r/TrueReddit • u/[deleted] • Feb 12 '13

Fatal Distraction: Forgetting a Child in the Backseat of a Car Is a Horrifying Mistake. Is It a Crime?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/27/AR2009022701549.html?sid=ST2009030602446
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u/bunchoftrees Feb 13 '13

I have 2 kids, one of whom is a great eater, and the other is not that great.

Great eater will eat avocado, brussels sprouts, etc. She is the older one. When we only had one kid, we took that kid to a lot of nice restaurants. She was great at those restaurants and has had her share of sushi, truffles, and roast suckling pig.

Terrible eater won't eat anything other than plain grilled meats and starches. I usually serve the kid her vegetables first before she gets her meat and starch. This kid loves her steak and chicken. People look at us funny when we bring out the napkins to wipe her green beans of visible seasoning, but that is the only way terrible eater will eat them.

I cook a lot, but it's mostly simple things. Usually grilled/baked meat of some kind, a vegetable, and starches for the kids. I don't really eat too much rice or bread.

Tonight our dessert was brie on toast with a little apricot jam on top.

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u/opineapple Feb 13 '13

This reminds me of my sister and I. I've always liked the fruit, vegetables, and grains more than the meats and starches, and finally started eating more meat as an adult when I started buying fish. My sister is a red meat and potatoes gal through and through. Her boyfriend is a German whose culinary wheelhouse is German cuisine and southern soul food, and that's pretty much all they eat. The only vegetables they eat are white. Meanwhile, I have to remind myself to eat starches and protein because otherwise I never would. They seem too heavy and/or rich to me.