In the interest of teaching April independence we went grocery shopping and April picked out all her food for her breakfasts and lunches. I was totally hands off. She got her cart, I got mine, and we each went are own way. When I saw her later in the store I noticed that she had a tub of chocolate fruit dip to go with her strawberries. “April, you can just you Hershey syrup” I said. “No Mom, I want this” she replied. OK, I thought, I am teaching her independence. At lunch she fixed herself fresh strawberries, chocolate fruit dip, lean pockets and a drink. “You know April when you move out or get married you need to stretch your food money. Fruit dip and lean pockets are expensive” I wisely said. Her reply……“Sometimes I eat chocolate because chocolate is part of my life!”
Well said April. Who can disagree with chocolate is a part of my life. When I was 22 I was eating canned asparagus soup and Coke for lunch. At least she was eating fresh fruit! Later that day…
“What are you doing April” I asked in amazement. “I am talking to my boyfriend and I want to hear him in both ears!” “Later that day…who wants to go to the post office with me?”
“Stop yawning Max. I am not that boring am I?”
I am off to dip fresh fruit in April’s fruit dip. Don’t tell her I took some of her food:)
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