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Kids are picky eaters and there are very few parents out there who haven’t had to deal with this. Even though it’s a hassle to convince your children to eat their veggies (or any meal they actually asked you to make for them), the reasons kids give us for why they can’t eat something can be adorably ridiculous. Like not wanting their peanut butter and jelly sandwich because it has peanut butter and jelly in it.
My Kid Can’t Eat This is an Instagram account that collects the hilarious comments kids made about, well, why they can’t eat something. Scroll down, upvote your faves, and let us know in the comments what funny reasons your kids have given you when they refused to eat something, dear Pandas.
The Instagram account was started back in 2015 and currently has more than 114k followers. Though it’s run anonymously, HuffPost found out that it’s the brainchild of mother-of-three Heather. She got the idea to make the account after having endless fights over food with her kids.
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#1
After watching the movie "Ratatoulli" 658098764 times and asking me to make what they made 787628 times I spent hours scouring the internet for the exact same recipe from the movie and made it and now they can't eat it because a rat didn't make it
Jasmina Pavlovic 5 years ago
Best answer ever ... the rat didn't made it ... hahaha ... great. 🐀🥂
Lynn Morello 5 years ago
Put it in an UBER bag and place it at the front door, ring the doorbell and rush in through the back door to pick up the Rat UBER EATS atoulli.
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#2
It's "too beautiful." She's crying actual tears of joy. She's 4
Barn Owl Hedwig 5 years ago
I understand. Sometimes food is so pretty you don't want to eat it.
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 5 years ago
It is beautiful, but I still want it in my stomach. (My four-year self would have shoved that delicious treat into my mouth with reckless abandon. )
#3
Because it's broken. I can't eat it because it's his. So I guess we're gonna have to put it in a raft, push it out to sea, and set it aflame using a flaming arrow Viking style. RIP Pringle. Enjoy Valhalla.
karin s. 5 years ago
Actually there is an explanation for this reasoning: children have to learn a lot of things that are self-evident for grown-ups - but if you JUST have learned that there is "whole vs. broken" or "mine vs. yours" such things like a broken Pringle can feel like a tragedy.
Kristina Thomas 5 years ago
But I'd totally eat that chip. Kid didn't pay for it.
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"The reasons my kids can't eat foods range from hilarious, infuriating to ridiculous. They know they have to taste all foods and are all healthy, so while I'm not seriously worried, it still drives me crazy!" Heather told HuffPost.
"I hope that other parents feel a little less alone when it comes to food drama," she added.
The My Kid Can’t Eat This account asks parents to submit pictures of the food their kids absolutely refused to eat and add a quick comment with the reason why. However, the last time the Instagram account posted a new photo was back in February 2016, so the page is probably taking a “small” break from internet stardom.
#4
Because it's too cute. I actually had to freeze it so it could stay like this forever and he could visit it
Nomadus Aureus 5 years ago
My mother had to keep a chocolate rabbit because of this reason. For six years. Through a divorce and subsequent move. Sadly it passed away after my mother "accidentally" dropped it in its eight year...
Steve Cruz 5 years ago
Switch it out periodically for ones with smiles that didn't quite turn out the same way. He'll wonder what's going on and you can say, "It's cold in there!"
Andrea Anthony 5 years ago
that's legit. I always wondered why they put faces on kids' food. seems creepy.
Holly Mullin 5 years ago
My daughter made me freeze the tiny grapes in a ziplock because they were too cute to eat lol I feel your pain. I still have the grapes and she’s 14 now
#5
Because it "reminds me of Snow White." I told her that if this apple really could make her sleep for several hours I would have cleaned the store out.
Layla Corman 5 years ago
Have you tried CBD? Couldn't sleep for the first 3 weeks of quarantine. I was literally a walking zombie. Friend suggested Diamond CBD. I've never been happier! (Or more calm!)
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Steve Cruz 5 years ago
Next time, cut it up and enjoy a slice yourself, but don't offer her any. I bet she'll be asking for some.
Donald Holder 5 years ago
Me age. We are gonna have to sue Dysney for mental abuse from these wretched movie villians that we all grew up with over the last 60 years.
#6
Because by removing the cherry seeds, I turned them into olives
Bill Taylor 5 years ago
As a parent of two grown kids I admire the dedication and effort some of these parents go through to prepare meals for their kids. I also admire their restraint.
Steve Cruz 5 years ago
You pitted cherries for your kids? YOU ARE THE BEST! Don't fret over whether or not the kids eat them, enjoy them yourself!
Generally, there are broader reasons why kids are fussy eaters. For example, if something feels gross in their mouths of their hands, children will avoid it. But there are ways around this.
One way to get picky eaters to eat is to make sure they’re not snacking too much and are actually hungry for lunch or for dinner, according to KevinMD.com.
#7
Because although he loves onion rings, recently learned they contain onions
Esca Sav 5 years ago
When I was little I found out pizza had cheese and refused to eat it for like 3 years. My mom also lied to me that the eggs they sell in the stores are artificially made so I wouldn't avoid eating them because my a*s loves animals and couldn't grasp the concept of fertilized and unfertilized eggs. I called her from my grandmother's house a year later and started screaming "HOW DARE YOU LIE TO ME" when I had to go get eggs from the coop for dinner.
Mehrunissa Nadeem 5 years ago
That's so sad but also hilarious! I used to try to "hatch" the eggs because I thought there was still a chick inside them, I was wrong. But to this day I still avoid eating eggs 😂
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Deb Greenside Howell 5 years ago
my kids wouldn't eat onions until my brother told them that these are pretend onions. They loved the pretend ones, so all was good. lol
OhForSmegSake 5 years ago
Me when I learnt that my mum's fancy Chiggenliva Patè was actually CHICKEN LIVER Patè
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
That was me but with fish sticks. When I was a kid I thought they were just called fish sticks. I never ate another one once I realized it was made of fish. I don't eat fish.
