Thursday, November 24, 2011

Memory #10 Pea Soup and a tantrum

I remember being a small child and accompanying my dad to a local child care facility where he worked. I recall they were serving pea soup for lunch with celery and peanut butter on the side. I distinctly remember this because I HATE peas and have for a long time. I threw a tantrum yelling at the teacher that I didn't have to eat that "stuff" because my dad worked there and I was "special". That yelling prompted my dad to come into the room as he heard me. He pulled me aside and said quietly that he knew I was special but that didn't mean I could show myself. He instructed me to taste the soup, as well as the celery/peanut butter and if I did not care for it then so be it. But I was not to yell at anyone or spit food out; I could sit quietly until my friends were finished. I hung my head and went back to my seat; tasted the soup and gagged but sat there quietly.

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