re: #179 Hecuba’s daughter

My sister deals with this all the time: her children (adults) are a gluten-free lactose intolerant vegetarian and a vegan while her grandchildren have a variety of food objections that are evolving over time. My mother had to deal with my food preferences from the time I was 1. In the past, most families went the route of “you eat what I made or go hungry”. Today parents may decide that certain battles are not worth it, and reserve the conflicts for issues other than diet, especially if the parent themselves has strong food preferences/needs.

There were very few foods that ALL OF MY 9 KIDS would eat (pizza, fried chicken, spaghetti & burgers). Usually whatever I made, someone was not eating it. So when each kid was old enough to understand how to cook without bloodshed or 3rd degree burns, I taught each one how to prepare their favorite meal.

That skill came in handy when I was working full time & came home too tired to cook. Where was Z you might ask? Well he can cook burgers & scrambled eggs.