A True Story About Peas

Katie doesn't like peas. Hasn't since the first day I lovingly strained all the skins out of the homemade puree. Ungrateful twit.



I keep serving them to her, every once in awhile. If I'm lucky, she'll chew one up, and then spit it onto my plate, saying, "Shyucky!" That's "yucky" in Katiese.

Tonight, I realized how far the depths of her hatred goes. At dinner, I was being an excellent role model, with a large serving of peas on my own plate. I happen to really like peas. I took a big spoonful, and brought it to my mouth, saying "Mmmm! Yummy!" Katie followed the spoon with huge, round eyes. As I put it in my mouth, she gasped, and yelled, "Mama! No! No, Mama!"

True story.