Hide Your Rolls...

After seeing that title written out, I realize it could have a variety of meanings.  Do not worry.  This is not a tirade against people wearing too little clothing too early in the season.  It is, however, a warning to those of you who might be around my child while eating a roll...or carbs of any type for that matter.

 So in this context, I will say it again.  Hide your rolls.

The kid loves rolls.  

Case in point:  the other night (which was when I took this picture) we had pasta for dinner, and we each had a roll.  We have wised up to the fact that if we want to get more than 1/3 of a roll of our own, we need to give the kid his own.  So we do.  P quickly eats his roll first. Mommy eats hers relatively quickly as well since I sit right next to P and my roll would the next one on his hit list.  P finishes his roll and continues on with the rest of his dinner (thankfully he will eat some fruits and veggies, too).  But then, towards the end of our meal, P looks across the table at J, who saved his roll for last, sees him enjoying it, and begins to strongly request that J turn his roll over to him. (You can imagine this scenario however you wish.  I would prefer that you imagine it with my child politely requesting to have a tiny bite of his dad's roll.  Whether or not you believe that's how it actually went is up to you).  I believe my exact words to P were, "Sorry, bubba.  I know you love rolls.  But you chose to eat yours first before all your other food, and Daddy, for whatever reason, decided to save his until the end so we could all watch him eat it."  :) And just so you know - we held our ground and were good parents.  We did not let our child eat another roll.  However, J evened that our by lying to the child that the roll was "all gone" while hiding the remaining portion under the table. :)

So you're hearing it here first...there's a new rule in our house.  When you eat your roll is no longer up to you.  It is absolutely determined by when the child decides to eat his roll.  All rolls will be eaten at the same time by all parties during a meal.  Failure to follow this suggested protocol may result in crying, whining, and pouting - by the adults when the child gets the rest of your uneaten roll.  Consider yourself warned.