You Can Lead a Horse to Water...

I've mentioned it a time or two before, but I'll say it again.  My youngest, Haley, is a bit headstrong.  Tenacious, stubborn, determined, and strong willed don't quite describe her some days...

Take, for instance, last night.  Bryon made a lovely dinner of grilled chicken, Spanish rice, and acorn squash since I had worked all day.  (Sorry, ladies, he is all mine!)  As we were enjoying our lovely dinner, we were both encouraging Haley to take some bits of her squash with the usual tricks.  "It will make your hair grow."  "It will give you energy to swim later."  "It tastes AWESOME!" None of it was working.

Finally, Haley proved us wrong and crammed a whole spoonful in her mouth.  But, it didn't last long. Her eyes started watering, and she started with the gulping.  Then, her whole dinner came up, all over my plate.  Fun times!  That little stinker showed us after all that she was NOT eating her squash.

Crazy girl will eat broccoli with a smile but will barf with squash

Yes, it's true.  You can lead Haley to dinner, but you can not make her eat...