DAILY SNACK
“I don’t like stew anymore, Mom.”
“What? You do like stew. You helped me cook it.”
“No, I don’t.”
“Okay, but if you eat most of your stew then you can have a cookie.”
Fast forward past much arm-twisting and cajoling
And a satisfactory amount of stew has been consumed.
I give the boy his cookie.
“Mom, I’ve decided that I would like a cookie and a Halloween candy for dessert.”
Sigh.
So I gave it to him.