Things Dads know

(by Jonathan)

So for reasons I’m not going to explain right now, Michal has offered to make the kids' lunches for school the night before with me. She’s new to this, so we walked through it together as to avoid any rejected lunches by the boys.

Michal: “So Xander will eat the fruit strips, but Ari will eat the fruit cups, right?”

Me: “Yup! Just make sure not to switch it, because Xander doesn’t like the stringy white parts on the orange slices, and Ari won’t eat the breakfast bars or fruit strips because he thinks they’re 'disgusting.'"

Michal: (stares at me for a while before speaking) "OK, so chips… they will eat plain potato chips, right?" (She looked so hopeful)

Me: "Close! Xander loves the plain chips, but Ari won’t eat them because…"

Michal: “They’re disgusting?”

Me: “You got it. So give Ari the nacho chips, he loves them.  But Xander won’t eat them because they’re too spicy.  He'll eat the Sunchips though.”

Michal: “What about cheese?"

Me: "Xander will eat cheddar cheese cut up.  Ari only sometimes, he likes salami better.  Neither will eat string cheese because they don't like strings."

Michal: (shaking her head in frustration) "How do you keep all this stuff in your head?”

Me: “I’m their Dad.”

‘nuff said.



[Edited to add by Michal: Yes, and I'm their mom, I just obviously don't feed them every day!  Man those kids are picky....]