A few weeks back while eating at a restaurant Sempi wanted me to tell him a story. I noticed he wasn’t eating his vegetables, so I made up a story about these animals that lived in the forest and how they discovered Broccoli. When they ate broccoli they became strong and could lift heavy things. Then came carrots which made them fast. Somehow this worked and he polished off every broccoli and carrot in the plate.
Recently we were playing with a hole punch and he was having difficulty piercing through some strong pieces of paper. So I helped him out and punched holes. He asked me if I’ve been eating broccoli. I said yes and told him that I’m going to eat all the broccoli in the house. Visibly disturbed by that he protested “But appa, I want some broccoli, can you please give me some broccoli next time?”.
I’m supposed to feel bad for manipulating him into eating vegetables, but I have no regrets.