I'm sure I never did this but...
Myra has decided that she's going to live off of hot dogs ("not the juicy ones"), plain bread, and cereal with marshmellows for the rest of her life. She's also decided that she's going to eat when she feels like it and not when it's time. The perfect example follows.
Today, Myra asked for "hot dog bread" for breakfast. I told her she could only have it if she ate a hot dog first (she never eats them together). She actually agreed to it. She watched me pull the hot dogs from the fridge and asked, "Is it going to be juicy?" I told her that good ones are supposed to be juicy. I asked her if she wanted something else and she said, "I want hot dog bread." I reminded her that she had to eat a hot dog first. She said "okay" in her sad little voice.
After preparing the hot dog for her, I placed it on the table. She took about two bites and then started in on the "It's juicy!" and "It's not good for me!" and "I don't like it!" So I told her she couldn't have anything else to eat until that hot dog was GONE so she could either eat it now or later.
Apparently, Myra has a new trick. She told me she'd eat it later. Well, later came and I got it out of the fridge for her. She conveniently dropped half of it on the floor (it was cut up). It's not the first time she's pulled this little stunt but it's the first time I really noticed.
The other half is back in the fridge waiting for the next attempt at eating. I'm definitely going to be the one to carry it to the table.
Only a grand parent could relate to "the war of food" ha.ha.ha. Granddad
That sounds so familiar. My 4 year old does the same stuff. So silly. They think we can't figure them out!