Non-sequitism

[unixronin]

I hate the feeling of helpless frustration.

Then again, I have gulyás for lunch.

(The gripping hand:  I only have gulyás for lunch because Pirate and Wen once again didn't eat their supper last night.  I worry that they're going to dry up and blow away in the wind.  How do you feed someone who won't eat?!?)

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[bbullock.livejournal.com]

The Victorians had an item called a "pap spoon," which looked much like a modern baby feeding spoon. They were metal, though, with a little hatch to cover the spoon--I've never figured that part out, you would have to flip it back to feed the kid, so... why?--and a hollow handle with an open end.
This was so, I jest not, you could shove the spoon into the yowling little gnome's mouth and blow it in.
Hand to my heart, it's true.
Now, you get a couple really large pap spoons, and...
Okay, that last sentence was a joke, but in all honesty, children that age are almost always picky eaters. They tend to like chicken, cheese pizza, ranch dressing, and a few other odds and ends. Sometimes hot dogs and hamburgers, often french fries.
In any case, child-rearing specialists disagree on what to do. I honestly favor a "you have to try at least one bite," approach, sometimes edging into a "eat it or go hungry" angle.
Some suggest that it's best to make the kids something they'll eat, if that's what it takes, but I don't know if I hold with that. You might try letting them choose the meal once a week or so, with the proviso that they must eat every other meal to retain the privilege.
Ultimately, you just have to experiment, I guess. But it isn't uncommon, and much has been written about handling it.
Incidentally... what the heck is a "gulyás?"

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

Incidentally... what the heck is a "gulyás?"

It's the Hungarian national dish, which you probably know better by its Anglicized approximation, 'goulash'.