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rozrozhollander

script directions that made me go feral vs. the execution on screen (3/?)

drmedusagrey

cowgirlpower

dragon-in-a-fez

humans literally evolved to have a heightened sense of taste in childhood because smaller bodies are more sensitive to poison and adults are just like “nah kids are Picky Eaters™ specifically to annoy me”

cwtch-queen

Also certain neurodivergencies can cause kids to be sensitive to certain foods and tastes and textures. That also isn’t just to annoy their parents. We literally can’t help it. If your kid freaks out at certain food, don’t force them to stay at the table until they finish it every night. Just give them different foods. Kids are not bad. They deserve to eat food they like that doesn’t make them sick. Be kind.

aphony-cree

Telling kids their taste buds will change as they grow is a game changer. I’ve known many kids who were yelled at so much for being a picky eater that they dug in their heels, refused to eat certain foods, and never retried them even when they were adults. But explaining how child taste buds are different in an “isn’t that interesting!” way will get the kids into it

Explain the science of taste buds to children, tell them it’s okay they don’t like certain tastes because it means their body is trying to keep them safe, and tell them they might want to retry foods throughout their life because they’ll taste different as they age. Every single time I’ve done this the child has been excited to retry foods as they grow

All kids are scientists. If you tell them it’s okay to experiment with food they’ll be eager to do it

chickenonabicycle

Some foods will also just scare them off because they’re different every time you try them so it’s like a Russian roulette but for your taste buds, and I feel like a lot of parents seem to forget that.

Also undiagnosed allergies and especially intolerances are a thing.

I almost never ate fruit as a kid. Turns out I can’t digest most local fruits unless I take antihistamines first, but I only discovered that as an adult, so I was called picky as a kid because I preferred sugary snacks that don’t make me nauseous over healthy fruits that do.

morwensnonsense

Story time!

So I was raised in a ‘clean plate club’ house. I remember being forced to sit at the table for literal hours because I *could not* choke down canned spinach. Gag reflex every time I tried to take a bite. To this day I can’t even smell it (found out I love it fresh years later, though!).

So when I became a parent I swore I would never do that to my kid. I make him have one ‘try it bite’, and if he’s not into it then that’s okay! Knowing he had that power, he would accept some and reject others. Some were vegetables or fruits, but his biggest turn off? Potatoes.

My dudes, I cried over this. I am Irish American. I grew up eating potatoes literally daily, sometimes at multiple meals. But I realized that, 1) potatoes are not the worst thing for him to dislike - at least he loves most veggies! And 2) because I never forced him to eat them he was more than willing to *keep* trying them! Still not a winner when they’re mashed, but he’ll eat them in things most times.

So now that same son is 12. He was diagnosed with autism along the way, and they warned me that he may react strongly to some food textures. I had already figured this out, and because of our food policies in my house he was never forced to eat anything he couldn’t stomach.

He does eat whatever I make most nights, and he’s an *astonishingly* unpicky eater. But the coolest thing? He’ll try any kind of food. And I mean ANY. I don’t know many Midwestern American kids who are perfectly calm and willing when Mom puts shakshuka on the table. His verdict? It was a bit spicy but he loved it and happily eats it whenever I make it (I make it with sweet paprika now instead of my good spicy paprika).

So guys, when people say the answer to raising a picky kid is not to force them, this is exactly what they mean. Give your kids agency. They may wield that power strongly at first (yeah, he had a phase where he rejected a lot of stuff - I let him choose one dish at dinner to say no to, and then I would make 2 veggies to be sure he at least ate one), but after a while they know what their body craves, and they end up with fewer food issues because of it!

saint-batrick

ALL OF THIS. i used to fall asleep at the table after HOURS of sitting there with food i couldn’t stomach. dad once told me they’d have to swab a finger through my mouth when moving me to my crib bc i’d still have a bite of something in there.

as a grown ass autistic adult, i now have ARFID (avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder) and food is a barely navigable nightmare for me.

for the love of god, let your kids have preferences!

dingdongyouarewrong

as a Certified Germaphobe i really think the west should really adopt the trend of wearing face masks when they’re sick tbh

dingdongyouarewrong

shit fuck i’m so sorry i’m so sorry i’m so

allthingshyper

Well, at least you ended up fucking right

hotvampireadjacent

COVID PLS FUCKING END SO I CAN GO THE AQIARUM SAFELY AND SEE DA TURTLES AND PENGUINS AND FUNNY FISH

hotvampireadjacent

I HAVENT SEEN THE FUNNY LITTLE FISH IN SOO LONG

electric-skillet

I love Mando's vibe. Imagine some guy rolling up to your shop in a beat up honda civic. He steps out wearing an armani suit. He opens his wallet and offers you two dollars to fix his car.

internet-woman

You tell him it isn't enough but you'll fix it if he does the most dangerous thing you can think of. He brings his toddler to do the job.

internetplz

countmackulla-deactivated201809

What the fuck

mango-thot-deactivated20190520

This comes around every thanksgiving for like 3 years running now and it activates my fight or flight response

beyonceisstraight

The only thing I trust is the cake but there’s a huge cursed vibe like a god of chaos and disorder decided to have a photoshoot and this is the result

your-tires-are-too-cold

you know at this point i think its pretty safe to say that none of us, not one single person, had 2020 vision

thehymnofacxiom

Typically I hate when movies have a predictable plot and pattern that all of them in the genre follow, but for some reason that all goes out the window when it comes to heist movies. It's like, omg they want to steal something!!!! They're putting together a team now!! Montage!!! They're making a plan!!! The heist is happening!!!! There's a twist!!!!! They succeeded!!! It's the same template every time but I am Always Delighted to see it

thoughtkick

“The best feeling in the world is knowing that you actually mean something to someone.”

— Unknown

zevveli

I still think that my favorite urban legend/folklore fact is that there are certain areas in New Orleans where you cannot get a taxi late at night not because it isn’t safe, but because taxi companies have had recurring problems of picking up ghosts in those areas who are not aware that they are dead and disappearing from the cab before reaching the destination and therefore stiffing the driver on the fare causing a loss for the company.

elsajeni

An occupational hazard of cab driving I had not previously considered

princessnijireiki

I love that the nola problem here is not “ghosts in my taxi cab,” but “ghosts are FUCKING BROKE DEAD BASTARDS & I GOT BILLS”

siderealsandman

Horror is when ghosts get into cabs and scare drivers Magical realism is when cab companies have to develop policies to prevent ghastly fare-theft

kc749

In a book about the tsunami in Japan in 2011, the writer talked about how there was a huge increase in reports of ghostly activity. Apparently in Japan treating ghosts rudely is basically considered the stupidest thing you could possibly do. For months after the tsunami, taxi drivers would pick up a passenger only to have them give an address in one of the devastated areas. The cab driver often looked up halfway to the destination to find their fare had disappeared. Not wanting to be impolite to the person (even if they were dead) they’d drive to the address, open the door to let them out, then drive away.