The bravery of youth
So, this is what just two-days-before-13 looks like:
Selecting a Chinese Buffet for your birthday dinner with family, JUST SO you can eat an entire plate of crawfish. Or crawdads. I’m not really sure what the difference is. They all look disgusting.
But you know what’s even more disgusting than eating an entire plate of crawdads? Eating an entire plate of octopus. Octopusses. Octopi??? Whatever on earth you call it, I have NO CLUE where my daughter got her adventurous palate, because trust me, her brother and sister were looking at her with distaste, her cousins were practically gagging, and Blaine and I were safely down on the other end of the table, eating our fried rice and beef and broccoli and sweet and sour chicken. Boring, NORMAL Chinese stuff.
So I was going to make some comment about how proud I am of her bravery at the dinner table, then I remembered. I’m taking her and five of her friends on an out-of-town trip for her birthday this weekend, while Blaine holds down the fort at home.
Who’s brave now???
14 Responses to The bravery of youth
February 11th, 2010 saat: 9:15 PM
I’m waffling between you and Blaine.
February 11th, 2010 saat: 10:08 PM
It’s crawfish, and cooked properly they are delicious! :) Can you tell I’m from Louisiana (SOUTHERN Louisiana)??
February 11th, 2010 saat: 10:58 PM
Good luck and have a fun weekend. can’t wait to hear the details.
February 11th, 2010 saat: 11:43 PM
It’s you, girlfriend. All you on this one.
February 12th, 2010 saat: 8:31 AM
Brave, or foolish? Fun wishes to both you and Blaine!
February 12th, 2010 saat: 9:06 AM
We took our daughter and 2 friends to Great Wolf Lodge in KC for her 13th birthday. It was fun. And our daughter, also adopted eats very differently than we do. She loves almost all fish and sushi. She’s very adventerous and tries stuff all the time. She’s really fun to take out to dinner. Enjoy that adventerous spirit!
February 12th, 2010 saat: 10:12 AM
happy birthday brayden!
happy sanity mom!
good luck!
February 12th, 2010 saat: 11:25 AM
EEEWWWWW! I can’t believe she eats that stuff. From one of the kids who survived by drinking her weight in milk as a toddler…her taste has matured almost as much as she has. I can’t believe she is 13! Happy B-Day Brayden. We love you and will never kiss you on the mouth again! xoxo The Warcholiks
February 12th, 2010 saat: 11:41 AM
I wish some of that would rub off on my soon-to-be 13 year old. Good for you Brayden.
February 12th, 2010 saat: 12:05 PM
You are definitely the brave one. I can not believe that B is going to be a TEENAGER. Unbelievable. Have a great time. Wish we could catch up but baseball calls. Sunday practice? Seriously??????
February 12th, 2010 saat: 12:28 PM
I was introduced to crawfish at Madri Gras a few years back, and I A.B.S.O.L.U.T.E.L.Y love, love, love them!!!! Now octopi is a different thing….I started gagging just reading that! I’ve had rattlesnake and alligator and I prefer crawfish over both of those!
~Debbie~
February 12th, 2010 saat: 3:03 PM
I agree with Laurie….
Crawfish, whne cooked just right are AWSOME!! Yep I’m a South Louisiana Girl too and that what we wait for all year long and that’s what we have for Easter and Mothers day!!!
February 12th, 2010 saat: 5:52 PM
I’m with Laurie and Kelly……. crawfish are delicious! Yum, Yum, Yum……. Boiled, with some sausage and corn…… YUUUUMMMMM! Pinch the head and suck the tail……..
February 12th, 2010 saat: 5:53 PM
Ooops should have been suck the head, pinch the tail….. now doesn’t that sound vulgar!
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