Do not fret.
Don't be upset.
how many times in the past have you done it for me - its the same now, only its him.
I know he's a lil more painful than me, although none of you think so.
re-visit your past 'ultra-difficult past' with me, n you would see that
he's actually quite easy in comparison.
M&Ms - Blue n Brown ones, no peanuts.
now they have those crispy ones, with the sky-blue packaging, he might like those. i do.
Smarties - Light purple ones.
Teddy Gummies - Red n Green ones.
Marshmallows - Whites would be safe.
Sweets - anything Red-ish, or 'Fraise' flavoured ones would be safe.
Ask him what 'fraise' means. he knows.
:)
Nothing green - NOTHING. *apart from the gummies*
Vegetables, yes. Force it down his throat, if you must.
but, nothing else.
Yes it means buying a whole pack of M&Ms, only to get less than half of its contents
appreciatively gobbled up.
Yes, it means getting a whole tube of smarties only to have 1/10th of those
round things happily sucked on.
Yes it means only a third of the gummy pack being greedily consumed in the end.
Marshmallows, no problem. Toys R Us sells packs in whites.
And the sweets, let's just say probably 5 out of 80.
But its not the figures that matters, nor it being a pain in the A--.
C'mon.
We could spare some 4681441514 tubes, packs, tubs of any of those without damaging our pockets.
Its that twinkle in his eyes, that appreciative look he gives when you pick those out especially for him,
or better, with him.
Its having fun with colours and numbers.
Its that added attention to detail.
Its seeing him delighted by that simple task of picking things out.
Its that smile on that face, that knowing understanding.
On good days, its LOVE.
On not-so-good-days, just treat it as an overrated game, okay
- hey it will keep him occupied for that brief period, i swear.
spoilt?
hell, no.
teach the right way, and it will be a lesson you both learn as the years go by.
he will learn to appreciate, and you - patience.
just look at me, am i spoilt?
hell, N-O.
this one i know ALL of you will agree.
I love you.
I'm around if you need - wait you already know that - you text me at least 524641 times a week.
I could print you a list of to-dos/guidelines/not-to-dos, if you want.
beep me.
:)
P.S: Besides, all those 'unconsumables', i'll do you a favour and tell you this.
Leave it on a very nice-looking tray on the outside table.
You'll find that tray empty in a maximum of 2 days - absolute magic!
Just don't ask anyone, the Magic won't work anymore if you do.
i'm not pointing fingers!