Pretty Pangolin 5 years ago
I love onion rings but they give me the gollywobbles. I still have them, just not often.
Must Be Bored Again 5 years ago
Yippee! Another person in this world that calls it gollywobbles. My mom used to not let us eat pickles around bedtime because it would give us "gollywobbles"!
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Mary-Jeanne Donkin 5 years ago
My child stopped eating Chicken Surprize when he was 13 because he found out the surprize was mushroom soup and he hates mushrooms.?????
Alexander Brior 5 years ago
My siblings say that they like onion rings, but only the outside part.
#8
Because if Honey Nut Cheerios taste like honey and Chocolate Cheerios taste like chocolate, this one must taste like the cast of Frozen and she doesn't want to eat Elsa.
sophia lazzaro 5 years ago
Haha! Reminds me of the joke: if vegetable oil is made of vegetable, and coconut oil is made of coconuts... what is baby oil made of? Of course my reaction to this joke is: gurllll u need a therapist. Kids are weird! lol
Harley Hans Hoglin 5 years ago
1970's dystopia movie. To many people to feed, you can go to special buildings, and people help you kill your self. Then your body is sent to a plant and turned into a food called Soylent Green. The tv adds say it's made from plankton, but it's really people.
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Kad 5 years ago
Because the cereals taste exactly like the way they're named she thinks frosted cereal will be Elsa flavored or you know taste like how she's supposed to taste. Kids are weird so
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#9
Because the hairs disgust him. He's fifteen. Fif. Teen
Ronel du Plessis 5 years ago
Those are THE worst thing ever. I am 41 and still can't stand it.
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Martha Meyer 5 years ago
There is such a thing as sensory issues with food. I can't touch the skin of a peach with my mouth for example. Ot gives me a full body shudder like chalk on a blackboard.
Roadkill The Brave 5 years ago
Texture is a huge thing when people don't like foods, the hairyness can be a texture thing too.
Something else that works is having the entire family sit down to eat. If your child sees you eating the same food that’s in front of them, they’ll be more likely to follow your example. That also means that your child should be eating the same food that you’re eating (this is also a great reason to start eating healthier).
At the end of the day, kids are smart and you should have a proper conversation with them about food: what’s good for them, what’s bad for them. And why it’s important for them to eat their veggies!
#10
Because she doesn't like "all the nipples." Me: You mean, seeds?" Her: No, NIPPLES."
Suzanne Clark 5 years ago
My kid wouldn't eat bananas because of the seeds (?!). Makes you wonder how their brains work.
Janice Humbertson 5 years ago
My son identifies with her, only he calls anything with seeds, "nuts" and won't eat them.
#11
Because he discovered halfway through that it isn't an Oreo. I never said it was an Oreo. He's crying. There is a crowd forming. Send help.
Chris DiFonso 5 years ago
"How do you solve the problem of Maria (cookie)?" ("Sound of Music" reference)
Pittsburgh rare 5 years ago (edited)
Those are our most consumed biscuits nationwide! Kids and many adults love them (they also love Oreo though)
Oskar vanZandt 5 years ago
Did you tell him it's a single-sided British vanilla Oreo without the icing?
Hseed 5 years ago
Didn't know they were originally British! I looked it up and it's true! I assumed they were Spanish because of the name. Thanks for that!
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#12
Because the grapes are too spicy. SPICY
kasa alex 5 years ago
My niece knows she doesn't like 'spicy' food. So I just made a face and told her the chocolate was 'too spicy'. She didn't want any
sophia lazzaro 5 years ago
That is in a way evil, but like... don't ask for my chocolate, child lol
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Ivana Junas 5 years ago
If something is said to taste spicy when it isn't, tht can be an indication of an allergy. Leared that I was allergic to bananas when I was told that bananas are not meant to be spicy.
-zawarudo- 5 years ago
That reminds me— When I was little, I didn’t like Pepsi, Root Beer, etc, because it was “too spicy”-
Al Christensen 5 years ago
I had throat cancer and radiation therapy messed up my tastebuds. Among other side effects, grapes tasted peppery. But I'm back to normal now. I kind of miss peppery grapes.
Oskar vanZandt 5 years ago
Green grapes can be rather sour. After too many bad purchases, I now stick to red or purple/black grapes...
#13
Peanut butter and honey sandwich because the honey looks like a rabbit and she doesn't want to wreck it. In her defense, it totally does.
#14
Because there are too many spoons in the bowl. (You'll never, EVER, guess who put them there.)
JeffC 5 years ago
DIN DING DING!!!!! TELL HER WHAT SHE'S WON JOHNNY!!!! lol, and here she tought NO ONE would EVER guess! ;)
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Because she asked for cheese and crackers, not crackers and cheese.
Kate Yarris 5 years ago
My daughter would get so upset if you made her a sandwich in any order other than cheese, mustard, and ham. If you put it upside down on the plate and it became ham, mustard, and cheese, she would start bawling. If you told her to turn it over she would insist that it's still the wrong sandwich!
Banjo Kayoshi 5 years ago
"Oh, and make a sandwich with no pickles ,but only the pickles on the side so I can decide what pickle to bite first..."
