The only thing between Dad and his post-shift nap was the gelatinous mush on my plate. Mom tried distracting him, but his attention soon returned to me in my Oscar-the-Grouch bib.
“Nathan, I want those peas ate!”
“Well I want them six.”
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Ha ha this is so fun!
Ha! Great line at the end 🙂 With me, it was long battles over mushy asparagus. I love your description in this piece. It rings very true, especially the mom trying to distract the dad.
My parents were way too meat and potatoes to try anything as fancy as asparagus!
Love the details you use to give us such a full picture, although I’m not sure I wanted to see the gelatinous mush. I would have loved the young Nathan to reply, “Well you have them then.’
What a great comeback! If only I could go back to being five years old. I still don’t know what my mom added to the peas to make them so jello-y.
What an adorable little anecdote. You’ve got some really great details that help describe the family without having to explain everything (post-shift nap, Oscar-the-Grouch bib). Very neatly done. Thanks for linking up!
I remember wondering why dad was so mad at me all of a sudden. After working long shifts, I understand now.
Very cute! Liked the first sentence a lot.
This took me back to my childhood and my folks staring me down as they waited for me to finish everything on my plate.
It was awful, wasn’t it?
How many dinner-time wars have been started by peas…in my house, probably more than six. Or even ate.
p.s. That first sentence is brilliant.
Apparently I was just learning to count. Also, evidence that my know-it-all tendencies started early.
Very nicely played Nate
Love it! Very smart and cute, too. I could picture the scene vividly.
Hee! Very clever.You are so creative!
lol Nice one, Nate. That dinner table standoff is a familiar setting!
Tee hee hee. Nice pun on ate .
What a cute story from your youth! I love the things that little kids say.
There are apparently, two sides to every plate of gelatinous mush! :))
It took awhile for that last line to sink in.