news of the boy
Fri, 23 Dec 2005 - 09:23
So The Boy was rummaging through the fridge this morning (he's been able to open the door for a while now, and gets drinks, apples, etc. for himself) and came out with a grapefruit.
Mommy and Daddy wouldn't feed grapefruit to the dog (who doesn't like it, either), but Granni had included some in a basket of fruit.
Mommy told her "I keep meaning to bring those back to you -- nobody here eats them."
"What about Dalton?" Granni asked.
"Dunno," replied Mommy. "We've never given any to him."
So Mommy cut the grapefruit open and The Boy put a piece in his mouth and got an odd look on his face. Then he tried another bit, and his face screwed up a little more. The Third Time being the proverbial Charm, he gave it one more attempt before asking Mommy "What's in this strawberry?"
"It's not a strawberry, it's a grapefruit. Do you like it?"
"Yeah..." says The Boy hesitantly.
"Well, eat some more."
"But I don't like it," says The Boy. "Can I be excused from the table?"
On a whim, Daddy suggested giving a bit to Lexie, to see if the house was an official "Grapefruit-free Zone." The Boo ate the first piece and made the face she usually makes upon encountering some new taste, but she chowed two more pieces down without complaint.
It figures that we'd have one Grapefruit Holdout in the house.
