...the more i realize how i would do things differently if i had kids. spending time with some kids today though i finally realized how frustrated my mom must have been with my picky eating as kid. (though i'm sure it's not a walk in the park me being vegan as an adult.) when i was a kid, i hated vegetables. this kid i've spent time with today doesn't hate all vegetables, but his finickiness is so bizarre to me. it's very random what he will eat and will not eat. you just have to make food and you hope it's enough. he'll pick away what he'll put in his mouth. he won't eat salads at all. i just want to smack him, "eat it!" i made fried rice, he picked out the bits he didn't like but claimed the rest was good. hmmm, how can i believe you if you don't eat the whole thing?! you just have to learn what this kid will not eat and change your vocabulary. tell him it's something else and he'll eat it. kids are frustrating! but i bet the parents are even more frustrating to deal with because they let their kids be this way. whatever happened to the well disciplined child? now i'm starting to sound like the person that makes parents feel bad about their own parenting. those people made my mother cry 'cos they thought i was little shit for not having manners, etc. don't you think some kids are shy around adults?! fuck it. kids are like pets i say. stop breeding them and adopt those in need.