Since becoming a mom, I've learned not to take food so seriously. Sure, it's important to feed your kids healthy foods, but when you're the parent of a picky eater, more often than not, meal time automatically turns into survival mode. And since misery (or pickiness in this case) loves company, funny tweets about kids and food from parents who have been there probably won't convince your kids to eat their dinner, but they will definitely prove that you're not alone in the dinnertime struggle.
Before I had kids I had grand aspirations for myself as a mom. I pictured myself as a wise, nurturing mother who would only feed her always obedient children organic, free-range, gluten free, non-GMO meals. We would sit down to dinner and my kids would eat all of their food, responding with a polite "thank you for dinner, mommy" and then we'd go on our merry way.
Now that I'm the mother of a toddler and an almost-toddler, let's just say that my mindset has changed a bit since my pre-mom days. Most of the time, I'm lucky to get my daughter to finish an entire meal that doesn't completely consist of goldfish crackers and bananas.
If you too are the parent of a picky eater, or "child" as most people call them, these tweets will resonate with you. And if your child hasn't yet reached these lengths of opinionated-ness, may the odds be ever in your favor.
1Selective Finders
You'll never chop them small enough.
2Opposite Game
A word to the wise: choose your words very carefully.
4The 75 Percent
On the plus side, the more kids you have, the percentage can only go up.
5Lay Down The Law
Sometimes a mamas gotta do what she's gotta do.
6Hidden Talents
At some point, every parent turns into a food magician.
7Keep It Simple
At least he covered two basic food groups, right?
8Waffles Versus Pancakes
There is apparently a very distinct difference.
9Three Different Meals
Do we look like cook-to-order chefs?
10No Bacon Please
Who doesn't like bacon though?
11Noddles All Day
Especially when it's not payday yet.
12Trial And Error
We always know how it will end up, but yet we persist in cooking new gourmet things that aren't mac and cheese.
13A Wide Variety
But never veggies shaped like hotdogs.
14When The Unthinkable Happens
When the stars align and all the kids like the same meal, all I can say is don't blink. Because it will never happen again.
15Limited Menu
Since when did "mom" become synonymous with "sous chef"?
16Secret Happy Meal
They'll never be able to tell the difference, right?
17Four Course Meal
Except they'll only take two and a half bites of each.
18Donuts Versus Prunes
If your kid falls on the "healthy picky" side, never complain.
19Emotional Eating
It's natural to have very strong feelings about dinner, right?
20More For Us
If half-eaten chicken nuggets and mac and cheese are your forte, you're in luck.
21Infected Pizza
It's kind of the same thing.
23Thinking Ahead
You might as well add master planner to your list of accomplishments too.
24Hold The Salad
"I'll take a salad with no lettuce, veggies, or dressing, please mom".
25Everything Is Candy
Everything turns into candy with a little bit of imagination.
26Sneaky
The next time your kid takes their plate to that bathroom, you'll know why.
27Dog/Toddler Food
Dog food is fair game. Salad is poison.
28Constructive Criticism
You're actually insulting me out of love right?
29Food Trolls
It's all just a game to them.
30One Of Those Days
Wine pairs wells with chicken nuggets, just so you know.
31Refined Tastes
Some kids err on the other side of picky.
33A Battle Of Wits
It'll stop them in their tracks every time.
34Child's Logic
Oh, ok. Since your back hurts.
35Bread Is Bread
If it has the word "bread" in it, it's fair game.
36A Downhill Battle
Why do they make those holes so small anyway?
37Sacrificial Love
Which is every single time they eat.
38An Equation For Failure
Picky eaters plus airplane food don't mix.
39Mixed Messages
When it comes to cookies, what they don't know won't hurt them.
