tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716464676430798966.post5500514817161233303..comments2023-10-03T06:01:22.776-04:00Comments on The aftermath of rainbows and unicorns: Tuesday's dinner: slurping is illegal in New JerseySamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11342453970164354596noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716464676430798966.post-62990356218742452002014-12-15T00:55:52.485-05:002014-12-15T00:55:52.485-05:00Why does Josh need to be taught that soup can be a...Why does Josh need to be taught that soup can be a meal? Is there a practical reason for this? An emotional one? Why is this something that causes the two of you to fight?<br /><br />Maybe you mean you are trying to <i>show</i> Josh that soup can be a meal, trying to expose him to a different experience and hoping that he changes his mind, as he has done for you in other areas to your mutual benefit.<br /><br />But "trying to teach" him sounds condescending.<br /><br />And your plan to serve him just soup every night for a week sounds . . . vengeful?<br /><br />Why can't you respect his food preferences as you expect him to respect yours?<br /><br />If you mean you want to challenge yourself to prepare a soup that Josh will agree is a meal, that's different.<br /><br />As for the actual disagreement, maybe it is a matter of semantics; one can have just a bowl of soup for dinner, but a bowl of soup isn't a meal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com