What do you see?
I see a pretty three year old girl with blonde hair wearing a red flower printed jacket. She is sitting while eating some french fries placed in front of her. She is actually munching on a french fry.
What do you feel?
I feel like she is getting exactly what she craved for and she doesn't want to be disturbed while she eats. Her eyes are giving off a warning of do not disturb me.
Story
Aubrey had been a picky eater as a child and so she wasn't too surprised when her own daughter, Brianna showed signs of being a picky eater.
She recalled the negative effects it had on her and how she suffered from anorexia at a young age. If not for her grandmother's timely intervention, who knows what would have happened.
Aubrey didn't want Brianna to go through the same ordeal she went through as a child and so she decided to make use of her dear grandmother's old trick.
The trick was simple. Her grandmother would take her into the kitchen and allow her assist in preparing dinner. While they cooked, grandma would incorporate stories into each aspect of the food using the ingredients available as casts. These intrigued Aubrey a lot and it got her to love eating again. Gradually, she got over her food picking and loved to eat.
"This is what I will do with Brianna. I hope grandma's trick works on her like it did for me?" Aubrey thought to herself.
The next day, she took Brianna into the kitchen with her. She began using each ingredient to weave a beautiful story. Just like magic, Brianna got interested in her stories and by the time dinner was ready, Brianna was already eager to eat.
Aubrey was so happy that grandma's trick worked once again and she said a little prayer of thanks to the heavens.
After about a week of using grandma's trick, Aubrey was surprised to see Brianna come up to her and make a request.
"Mummy, I want to eat some fries. Can I have some please mummy?" Brianna asked in the most cutest voice added with some puppy dog eyes which Aibrey found irresistible.
"Okay buttercup. Mummy will make some delicious fries for you but you will be mummy's assistant, won't you?" She asked.
"Yes mummy , I will. Can we go now?"
Off they went into the kitchen and after fifteen minutes, Brianna is seen sitting down and munching on her fries. Aubrey could tell by the look on Brianna's face that she was content and didn't want to be disturbed.
She smiled at her daughter before going to have a seat in the living room. Brianna's picky eating now a thing of the past.
Thank you all for reading... Shalom