Stephanie Cohron 5 years ago
I think it's cause she wanted the cheese on the crackers, "cheese and crackers" not separated on the plate like "crackers and cheese" strangely I totally get it! Lol
#16
Because they don't have heads. Side note: He bit all of the heads off
Ayasophya Alturas 5 years ago
I did this all the time. trick is they can't run away if you bite off their legs first. :)
#17
Grilled cheese sandwich because it has a "tail" and he doesn't eat animals
#18
Because he doesn't like his food this fancy
Liam Walsh 5 years ago
We'll form an orderly queue (2 metres apart) behind you!
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LittleMissLotus 5 years ago
Dang, if your kid won't eat it, can I have it? It looks amazing...
#19
Because "a mouse already had some."
Salami Wesley 4 years ago
LOL or because the kid is afraid of the bacteria that made the holes in that swiss cheese.
#20
Because it's cold and "tastes like you mixed a bunch of fruits together." Um, I did
Ziya (Wenny) Liu 5 years ago
Darker strawberries mean they are usually sweeter.
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Summer Woodsong 5 years ago
I sort of get this one.... I sometimes would separate all the fruits out into their own groups. That way there was discernible individual flavors.
The Schuyler Sisters 5 years ago
I can actually understand this one. For some reason, fruit salads have this distinct taste that I absolutely hate
Steve Cruz 5 years ago
I've dealt with many kids who "don't like food touching." And then I've encountered kids who mix all their food together and make a mountain.
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 5 years ago
I remember being little and going through this odd phase where I didn't like certain foods touching others.
⚞ Katniss Everdeen ⚟ 5 years ago
Another reasonable one. It can be hard for some people to eat cold/wet things. Like me, for example.
Laura Caldwell 5 years ago
No I'm with the kid on this one. Fruit chopped up and mixed does have a weird taste, as it blends. Fruit has to be separated.
sophia lazzaro 5 years ago
But if you give her warm fruit she'll say they're too warm. Haha, we caught onto your dirty tricks, kids!
#21
Fresh carrot from the garden because it has legs
Peachikeen 5 years ago
Look at those pins! (wolf whistles) work it baby! And that ladies and gentlemen is how to objectify a carrot.
#22
Because she doesn't like the "orange thing" on the bottom. It's her fork...
#23
I got a new toy and spent AGES cutting the boy's lunch out. Eddie took one look, sighed, and said "You shouldn't have done that."
Jack Chandra 5 years ago
I would have to restrain myself from stuffing each piece up his nose…
Big Blue Cat 5 years ago
I don't have kids but I have heard thousand times that you should include your kids to cooking. When they can participate, they will want to eat the food. Plus they get familiarized with different ingredients, which prevents picky eating. What better to do than let the KIDS do the cutting (I assume these were done with a cookie cutter or similar). And you shouldn't raise your kids to think that they are king, worshipped by a mother who is their slave who sacrifies their life for making pretty food for the little king. I'm sorry, you might feel you are doing something great but you are growing a monster who will wait for mommy to peel potatos and cut corns from cobs in their thirties. Normal, regular care is enough. Once in a blue moon is ok, but I think nowadays parents think every day needs to be "special" for the kids.
Catlady6000 5 years ago
You would be a good parent. I started my daughter cooking her own eggs at 2. She loves to cook and is amazing at it
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Jane Thorne-Gutierrez 5 years ago
My grandson ( age 6) came into the kitchen while his mom was making cabbage rolls. He said " Are you making that stinky lettuce again?" " I think you better just throw it out , and do tacos "... we will forever refer to cabbage now as stinky lettuce.
Jasmina Pavlovic 5 years ago
Nice kid ... really ... manners ... wohoo ... 🤨
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Mare Freed 5 years ago
I would have gobbled it all down in front of him and offered him nothing else for lunch.
#24
Because she's a vegetarian. She wants chicken nuggets instead
Oskar vanZandt 5 years ago (edited)
I'm surprised how many people could not identify this as sliced sausage! Better quality sausages always have a 'coarser' texture inside- means there's more actual meat rather than the cut-off fat, innards, ground bones etc. blended into a mush.
Dawn Soehren 5 years ago
I didn't know that "chicken" is a veggie. Will have to inform my cousins chickens of what they are lol.
Lynne Stankard 5 years ago
Sorry....are they sausages??? They look rank. Full of fat and gristle.
Donald Holder 5 years ago
Is that spam formed into a circle? I'm with the kid. No way I'm eating that!
#25
Because "it looks like it needs a doctor."
Lou 5 years ago
Others see the Virgin Mary in their wallpaper, I see Trump in your muffin. It definitely needs to see a doctor.
Oskar vanZandt 5 years ago
My mother always used to bake muffins that were deflated... I can still imagine their stodginess. But we ate them.
#26
Dumpling because, "ewww, it has toes.."
deanna woods 5 years ago
If your kid doesn't want the dumpling, I'll eat it. I love dumplings.
Carol Emory 5 years ago
My son refused to eat rice because he thought they looked like maggots. On that same note..he refused to eat angel hair pasta because it looked like worms.
#27
Because the icing cracked when he dropped it. He's 17
AzKhaleesi 5 years ago
It alwasy has been my God, 17 is weird. 16 they're *starting to mature* and then 17 comes and they revert to 5, then 18 comes and they think they're grown lol. It's weird. I think it's a subconscious thing that they're scared to grow up and be on their own and they're facing it.
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deanna woods 5 years ago
Complaining about food when you are almost grown or grown is ridiculous.
María Hermida 5 years ago
In some countries, people his age can drive and join the army. In one year's time he will be allowed to vote. This explains many things.
#28
Because they're "blurry" (wavy).
Leo Domitrix 5 years ago
Check his eyesight anyway. My parents never did and I went 3 years without eyeglasses I seriously needed b/c they just assumed what I meant when I said "blurry" or "too far".
