Making Peas With The Issue

(My young daughter hates peas and refuses to eat them. Because she eats other vegetables her father and I have decided not push the issue. This happens at a dinner with my extended family.)

Aunt: “[Daughter], you should eat these peas.”

Daughter: “I don’t like peas.”

Aunt: “[Cousin] likes peas. [Cousin] always eats his peas.”

Daughter: “[Cousin] isn’t the smartest guy in the world.”

(Silence.)

Uncle: *laughing* “You’re right. [Cousin] isn’t the smartest guy in the world.”

(My sister-in-law never mentioned peas to my daughter again.)