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A young kid does not want to eat what's in front of him. He covers his face in frustration at the dinner table.
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My grandma had a rule that whatever lands on your plate you finish, so I made sure nothing I [disliked] ever landed on my plate
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As a former picky eater myself, I cannot help but empathize with this kid's conundrum. On the one hand, you want to follow your grandmother's rules, as you're in her home and you're eating her food. However, on the other hand, your taste buds are far from fully developed (especially as a 9-year-old), and you deserve the right to draw the line at certain food items if you really don't want to eat them.
Clearly, this was not one of those families where one generation tried to rectify the flaws of another generation. It sounds like the matriarchs of this family are just straight-up intense, and the energy has not shifted with age. Some folks assume that strict parents relax a bit once they get older, and especially when they become grandparents. However, this woman is certifiable proof of the fact that this assumption is not necessarily the case for all families.
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An older grandparent serves dinner in the kitchen, looking stern and intense.
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An older grandparent makes coffee in the kitchen while their back is turned away from the dinner table.
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Sure, the author's attempt to find a loophole in his grandmother's strict rules only lasted for just under a week. Still, that clever pushback might have communicated the idea that Granny needs to take several steps back and calm down. It's not worth being so strict if you're just going to end up losing all sense of respect and enjoyment in the process!
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