Serene Vannoy wrote:
>
> Sky wrote:
> > ChattyCathy wrote:
> >> On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:28:28 -0700, aem wrote:
> >>
> >>> To offset the frequent threads about children who are picky eaters, here
> >>> is a story from today's New York Times food section about the opposite.
> >>> The title, "Scorpions for Breakfast and Snails for Dinner," gives you
> >>> the idea. -aem
> >>>
> >>> http://tinyurl.com/52mb2a
> >> Good read. My youngest is almost (but not quite) as adventurous. You
> >> should see some people's faces when she scarfs down a plate of snails.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Cheers
> >> Chatty Cathy
> >>
> >> Egg tastes better when it's not on your face...
> >
> > Definitely a ditto a good read. It's interesting how parents'
> > attitudes influence a child's likes & dislikes, to a large degree. This
> > is a topic I take close to heart.
>
> And then there are just differences in people's basic likes and
> dislikes. I raised two kids who were 18 months apart -- they are like
> night and day, and always were. The older one didn't (and still doesn't)
> like his food to touch, and didn't/doesn't like sauces on things, etc.
> The younger one was eating sushi and roasted beets and edamame and squid
> from the time she was tiny, and is still like that. *shrug*
>
> Serene

Yep! I know what you mean, but since I had only one child, I had no
basis of comparison. Besides, it's never fair to compare one child to
another one. Not easily done, I know. Alas, I didn't have the
opportunity, much as I wish otherwise.

Sky, who has few regrets

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