Today, my Dad came over to play with the kids, so I made him a very manly hot pastrami sandwich (hold the frisée), along with blackberries from Guatemala and sugar snap peas from god knows where. Both kids were happily munching on their pea pods when my Dad declared himself to be done. With a big pile of untouched snap peas on his plate.
Him: What’s for dessert?
Me: For you? Nothing. You didn’t eat your peas.
Him: I had a bite. I don’t like them.
Me: You don’t like peas? But you ate them in the artichoke risotto just last week. Remember how you were picking out all the artichokes, and I asked if there was a single vegetable on earth that you liked, and you said peas?
Him: Yeah, cooked. Not raw and still in the womb.
Me: But they’re really good this way.
Him: I like my vegetables cooked. I don’t eat sushi peas.
(Swear to god, he said “sushi peas.”)
Me: Kids, do you think Poppi should get dessert if he doesn’t eat his peas?
Kids: Nooooo…
Me: Sorry, Dad, those are the rules.
Him: How about this? How about I just get back in my car, turn around, and go home?
Me: …Tell me again what flavor of ice cream you wanted...
Free babysitting. That’s why tough love doesn’t work on your parents.
"Sushi peas?"
Brilliant. (Though setting a bad example for the kids... not so brilliant.)
Posted by: Adele | April 28, 2008 at 10:58 PM
Am reading this at work and have to keep myself from laughing out loud, it's hilarious! Sushi peas - must remember that :)
Posted by: Inne | April 29, 2008 at 11:11 AM
Nevermind the sushi peas, holy baloney - "peas in the womb"!!!!
Ahahahahahhahahahahah!
That is TOTALLY what they are.
Posted by: Lily VS | April 29, 2008 at 03:00 PM
Haaaa! Sushi peas? Peas in the womb? Your Dad is awesome.
Mine has a thing against raw vegetables too, especially spinach. But he has yet to come up with anything as clever womb/sushi spinach.
Posted by: Lizzie | April 29, 2008 at 03:29 PM
yes, what everyone else said. your dad cracks me up!
Posted by: melissa | April 29, 2008 at 06:31 PM
Hang tough Dad. You've earned the right to eat your peas any damn way you choose. (Old people can be crotchity you know.) (I probably mis-spelled that - and I don't care! ;p)
Posted by: Sally | April 30, 2008 at 09:03 AM
Thanks for all the support! I appreciate it! I do my best with Tammy but it isn't always easy. Now be honest, aren't posts about me more interesting then ones on asparagus and rutabaga?
Posted by: Dad | April 30, 2008 at 04:26 PM
Dad: Rutabaga, maybe. Asparagus, no.
Sally: Why did I know you'd be on his side?
Melissa, Lizzie, Lily VS, Inne: Be careful what you say. He's been looking for a replacement daughter for a long time.
Adele: You can bet the kids were taking careful notes during that whole conversation.
Posted by: Tammy | May 02, 2008 at 10:47 PM
Technically, they're only sushi peas if you serve them with vinegared rice.
Posted by: Yumi | April 19, 2009 at 06:52 PM