He’s Going to Eat Something Really Gross on a Dare One Day…
Boo is a daredevil when it comes to trying new foods. He’s extra determined when it comes to foods I warn him about.
Once, while I was chopping an onion, he came up and asked me what it was.
Me: “It’s an onion.”
Boo: “I LOVE yun-ions. Can I have a bite?”
Me: “It’s pretty spicy.”
Boo: “No it isn’t. I looooove yun-ions.”
Me: “Okay.”
Looking victorious, Boo picked up the unchopped portion of the yun-ion like an apple, sinking his chops into it with fervor.
Suddenly, there were tears rolling down his face. I said not one word. He looked up at me, through the tears, and hissed out (under his breath, with a forced smile) “I LOOOOOOOVE YUN-IONS.”
Today we bellied up to the Subway at Walmart to order him a sub. I always tell those guys to load it to the hilt with veggies. The sandwich artist went through the extensive lineup, asking us which selections we’d like for this turkey mini sub.
I suggested all veggies, except jalapenos. Boo immediately declared that he LOOOOOOVED jalapenos, so I asked the guy to give him a sample.
He popped that sucker in like nobody’s business, and chomped away. Half a second later, he started to visibly huff.
“HHHhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaauuuuuuuuuuaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh.”
Silence. Tears.
“Waaaaaaaaa-teeeerrrrrrrrrr… HHHHHHhhhhhhhhauuuuueusuuahsaaaaaa”
Pink splotches on the face.
Sandwich artist throws me a paper cup. Sandwich artist #2 comes out and says “MILK! You need MILK!” We get a bottle, and hand it to B.
The kid emitted about 24 ounces of tears, but never actually cried. When it was all over, Sandwich artist gave him two thumbs up and said “Whoa, you’re a cool dude.”
At the end of the day, he said “I’d do it again.” Sigh.
The aftermath…
that so sad but gross