“Show Mommy how the little piggy eats…”

Do you remember that line from The Christmas Story? It’s when Ralphie’s mom tries to encourage his little brother Randy to eat his dinner…then the kid starts snorting up his food while oinking? Got the image now?

That is how dinner was tonight with Luke. I made stir fry and we gave him one piece of chicken and told him to eat it, then he could have the fried rice. He started to throw his tantrum about not wanting to eat it, etc. So after 15 minutes, I tried a new approach.

First we told him to smell it. He does so.
Then we told him to lick it. He does so and doesn’t freak out.
So next I said, “Stick it on your fork and lick it like a lollipop!”
Son: (Laughs and licks it)
Mom: “Lick it some more.”
Son: (Laughing hysterically now and licking super fast)
Mom: "Now, chew it like bubble gum!”
Son: “MMMMM!!! More chicken please!!”

All the while in my head is playing the scene from above mentioned movie. Too bad I wasn’t filming our dinner.