This Is My New Mantra

We hate making dinner, am I right? When provided with a "conversation starter" card that asked "what task would like to never have to do again?" the right answer obviously! is "dinner."

I mean, didn't I just make dinner yesterday? What the hell's the matter with you people? You want dinner? AGAIN?!?!?

This is my personal demon, one I struggle with...wait for it...daily! (Oh, ha ha, what a card. I bet none of the rest of you make dinner every day...)

What I also can't stand is the need to preview dinner every day. "So, what's for dinner?" is a question that one just cannot answer "I don't know." Because, as The Mom, I'm supposed to know. I have to know. It's my JOB to know.

Why isn't "Frosted Flakes" an acceptable answer?

Bill Watterson did a great Calvin and Hobbes cartoon, where Mom was making stuffed peppers, and Calvin is clearly gearing up to not eat it, so she tells him it's "stewed monkey heads." "Cool! says Calvin. But now Dad won't eat it.

So here's a blog with a great answer: Poop and Boogies. I love this story!

My dad and mom used to have some interesting ways of dealing with the nine kids. My personal favorite was when one of us would ask at dinner, "Mom, what's in this?". My father always replied. "POOP and BOOGIES. Shut up and eat it.".

And really, doesn't that just say it all? So, maybe that will have to come out sometime when the question is especially hitting my buttons.