Sweets have always been my weakness, especially in the morning. Give me sweet over salty any day. Pie and coffee? Please! Cake? Sure! Powdered, glazed and chocolate doughnuts? I don't discriminate. Candy bars, gummies, sweet or sour. I love it all.
When I was little, my parents told me I would not grow if I didn't eat my vegetables. Since we lived in the country, we had our own garden so fresh veggies were at our disposal. But I just wouldn't eat them, and actually believed I would stay the same size. That didn't faze me, though. I said no to tomatoes, green beans, potatoes, cucumbers. I would sit at the dinner table longer than anyone else, because the rule was if you didn't eat your dinner, you didn't get dessert. GASP! No ice cream! It was just unfathomable to me. So there I'd sit, until my dad did a few rounds of airplane and I was excused from the table.
My mom blames this on me being the youngest of three kids. She said that by the time I was able to eat real food, my older brothers were school-aged so treats were introduced to me at an earlier age. Of course as my taste buds grew I learned to love and eat most veggies, but it does make me think ahead to my children. Will they be picky like me? Or will they be like their dad and eat anything that's put in front of them? What disciplinary roles will I have to take with them so they are healthy and happy? There are so many things about parenthood that are daunting. To be honest, thinking about cooking well-balanced meals, every night while I balance a career and family, is right up there at the top of the list. Right now, if we don't feel like eating a big dinner, I simply don't cook and the Hubs fends for himself. But these days of caring only for ourselves are slowly coming to an end. Soon there will be little ones to think about, to provide for and to make decisions for. As terrifying as it sounds, it also sounds so, so beautiful.
And I can do it. I'm certain of that.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got some doughnut holes to eat.
:)
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