Down with the kids

As I was feeding the kids dinner tonight (more like crowd control than a family dinner at the moment) I thought of the phrase - ‘feeding time at the zoo’ and realised those zoo keepers have it really easy! Here are a few reasons why feeding my little baby animals is far worse than feeding time at the zoo:

• The zoo animals look forward to dinner and eat what is in front of them!
• My baby animals can talk, and say things like - No Carrot, Yucky!
• The zoo animals understand the need for species appropriate food and don’t lobby for a diet exclusively consisting of twisties and chocolates.
• My baby animals have thumbs which enables them to throw food much further than the average zoo animal.
• The zoo animals don’t have to be interrupted with discussions of consequences if food is uneaten, food is thrown on the floor or too many insults are made about the lovingly prepared dinner.
• The zoo animals always look grateful when the food is presented.
• The zoo animals don’t demand cutlery which is far too sharp for them and then complain when they are presented with plastic forks and spoons.
• Generally, once food is in the mouth of the zoo animal is stays there - it is not spat out onto the table, high chair or floor.

Like I said, lucky lucky zoo keepers!