Sarah Taylor 5 years ago
I don't like crinkle cut chips, I don't know why, but what I do know is that they give me the heebie jeebies
Steve Cruz 5 years ago
Steal them from her plate one-by-one. She'll probably tell you to stop, because they're hers.
#29
Because they're all "cracked open like humpty dumpty" and he "can't eat things that are broken," because they might "break him." And "no one would be able to put him together again."
chi-wei shen 5 years ago
Kid's logic - you will never understand it but you have to live with it for a few years.
Lili Octopus 5 years ago
Arent half grapes a choking hazard as much as whole ones? Nothing cylinder shaped was my understanding
Claire Mellusco 5 years ago
Yeah they should be cut lengthways to reduce the choking risk.
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#30
Bat pasta - they cried because they couldn't understand it wasn't real bats
Rose Civitts 5 years ago
at least someone on this planet learned their lesson about not eating bats!
Steve Cruz 5 years ago
Mommy wears black polish and fixes bat pasta. I think we'd have a lot to talk about while eating the pasta her kids wouldn't.
#31
Because "it has seeds."
Alessandra Trabalho 5 years ago
They are hiding under there somewhere... Mischievous watermellon,... If only the strawberry woukd have been so clever and hidden his nipples...
Elizabeth Tunney 4 years ago
This makes sense, remember “don’t eat the seeds or a watermelon grows inside of you”? This kid just simply doesn’t want a watermelon to grow inside themself
Olive Pearcey 5 years ago (edited)
They mastered the art of camouflage in the blood of the deceased wild Watermelon.
#32
She refused the yogurt I picked out for her (left) and insisted on picking out one herself (right).
Monday 5 years ago
To be double fair, this pic was originally posted 27 May 2015.
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Claire Mellusco 5 years ago
That's just about having some control. Imagine every single aspect of your life is dictated my someone else and most of it you don't yet understand. You'd try to find a way to assert some control, even if illogical.
Patricia Bell 5 years ago
July 2015 is when it was packaged, the expiry is sometimes on the bottom.
Steve Cruz 5 years ago
You pay for the one on the left and let her pay for the one on the right!
Nicolas Leclair 5 years ago
Funny, the same brand spells different in French markets. In yours Dannon, in ours, Danone.
#33
Because it's exactly what she asked for. I'll end up eating it standing over the trash like a beggar and she'll ask for it two hours from now. When I tell her it's gone she'll cry like a Directioner upset about Zayn and I hate myself for even referencing that
Ziya (Wenny) Liu 5 years ago
I hate to say this, and I'll definitely get downvoted, but a lot of these kids sound like they're either cluless or spoiled.
PotatoNinja5000 5 years ago
No, it's normal child behaviour as they have not yet learned how to deal with their emotions. Clueless, probably, but this sounds like you are blaming the parents for normal child behaviour. This is something to teach the children, not call them names.
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Oskar vanZandt 5 years ago
Children need to learn boundaries... My mother never forced us to eat anything she cooked, but if we declined, the breadbox awaited. She would never have cooked something separately for us as I have seen real & fictional parents on various TV shows (and in movies) do.
Martha Meyer 5 years ago
If you know she'll ask for it in a few hours, don't eat it? Keep it and give ut to her when she asks.
Kayla Albert 5 years ago
Kids these days need boundaries and to be disciplined! I don't mean by spanking or anything like that either but to be told no in general!! Also to be taught to respect other people and their elders! Kids these days suck!
Lilfish_74 5 years ago
That's not kids "these days", I think you mean kids period.
Load More Replies... Sharon Hahn 5 years ago
My kids ate what was on their plates, but I didn't make them things I knew or thought they wouldn't like that adults would. Kept it simple for them to learn to eat new things. It took until they were teenagers to try some things they wouldn't eat as kids. I never had to have a ''buffet'' that if they didn't like something there were a few other things in the fridge they could have instead because of making what they liked. That said, they did like a lot of different things, but not vegetables except for corn.
#35
Because she farted on it and now it's a fart muffin
Emperor Kitten 5 years ago
Good excuse. Might want to have a talk about not farting on food though.
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Summer Woodsong 5 years ago
Ever wonder how their minds work? They have a much more vivid internal thought life than I do.
Elisabeth Moriarty 5 years ago
Ahahahhahahahaha laughed out loud thank the gods for a Child's mind
#36
Because she already ate at school. It's Sunday
Elisabeth Moriarty 5 years ago
Karen please stop making negative comments the child might not be old enough to eat her food without it being cut up for her just because she ate at school it could be kindergarten I teach kindergarten age children in South Korea and the age range is from two year olds up to six year olds
Oskar vanZandt 5 years ago
Quite a few children prefer their food to be separated this way... nothing unusual. The 'ate at school' excuse is a clever one :)
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Mishte Tine 5 years ago
The word “perfect” re kids makes me very uncomfortable. They aren’t no one is.
Marsha Sumal 5 years ago
Don't feed kid today because liars don't get rewarded. Maybe only oatmeal. Uncooked. Call me Mommie dearest.
Elizabeth Tunney 4 years ago
Excuse..? This is neglect and/or abuse. Not some thing to speak of on the internet or even attempt.. “dOnT FeEd KiD tOdAy”. Is abuse. Kids won’t eat uncooked oatmeal either so basically you let them starve.
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#37
Because I told him it was a leg... he doesn't eat anyone's legs. He only likes wings and parts you don't name... but no legs
Till Arnold 5 years ago
Not spoiled i'd say... children wouldn't wanna eat animals until they're taught it's normal. but is it really?!
Wendy Emlinger (ManyTotems) 5 years ago
More for the rest of us, then. They look utterly delicious!
