Thursday, May 21, 2009

required by Fuss

Our breakfast ritual grows ever more complex.
The fuss demands consistency in presentation and will brook no excuses.

First it was blowing on his cereal, which I did because it was hot.
But one time I let it sit on the table while I made coffee, which cooled it nicely.
When I tried feeding him a spoonful, he glared like I was proffering a wad of hair and turned his head in disgust.

So I very theatrically blew on the cold spoonful and his mouth sprang immediately open.

Today brought a new wrinkle.
We sprinkle probiotics on top of the cereal to help his digestion. This morning I forgot, and fuss refused to eat even after repeated blowing. I pondered for a moment, spied the bottle on the table and sprinkled a healthy dose on top.
Fuss greeted the ensuing spoonful with open gums.

The rule seems to be "do nothing unless you're prepared to repeat it ad infinitum".

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