Good Feelings Gone

That part of me that knew that this progress, small as it is, could not last long got to say, "I told you so" yesterday.

I am currently laid up with a ganked back. Yesterday, Doodlebug got home from school just before I got back from a visit to the doctor. When I got home I asked him about lunch and he said it was "good" and then said he did not finish it all so he wanted to go in the backyard to the gazebo to finish it for a snack.

But.....

I caught him sneaking his food over to the fence, likely to the dog next door. *sigh*

I sat down and talked with him about why he did this. He didn't like the kernel corn in his corndog muffins and he didn't like the blueberries in his treasure muffin and he just didn't want his peas. He knew he would be getting all this food for dinner, as per our agreement, and wanted to get around that. I KNOW this his hard for him, but I am definately upset by this. I am also at a loss for how to procede. I know I want to sit down as a family and talk it over. I know I want to let Doodlebug feel he has some power, but I also don't want him to feel like he got away with something clever. I want us all working together, not at odds. But, how to accomplish these things is beyond me at the moment.

We are still planning to start adding carrots this week, but I am far less enthusiastic about it than I was before.

Well, adventuring always has its challenges and obstacles. We will somehow work through this one.