#38
Because her "heart wants Goldfish"
Nandy Nam 5 years ago
Shawarma and arabic rice !!! Makes me think they got that food at the restaurant I work at :)
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Summer Woodsong 5 years ago
This looks like a lot of work went into a quality lunch, no one knows exactly what goes into goldfish crackers.
Jules Caldwell 5 years ago
The ingredients are literally listed on the back of the bag. It's not a mystery to anyone other than you, apparently.
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#39
Because after being told repeatedly that there are peanuts in the candy, it turns out that- *spoiler alert*- there are indeed peanuts on the candy.
ABIGAIL KIRK 5 years ago
just a few more years and they will turn into more helpful humans beings
GenXandEarnedItAll 5 years ago
Mine broke down down because there were peanuts in her chunky.peanut butter.
LeAnne Sheldon 5 years ago
Stop wasting peanut M&Ms on a kid anyway - they are my favorite. lol
#40
Because they're dead.
ALEXANDER FLORES 5 years ago
hmmm raspberry killer! I sew you. now whats the charges for killing raspberrys again?
#41
Because I cut it in half. I murdered it. I'm a waffle assassin. A wa-sassin
#42
Because "it's broken. Please direct your attention to the 1.5 millimeter offensive chip in the graham cracker at the top. This is now garbage.
Charlotte 5 years ago
And toddlers are still developing basic empathy skills, so find it a little tricky understanding concepts like global hunger, privilege and gratitude.
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Because I broke the carrots. HELLO, I MADE OLAF
#44
Because she doesn't eat chicken legs. Only "nuggets and boobs."
Kathy Baylis 5 years ago
Nothing to roll your eyes at. Maybe she just doesn’t like dark meat. Chicken nuggets and breasts are made from white meat.
#45
Because she wanted dinner. I called it supper. My bad
#46
Because, and I quote: "Elsa's too tall."
Ashla Delana 5 years ago
Well, Olaf is about the height of a normal person, so Elsa is too tall.
#47
Because it's a bar of soap. Didn't stop him from trying though.
Liam Walsh 5 years ago
Bar soaps and liquid hand soaps may cause vomiting, diarrhea, irritation of the lining of the mouth and digestive tract, and in rare instances, pulmonary aspiration but going blind is a new one.
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Because according to my 7 y/o, it's a "big pot of nope."
Juririn 5 years ago
You do know that bay leaves are only there for flavor and not to be eaten...
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#49
Because "red is a scary color."
#50
Because she didn't want a Nutella sandwich. She wants the entire jar of Nutella and a spoon
#51
Because she asked me to cut it in half and then decided that's not what she wanted. "Back!" she says. Unfortunately for her, her mother is a muggle and her repair-o spell is useless. Unfortunately for her mother, she doesn't think that's any excuse. Side note - she is currently tearing her new, whole circle sandwich into lots of parts. I'm trying to remain calm.
CincyReds 5 years ago
I don't some of these reasons, sounds like we got some spoiled kids on our hands. If they don't want to eat, don't make them eat it, but they get nothing else.
Minerva McGonagall 5 years ago
I've decided that a lot of these muggles problems are that they can't say, or spell spells.
#52
Because "it's what monkeys eat and I'm not a monkey."
chi-wei shen 5 years ago
There's not a single species of monkeys that primarily eats bananas because our bananas are the result of selective breeding and natural bananas look completely different.
Suzanne Clark 5 years ago
I dare you to try to explain that concept to a kid--without losing your mind.
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#53
Because I'm making her share it with her brother and she "literally can't even." She's five
Pretty Pangolin 5 years ago
Yes, that's the 'donut tax.' Legally it goes to the parent.
Load More Replies... chi-wei shen 5 years ago
Children never want to share. My own children always had some form of competition as if there wasn't enough food on the table.
#54
Corn unless I cut it off the cob. He's 27.
Kaisu 5 years ago
Don't cut your 27yos food?? If he doesn't eat it, kick him out and tell him to come back when he gets some manners
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deanna woods 5 years ago
This one is stupid rather than cute. No 27 year old, should be acting like this.
Kathy Baylis 5 years ago
At 27 he can cut his own damn corn off the cob! And if he’s living with you, he can pay rent and keep his own room clean too. At 27, many men are married and raising children of their own.
Rodney W Bidmade 5 years ago
I can't eat it on the cob because it gets in my teeth, but I am able to use a knife!
#55
Because I refuse to cut it up and pour milk over it like cereal.
chi-wei shen 5 years ago
Milk on pizza: worse than pineapple or kiwi. Anyway, I like the pattern on the plate.
Mishte Tine 5 years ago
Give it to him/her for breakfast. Or say “go ahead, you know where the milk is.”
#56
Because shells go in the ocean. He was upset when I ate my portion
Jack Chandra 5 years ago
If the corn man had a disability or dental work then he's got the worst parent to post the pic and comment about him.
Liam Walsh 5 years ago
Exactly - which is why I think it's bloody unlikely. Most parents are immensely protective of their disabled children. I know many as I've worked with disabled children and adults. You do get crappy parents of course, children being disabled doesn't turn parents into saints, but most of those had very little to do with their children and are not going to be posting 'cute' stories about them.
Load More Replies... Jack Chandra 5 years ago
Let me guess. He's 27 years old? (Referring to post of 27 year old who only eats corn on the cob if mommy slices it off for him. You had to be there. )
#57
Because "it's dirty." On Earth we call this "seasoning."
Ivana Junas 5 years ago
Kids can't often process strong flavours, it's why younger kids are best given plainer food.
#58
Because they look like feet and have toes at the end.
