Twinkle: Fun Sink's Limp, Cold, Unseasoned Vegetables Don't Make a Strong Case For Healthy Eating

So, apparently Fun Sink is the reason my oldest daughter doesn't eat vegetables.

Y'all know that Miss E is a foodie extraordinaire and eats everything, but I always put a bite of veggies or whatever on A's plate, just in case she decides to try something new. Last night she decided to have a small bite of broccoli, and she admitted that she occasionally eats the broccoli they serve at school, but she likes it better cooked. (E is more of a raw broccoli eater).

Naturally, I steamed some broccoli for tonight's dinner and served it to both girls. A wasn't eating it, so I said, "I thought you said you liked cooked broccoli--that's why I made it. You know, I put a little bit of seasoning on it, so it actually has some flavor to it--not like [Fun Sink's] plain broccoli without any flavoring." (Yes, that was kind of a b*tchy thing to say. Let that be a lesson to the boy mamas of the world: be nice to your sons' wives, because your sons' wives will always hold the power, especially over your grandchildren).

A tasted it and liked it, and asked dramatically, "Why doesn't [Fun Sink] put any flavoring on her vegetables? Why doesn't she want things to taste good?" Why doesn't she want things to taste good? A more powerful insult to the longsuffering Fun Sink I cannot imagine.

I said, "Is that the reason you haven't liked broccoli all these years? Because of the way [Fun Sink] makes it?" 

She nodded.

Great job, Fun Sink. Your shitty vegetable preparation (to which Lola can attest) has cost my child years of vegetable eating.

And here's what I don't understand: Fun Sink will make at least two--probably more--desserts for every meal. At your average meal there are cookies, two kinds of cake, a pie, and of course something involving Cool Whip, because y'all know Fun Sink loves the Cool Whip. But she cannot throw some damn salt and pepper and lemon juice on the broccoli to make it edible, because that would be unhealthy.

At least we cleared the air and A likes broccoli now. And also, score one for my superior cooking--at least to my children's palates.