Caleb has recently gotten in the habit of eating bananas the same way he eats corn on the cob- he holds the banana horizontally and nibbles only the periphery of the fruit. Why, you ask? He has decided that the core of the banana- the part with the seeds that sometimes turns brown when ripe- is dirty. Yes, his exact words were "It's dirty!" Because it's brown, we assume. When I give the boys a banana to eat, I usually break it and give them each a half. Upon receipt, Caleb will now promptly inspect the broken end to see if it is brown. If it is, he will sometime refuse it altogether. I have become quite skilled at breaking bananas in such a way that a minimal amount of brown is exposed. Caleb certainly is the most particular child I have ever met!
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Dirty Bananas
Caleb has recently gotten in the habit of eating bananas the same way he eats corn on the cob- he holds the banana horizontally and nibbles only the periphery of the fruit. Why, you ask? He has decided that the core of the banana- the part with the seeds that sometimes turns brown when ripe- is dirty. Yes, his exact words were "It's dirty!" Because it's brown, we assume. When I give the boys a banana to eat, I usually break it and give them each a half. Upon receipt, Caleb will now promptly inspect the broken end to see if it is brown. If it is, he will sometime refuse it altogether. I have become quite skilled at breaking bananas in such a way that a minimal amount of brown is exposed. Caleb certainly is the most particular child I have ever met!
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