#59
Because they scared the crap out of her
#60
Because the pizza is cut in squares not triangles and square pizza is too fancy.
#61
She can't eat these M&Ms because they have a "w" on them. She ate the ones with an "m."
slackjack 5 years ago
I got fired from the M&M factory because I was throwing away all the "W"s.
Pretty Pangolin 5 years ago
Like the roofer that was throwing away half his nails because the heads were on the wrong end.
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#62
Because a lion touched it. In her defense, the lion does appear to be on something
#63
Because she doesn't have as many as she is years old.
Esca Sav 5 years ago
And I would eat.. Every. Single. Bun... And then 50 buns when I'm 50... I'll probably be dead by 60 from all the buns though
Load More Replies... Tracy Lord 5 years ago
That's valid. I would love to have one for each year old I am. Looks delicious.
misteriosa 5 years ago
My son is in this phase now (just turned 7). Dude, you can't have 7 eggs for breakfast, pieces of cake or pieces of meat, you'd explode. Cutting in smaller pieces does not do the trick, he wants normal sized pieces in the amount of his age. Or the other way round. 7 blueberries and not one more. Discussions on daily basis.
Liam Walsh 5 years ago
I have a bit of experience here from working with children. May not be of any use but who knows! Anyway it is highly recommended that you not negotiate. Just provide the food and let them get on with it and don't worry if they don't eat as most children will not go hungry for long. Provide a good range of different foods on a plate, in various quantities and just don't engage. Studies show that children have become pickier. Firstly because they are less likely to come to the table sufficiently hungry (because parents give too many snacks - the rise of the snack is a fairly modern thing) and they have more power than previous generations as parents genuinely mind upsetting their children more. A lot of parents do the 'I didn't like it when I was a child' and so don't want to do that to their children - even though it probably worked. I do wish you luck.
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Summer Woodsong 5 years ago
so.... she won't eat the first on?? Nope, not getting the logic here.
#64
Because it's broken. Fun Fact: He tore it up himself.
Liam Walsh 5 years ago
This is a very good point. Snacks are not a parents best friend despite the belief to the contrary. Frequently given to make a child quiet at that moment but later on the child won't be hungry enough for their meal. Then they are faced with a plate they don't want and a need to justify why they don't want to eat it. Cue their imagination going to work.
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#65
Because there are bites taken out of them. Bites she took.
#66
Because it's broken. I said "it's not broken, you just made more chips" and he tried to hit me. Oh look it's nap time
#67
Because "the ice cream is melting and the gummy bears are drowning."
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
I don't like fruit in my yogurt or jello. Textures are weird together.
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
I know those are gummies. They made me think of fruit in yogurt.
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#68
Because daddy opened it. Makes sense. His man hands changed the flavor.
Esca Sav 5 years ago
Somehow I get this kid. My dad got oily a*s hands for no bloody reason.
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Because she doesn't eat triangles.
Annabeth Chase 5 years ago
I only eat a-cute sandwich(es) (what am I doing. Geometry puns? Wow.)
#70
Because it has too many colors. That's fine I'll take his slice and eat all the chemicals. I'm a giver like that.
Fred and George Weasley 5 years ago
it looks really nice. idk how you wouldnt want A rainbow cake
#71
Because it's too yellow. Someone please get this child some turquoise corn.
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
During our 2011 tornado outbreak our power was out for days. My then 10 year old would not eat the blackened grilled corn on the cob because "I like my corn yellow".
#72
Because my son says there are too many colors and it hurts his eyes. My daughter carried the zucchini home from the farmers market like a baby, so she won't dare eat it.
#73
Bought this sandwich cutter, hoping my toddler might be more interested in eating. Why does it look like I just beat the crap out of Elmo?
#74
Because it's made out of "kitty cats."
#75
Because it has wrinkles like Grandma Mimi so it's old."
#77
Because apparently I put lotion all over the carrots
Esca Sav 5 years ago
Yeah, this is like ketchup on fries... Put it on the side, let me decide how much of it I want... Some people like this, but I'm not fond of it
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Chaz83 5 years ago
Probably because the last time she gave the kid carrots as a snack, the kid demanded ranch all over them. Mum was probably trying to preempt a tantrum.
Load More Replies... #78
Bacon because it looks like shrimp and he doesn't eat shrimp.
#79
Because after eating some of it I said "It looks like you like it." He then decided he hated it.
AzKhaleesi 5 years ago
this is actually good because next time he wants junk food be like nope - you don't like it.
#80
"The food face I made for Caden's lunch on Sunday that he refused to eat. He said it would kill him. Tears people, there were tears
Ivana Junas 5 years ago
In the kid's defence, it does look like a clown, and clowns are scary.
#82
Because he asked for regular pancakes not Mickey pancakes.
Chantel Atwell 5 years ago
That's a really good mickey mouse pancake! mine don't come out that good! ;-)
Isabella Diaz 5 years ago
haha, mine look deformed. One time when I was around 7 I attempted to make a mickey pancake and I flipped it and it broke. Safe to say I had a tantrum and cried my eyes out.
Load More Replies... CincyReds 5 years ago
Geez.... so glad my kids were never like this. They were grateful for every meal they got.
#83
Because it looks like a Christmas stocking and he wants to hang it by the fireplace.
#84
Because while pretzels are yummy, and Goldfish are delicious, pretzel Goldfish are PURE BLASPHEMY.
Jackson Bowen 5 years ago
i think they meant that is what the child implied.
Load More Replies... #85
My kid can't eat this crust because "those are the bread handles and I can't eat the sandwich if I eat the handles."
#86
Because it's not Halloween candy.
