Connor ate sloppy joe's for dinner last night which may not seem like to much of a big deal but to me it was a small victory. I am still savoring in the fact that he requested them! Unbeknowst to him, I quite cleverly, added carrots, onions, mushrooms and bell peppers to the mix!
This battle has been a seven year saga. He has always had an aversion to vegetables and prefers a meal of 100%protein with sugar on the side.
Once there was an incident with the pizza we made. "I cannot eat this pizza, " he announced. There is something wrong with it." He spit it out, like poison. "It is pizza for goodness sake what could be wrong with it. " I detect vegtables" , he insisted over and over again. Upon examination of the sauce jar, it turns out we served a vegatable medley sauce on the pizza. The horror. From that point on he would scrutinize every homemade pizza for quality assurance.

Then there were the meatballs. Disappointed, he looked at me ," You made these with vegetables?" He accused me further, I can see vegetables in here. , look!" He pulls out an onion sliver. A debate ensues. Onions don't count as a vegetable they are really a spice when you think about it. We discuss how they are grown and where they are purchased and conclude they are in fact a vegetable.
Next failure, sweet potato french fries. "They are not the same."
"They are potatoes. They are orange. You love orange. Your favorite football team is orange."
" I want real french fries, the kind we get at McDonalds."
I sigh.
I had actually considered admitting defeat when I had this small, sloppy joe victory. I sat there smug, watching him eat and wondering how long I can refrain from telling him, "your eating carrots, my boy! Carrots!" But I know that I can't so for know I will just offer him seconds.
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