21 Reasons My Kid Can't Eat the Food I Cooked For Them
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Kids have the weirdest "rules" when it comes to food and how they like their meals prepared and presented to them. The picky eating — or general "I don't like this because [insert ridiculous reason]" — phase is just one of those stress-inducing things about kids that make it very hard for us to remember why we wanted little rugrats in the first place but also result in some of the funniest parenting moments of all time.
Ahead, a variety of reasons — some of which will look suspiciously familiar — as to why your kid can't eat the meal you prepared for them. (Which is nine times out of 10 the exact thing they asked for. Kids . . . )
"I can't eat this because . . . "
"Because it looks weird."
"I can't eat this because . . . "
"I wanted the green plate, and now it's ruined."
"I can't eat this because . . . "
"It's what I asked for."
"I can't eat this because . . . "
"There are green things."
"I can't eat this because . . . "
"There's 'stuff' on the crust."
"I can't eat this because . . . "
"Everything is touching each other."
"I can't eat this because . . . "
"I asked for circles but meant squares."
"I can't eat this because . . . "
"I don't like my favorite food today."
"I can't eat this because . . . "
"Because the sauce is too orange."
"I can't eat this because . . . "
"The tops that I ate are gone."
"I can't eat this because . . . "
"My hair is too tired."
"I can't eat this because . . . "
"It's not in half evenly."
"I can't eat this because . . . "
"It looks like a rabbit, and the rabbit is my friend."
"I can't eat this because . . . "
"It's my new hat."
"I can't eat this because . . . "
"Because it is 'disgusting with hair hanging all over it!'"
"I can't eat this because . . . "
"Because there's nothing but crust left."
"I can't eat this because . . . "
"It's not dry enough."
"I can't eat this because . . . "
"There's no frosting."
"I can't eat this because . . . "
"The inside of strawberries are gross — only whole strawberries taste good."
"I can't eat this because . . . "
"The butter melted and I can't see it."
"I can't eat this because . . . "
"It's burnt."