#87
Carson wanted an egg in a nest for lunch. Specifically star-shaped. So I bust out the 12 grain bread and get to work. He was excited to receive it, but then he asked me to cut it diagonally. Sure, I said. He then proceeded to stare at it in disgust, completely appalled by the abomination in front of him, refusing to touch it because it's now "broken"
DragonsFox 5 years ago
I want this! Last time I tried to make this, I almost threw the pan out the window. I tried three times. I couldn't even make it round :(
#88
Because there's a hole in it. A hole that she put there with her thumb.
AzKhaleesi 5 years ago
omg I'm literally eating one of those right now lol I just discovered these like two weeks ago and have wondered where they have been all my life.... walmart check out aisle apparently...that's where.
#89
Because I woke up early to make her this breakfast and she wants freaking cereal. She's having a total meltdown.
J-Yogi-Temp-Mom 5 years ago
well i bet you don't do that again. AND she gets cereal for supper now too! lol
My O My 5 years ago
Cereal all day long. I'm fine with that. Doesn't have chemicals or suger - go for it
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Because there are noodles in his chicken noodle soup.
#91
Because the cereal is talking to her. It's ALIIIIIIIIVE!!!!
#92
Four course breakfast because
1) "somebody licked my toast"
2) "the cereal is too bright"
3) "the yogurt tastes like Popsicles"
4) "the blueberries are too small. And too big."
And 5) Because she's a toddler and her sole purpose is to make me lose the will to live
Jo Firth 5 years ago
Am I the only person who thinks it won't hurt a kid to be hungry, rather than indulge every whim?
J-Yogi-Temp-Mom 5 years ago
ME!! My kids are 11 and 13 and eat ANYTHING i put in front of them, because they know it's this or nothing. Momma don't play. They even finish their veggies! why? bc since age 1 i never offered another option. They don't even know complaining and getting something different is a thing.
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Pittsburgh rare 5 years ago
If you prepared 4 different courses for a toddler, then you are the reason why this kid is an insufferable picky eater.
StrawberryParfait 5 years ago
Way too much sugar in this breakfast. No wonder the kid is moody.
AzKhaleesi 5 years ago
I have to agree with @Jo because as I told my kids when they were growing up I'm not a restaraunt and this isn't Burger King you don't have it YOUR way. You will eat what's put in front of you or you don't eat. My kids are NOT picky to this day. If I knew they genuinely didn't like something I wouldn't make it or would make a substitute for that one person but that's it.
Angela-Jayne Linford 4 years ago
The only rule we have is that you must at least try what is on your plate and if you dont like it you may leave it...0 point in forcing a child to eat something they dont like, however doesnt mean I wont offer that item again...kids taste buds change and develop all the time! I also dont buy into making different meals and totally agree with @GFSTaylor. I'm truly sorry for what you were put through guys ♡
#93
Because the peel is still on. Didn't stop him from trying though.
#94
Because "there's WEEDS in them!!"
#95
Peanut butter and jelly sandwich he asked for because it has peanut butter and jelly on it
Saeyoul Akiyune 3 days ago
Basically another "I want this, but I don't want /this/", ya know? Kids, right? Lol
Load More Replies... #96
Until I remove all the strings and cut off the "butt nugget" (black part at the end)
Russell Ellwardt 5 years ago
At least, one kid with an understandable request among all the spoilt brats in here. I'm 54 and I still dislike the strings on bananas, and the taste of the dark end is unquestionably disgusting.
misteriosa 5 years ago
My 4yr old only eats banana while holding the peel. God forbid the banana breaks in half while I peel it or slides out of the peel, she won't touch it afterwards, nor eat while I'm holding it for her. A new banana properly peeled is ok though. 🤯
#97
Organic, all natural, overpriced marshmallow because it's a square. He doesn't eat squares.
Jack Chandra 5 years ago
Again, I'd be tempted to stuff it up their nose. It builds character!
vogonpoet 5 years ago
Not the nose. Then you have to go to the ER and that just sucks, waiting there forever with your kid that has something shoved up his nostril. Fun fact: I shoved things up my nose as a kid a lot. It's a wonder my parents still like me.
Load More Replies... #98
Because it has a scary smile.
Nubmaeme 5 years ago
All the more reason to rip that sucker apart and devour it!
Load More Replies... #99
Because she's "full." This is breakfast. Full from what? Your dreams?
Angell Harding 5 years ago
If she doesn't feel like eating, why is that a problem? "Full" is probably the best way she knows how to communicate the opposite of hungry.
Monday 5 years ago
Because she probably asked for the breakfast before saying she's full. Or they were about to go somewhere and she would be screaming she's hungry 5 minutes into the trip?
Load More Replies... Fred and George Weasley 5 years ago
forcing people to eat isnt good for them, obviously. even if it doesnt make sense why shes full/not hungry, dont force her
Suzanne Clark 5 years ago
As a parent I can relate to all of these. I also think that if our kids had to actually go hungry, they'd eat!
Mandy Delaforce (PC Girl) 5 years ago
I don't eat breakfast. I never wake up hungry and some mornings I actually wake up still feeling full from dinner the night before.
#100
Because there's hair in it. Sophia The First's hair...from the design on the plate.
#101
Because the cheese on her grilled cheese is "too soft" and "there's like cheese everywhere."
#102
Because it's a skeleton. It's an English muffin.
Ivana Junas 5 years ago
I've seen them in the Co-Op down the road, they're called "American Muffins".
Load More Replies... #103
Because it looks like Yoda. And he can't eat Yoda.
Kristof De Smet 5 years ago
thechnically he wouldn't be eating Yoda, but everything around him...
