As early as 5:am or sometime 4:am I am up and yet I am not up to hit the gym or sometime I am up to start preparing what my boy would eat at school during lunch. And no I'm not the one going to school but I wake up that early.
For todays menu we have rice,beans and goat meat stew, water and chin-chin for desert.
My son is a picky eater, and so packing his lunch box is an emotional routine for me. But why? Because I'm not just packing food I'm packing hope. The hope that * today* he will enjoy eating what I prepared.
🥴 My Son Doesn’t Eat Everything… and That’s Being Polite
Permit me to say this little man test buds are not in tune with the general expectations. Unlike kids that love sweets, ice-cream, cakes and the likes. He hardly eat those things. And even if he is in the mood to eat, it has to be his favourite snacks minimi chin-chin or crackers biscuits. ( A specific brand)
My boss all dressed up and ready for school, in his mind he is saying I hope your food test good.
So guess what I did? Yea you're right.
I got him half a carton of chin chin, so at least he has something to take to school each morning. It’s funny, because this snack is now part of my school morning prayers:
ohLord, let him eat this chin chin today… amen.
Met the chef and her judge. I had to make him feel happy to at least finish his food today.
My worry Begins at Dawn
Yes, I wake up so early to prepare lunch, even though I'm not the student. But the stress? The concern? It's giving final year project vibes.😆
Sometimes I pack yam, or sweet potato and he returns them untouched. I sometimes get call from the teacher during school hours to report: ma, Emmanuel has refused to eat his food.
Heyyy not today!!!😔
Imagine waking that early to cook, pray and pack, only to see the exact same food brought * like it went on a tour*.😩
Sometimes it gets spoilt and other times I force him to eat when he comes back.
Am I alone in this battle?
Mothers, please tell me am I the only one facing this?
How do you cope with picky eaters?
What do you sometimes pack when nothing seems to work? And how do you manage the ** early morning cooking stress** that comes with hoping your child eats at least one bite?
Sometimes I feel like a chef, other times I feel like a contestant on a cooking competition where the judge ( my son) always says " No Thanks."
If you read to this part and you are passing through this face just know you're not alone. Whether they eat or not, we are all doing our best . And one day, our kids might look back and saymum, I remember those chin-chin you packed everyday.. you tried.
Until then, keep being the best mum in the world.🥰🥰