Lead By Example
Tonight we had spaghetti for dinner. It’s a crowd pleaser at my house. I cut Bean’s noodles up really small so he can use his spoon to eat it and it’s one of his favorites. But tonight, he did something weird.
I mean weirder than usual.
For him.
Cause he’s a pretty weird dude on a normal day.
Tonight, he put a big bite into his mouth and then he put his face down almost into his bowl and he spit the whole mouthful out! I was so shocked that I gasped.
“Bean!” I said sternly. “We do NOT spit out our food. You need to be a nice boy at the dinner table.”
“Sawy, Mom,” he said.
So he picked up his spoon, shoveled a big mouthful in, and then, once again, put his face down near his bowl and spit everything out!
“MICHAEL!” I shouted. “That is NOT how we eat! No, sir. One more time and you will have to sit in time out.”
“Mom!” he whined, saying some words I couldn’t understand because he was so upset. Then, he pointed straight at Chris and said clear as a bell, “Daddy did it!”
And at that exact moment, I turned to my husband just in time to see him put a big bite of spaghetti in his mouth, bend down low to his plate, and bite a mouthful of noodles, sending them falling back down to the plate.
It looked exactly like he was spitting them out.
I kicked Chris under the table.
“Ow!” Chris whined. “What’d I do?”
“Quit eating your spaghetti like an animal!” I whispered.
“I don’t know how else to eat it!” he whispered back.
Then, I hung my head in shame because I married a person who thinks spaghetti has to be attacked by his teeth instead of twirled on a spoon.
Then, I turned to Bean and explained that Daddy wasn’t spitting his food out, he was just biting the noodles. For the rest of the meal, Bean would put a bite of spaghetti into his mouth, put his head down next to his bowl, and then chew and swallow.
If he ends up being one of those weird kids who touches food to his chin or has to sniff everything twice before he can eat it, it will totally be Chris’s fault.
29 Comments
Alaina
oh dear lord, it’s like your husband is like my husband. I foresee problems when our little one arrives…that’s too funny!
Waiting for Bulgaria
Oh my gosh. I can’t stop laughing, but only because I can so relate. It’s so cute and funny and frustrating all at once.
Btw did you get the food to the chin thing from Everybody Loves Raymond?
Kathleen
Aw gawd! The sniffing. My brother used to do that. With. every. thing. Before he ate, he had to dunk his nose in the casserole, plate or pot and smell it. And he also licked the remaining salad dressing from his salad bowl. Yeck! But he turned out OK. He’s an Air Force pilot.
Corinn
I can’t stop laughing!!!
Mallory
Lol that is hilarious.
Sara M
Awesome! :))
Alyssa
I”m sending this to my husband! It’s so funny! 🙂
Jen @ Caved In
That is AWESOME! Nothing brings your bad behaviors to light quite like a toddler.
laurenbtrain
um, I totally think Chris should have been sent to time out. just sayin’
Laura @ Casa del Hansen
Hehehe… so funny!! Now I wonder who will learn to eat spaghetti “properly” first – Chris or Bean? (Old habits die hard, dear Chris!)
Rachel @ The Ongoing Planner
Hilarious! I will have to remember this one so that I make sure I don’t eat my spaghetti like that when I have kids…ha ha!
Anna
My husband MUST read this!!! I have been saying things to him about his table manners since our little man was born and he thinks I’m crazy!!! This proves that little ones do as they see!!!
Ella
My partner does this too!! I dont let him order spaghetti when we are at a restraunt – people would stare!
Elanore
You have a beautiful family. Do you realize how blessed you are? There is love in your house. A lot of it.
Alyssa
HAHAHA. Bean is hilarious. I love it! My kid spits milk in his cup, laughs and continues to drink it…talk about gross.
Miriam @ Sometimes I Veg
This is such a funny story. Tells you how important a good home is to a kid.
SushiMama
This is hilarious. I must admit, I eat my noodles like an animal as well.
Lindsay (Young Married Mom)
Ha! Love it! I can see this happening in the future for us. Except the mom and dad roles might be reversed. . .
Carrie T
hahahah! This made me laugh so hard. I can just see this happening! And the Everybody Love Raymond chin thing made me laugh too. That is one of my favorite episodes from that show!
britt@knewlywifed
Ahh! I totally eat my spaghetti like that too! I’m a little embarrassed now. Hopefully my son won’t pick up my bad habits!
Suzanne
LOL! I’m dying..too funny!!
Now…what’s this about kids touching food to their chin? I know about the smelling thing…it’s gross. But now I’m hoping I wasn’t a chin toucher without realizing it. How embarrassing.
Mindee@ourfrontdoor
If that’s the worst thing he picks up, y’all are going great!
Megan
Haha! That is awesome 😉
Common Household Mom
So funny! Eating spaghetti is a learned trait, especially if you do not have Italian genes. I used to eat spaghetti like your DH and child, until I had dinner with a friend with Italian genes and my eyes were opened.
Christy
This is random but I just wanted to tell you that I could not get that taco pasta casserole that you posted on instagram the other day off my mind and I succumbed and made one last night. I was worried you were sharing a recipe that I would have to make when I first saw this picture.
No slurping at the table Chris and Bean!
Abbie
Just cracked up at my desk. Glad that I didn’t have a beverage in my mouth- that would have been messy!!
Jenna@CallHerHappy
I literally LOLed at this! Sounds like how my husband eats. I have panic attacks because of his ferociousness! Oh, and don’t tell Bean this, but when I was his age, I had to smash blueberries on my nose before I would eat them. Weird.
Kate
Oh man, I laughed so hard I scared the dog. I just had to read the entire post aloud to the hubs. 🙂
sara
Oh, this made me laugh. THanks so much for sharing.