#104
Peanut butter Nutella s'mores toast with a marshmallow face because "she doesn't want to be eaten."
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Pittsburgh rare 5 years ago
These are supposed to be funny, but instead I see a bunch of parents going to extremes not to feed their children but to PLEASE them while doing it. If any of these kids were actually hungry, they'd gobble up whatever given
Hiker Chick 5 years ago
Not necessarily. My kid went through a phase when he was a toddler where he was fine one day with what was served and the next day it was the most traumatic experience ever to be given whatever was on the menu. Guess what? I didn't make a big deal out of it, he didn't starve, and he's a perfectly well-adjusted young adult.
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Samantha Lomb 5 years ago
That was my mom's rules. She always said "I'm not a short order cook"
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David Jeu 5 years ago
I think the fact that you won't be patient enough to try pleasing the children at all costs might make you a better parent.
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Corey Smith 5 years ago
How about you give that food to a shelter where the kids will grateful. I grew up POOR and would have eaten any of this because I never knew where the next plate was coming from.
Leo Domitrix 5 years ago
The reason I ate anything (but meat after age 4)? HUNGRY. When we moved to a farm? I was the happiest kid on earth. I *knew* we'd have food! We were still poor, but at least we could manage a meal. (Even if it meant wild greens for me and hunting squirrel for the rest of the fam.)
Load More Replies... Noez 🇸🇪 5 years ago
This whole list is why I can't have kids: I never want to have these struggles over what is a minor and almost petty "problem".
AzKhaleesi 5 years ago
I remember when my oldest went through a phase where she would ONLY eat chicken (for meat, so no hamburger, steak etc only chicken) Luckily I tricked her. Hamburger - Chicken. Steak? - Chicken. Chicken? - Chicken lol. It worked great.... for a while lol
Cori 5 years ago
'I'm hungry, but I don't want to eat what's already been cooked.' Then you aren't that hungry. 'I'm thirsty, but I don't want to drink water.' Then you aren't that thirsty. That's how we roll at my house. No one dies from hunger or thirst and my house isn't ruled by pint sized tyrants. These were funny though, but in a 'thank god those kids are someone else's problem' kind of way.
Esca Sav 5 years ago
I don't have kids, but I have a pampered a*s dog. She can go for 3 days without eating just because it's not "food she wants." Good lord she is a diva
Load More Replies... Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago (edited)
People might think I am weird coz I can’t eat certain things like Jam and yoghurt with lumpy fruity bits in. I wont eat rice, couscous, risotto, most asian noodles etc, I can’t eat pieces of onion so I have to pick it out of my food and pineapple is also a no no. These are just a few things and these are pretty much based on there texture.
Bunzilla 5 years ago
Glad to hear I'm not the only one who has sensory issues relating to texture. I'm also a super-taster, so I pretty much have to have things so well integrated that I can't tell the difference, or else be separate and simple. It. Sucks.
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Pittsburgh rare 5 years ago
These are supposed to be funny, but instead I see a bunch of parents going to extremes not to feed their children but to PLEASE them while doing it. If any of these kids were actually hungry, they'd gobble up whatever given
Hiker Chick 5 years ago
Not necessarily. My kid went through a phase when he was a toddler where he was fine one day with what was served and the next day it was the most traumatic experience ever to be given whatever was on the menu. Guess what? I didn't make a big deal out of it, he didn't starve, and he's a perfectly well-adjusted young adult.
Load More Replies... Samantha Lomb 5 years ago
That was my mom's rules. She always said "I'm not a short order cook"
Load More Replies... David Jeu 5 years ago
I think the fact that you won't be patient enough to try pleasing the children at all costs might make you a better parent.
Load More Replies... Corey Smith 5 years ago
How about you give that food to a shelter where the kids will grateful. I grew up POOR and would have eaten any of this because I never knew where the next plate was coming from.
Leo Domitrix 5 years ago
The reason I ate anything (but meat after age 4)? HUNGRY. When we moved to a farm? I was the happiest kid on earth. I *knew* we'd have food! We were still poor, but at least we could manage a meal. (Even if it meant wild greens for me and hunting squirrel for the rest of the fam.)
Load More Replies... Noez 🇸🇪 5 years ago
This whole list is why I can't have kids: I never want to have these struggles over what is a minor and almost petty "problem".
AzKhaleesi 5 years ago
I remember when my oldest went through a phase where she would ONLY eat chicken (for meat, so no hamburger, steak etc only chicken) Luckily I tricked her. Hamburger - Chicken. Steak? - Chicken. Chicken? - Chicken lol. It worked great.... for a while lol
Cori 5 years ago
'I'm hungry, but I don't want to eat what's already been cooked.' Then you aren't that hungry. 'I'm thirsty, but I don't want to drink water.' Then you aren't that thirsty. That's how we roll at my house. No one dies from hunger or thirst and my house isn't ruled by pint sized tyrants. These were funny though, but in a 'thank god those kids are someone else's problem' kind of way.
Esca Sav 5 years ago
I don't have kids, but I have a pampered a*s dog. She can go for 3 days without eating just because it's not "food she wants." Good lord she is a diva
Load More Replies... Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago (edited)
People might think I am weird coz I can’t eat certain things like Jam and yoghurt with lumpy fruity bits in. I wont eat rice, couscous, risotto, most asian noodles etc, I can’t eat pieces of onion so I have to pick it out of my food and pineapple is also a no no. These are just a few things and these are pretty much based on there texture.
Bunzilla 5 years ago
Glad to hear I'm not the only one who has sensory issues relating to texture. I'm also a super-taster, so I pretty much have to have things so well integrated that I can't tell the difference, or else be separate and simple. It. Sucks.
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