battle of wills
On Monday we had an epic food battle. We were asking Emily to finish 1/4 of a piece of peanut butter toast for breakfast, and she was testing boundaries. It lasted more than two hours. I went through periods of ignoring it, being angry/frustrated, and wanting to cry (when she was sobbing so hard that her face was all blotchy and she was shaking). Early on (like first half hour), one of the ways I made it lighthearted (for me) was to get pictures and document it on video...
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Oh wow. Funny now, maybe not then. So did she eat the whole thing or just a bite?
Oh no, we won. She ate it all. After the 2 1/2 hours we let her down (we had things to do), but then she had to eat it for lunch.
good for you!
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