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Quite a number of you know about our tribulations with our son regarding eating.Well this week our son has had a few breakthroughs.He has eaten fruit,Veal,Broccoli and Carrots and let me brace you for this one by telling you to sit down and grab tight.We go for Sushi once a week and he never tries anything.Today he ate EEL:eek: .All the restaurant employees came over to the table to witness this feat.It's equivalent to Moses parting the red sea.Heck i didn't even eat Sushi until i was in my 30's.He's really trying and that's all my wife and i ever asked.:D :D

Hey Mermaid...that's great news! picky eaters are hard to deal with,and the younger they are the more stress develops! Peaceful meals?...what a concept!:D

How old is he? My son is four and he eats nothing but chicken nuggets, eggo waffles and pizza. Once in a while he will eat wonton soup. But he is a giant pain in the ass. He won't even try stuff and it is very fustrating. We laid down the law tonight, and we were going to make him sit at the table until he ate the ziti my wife made. After an hour he said he would eat a scrambled egg if my wife made it. Sure enough he did. Good Luck with your boy, may he start to eat everything.

Great news...patience is the key, he's obviously coming around...you guys have done a good job!

I love EEL. They make a great BBQ EEL roll at the local Fresh Market. Good stuff.

Math he's 8 years old and the irony is that when he was 3 he would eat herring with onions in wine sauce and other things.He then turned and wouldn't eat anything but Pizza,chicken nuggets and his lunch in school would be a dry everything bagel.He now eats onion omelletes,Ravioli and has broadened his food groups but it's been frustrating as many on this board can attest to.We've also been spoiled because our daughter eats everything.She sees something new on your plate she has to try it.She's been eating Sushi since she's 18 months old and she's 5 now.The Sushi chef always makes something special for her because he has gotten such a kick out of watching her.She's the only one in the house that likes anchovies.As they say no 2 kids are alike.

I have the same problem with my soon to be 4 year old... I swear the kid doesn't want to eat anything. UGH. When he was a younger baby, he would actually throw up stuff to avoid having to eat it. At least we've gotten past that!

P.S.

I just read the other posts on here and boy am I glad I'm not alone... Daniel will eat pizza, pasta, green beans, mac and cheese and oatmeal. That about sums up his eating... it's beyond frustrating! LOL

you took a fussy child to a sushi bar?

that has prevented a few future births by the other couples on early dates.

thanks for doing your part on the overpopulation problem.

I hate sushi... there's just something about raw fish that doesn't appeal to me.

sushi isnt raw fish

He's been going there for years with us and actually one night a few years ago they had brought in Pizza and they gave him a slice.Actually when we go there i go across the street and pick up 2 slices for him 1 with onions.They are very nice about about.

Then what is it?

The last time I checked it was typically rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed. If it's got raw fish or raw seafood of any kind in it, I'll pass. Thanks.

Jamie the kids doctors who are in my eyes the greatest told us not to worry.Kids will never starve and will eat when they're hungry.He'll come around and you're really stressing for nothing.This is the same doctor who when we called up and told him our son had a temperature of 103 what should we do he replied send him out to play.With kids that age 103 is nothing but a number unless it has been going on for days.These are also the doctors who refused to put tubes in his ears because he was getting so many ear infections and decided to put him on 5 days of steroids yes steroids.He never had an ear infection again.

They great majority of it is cooked. Some of it is raw, but not all of it. Sushi is the name given to the way it is wrapped with rice and seaweed. Even California Rolls (vegetables) are called sushi.

Surprises me...I put you on the kinda person that would like sushi. I could eat it every day. They make a great spicy combo roll at the place I get it from. 4 pieces each of spicy shrimp, spicy salmon and spicy tuna. Only the tuna is raw, the other two are cooked.

Well eel is cooked and the crab is usually fake crab.The majority of Sushi is actually frozen but i don't care cause it's YABBA DABBA DOOOIY GOOD.

Thought you knew me better than that, hun. I hate seafood... I'll eat tilapia or mahi every now and again, but if it smells like fish or the ocean, I can't handle it. I'm from the wrong state. :o

Daniel is on his second set of tubes! He would get ear infections every time he got a cold (which was/is a lot. :() He had been put on everything (including steroids) and nothing would kick them... I think it might be genetics. I had the same problem as a kid, but my Mom wouldn't put ear tubes in because they were so risky at the time. If the doctor tells me Dan needs them again, I refuse to put him through that crap again. He's also had his adnoids taken out. :eek:

Cajun,
My son also had ear infection after ear infection, took out his tonsils and anoids at about age 3 1/2 and has not been on an antibiotic since. Have you ever discussed this with your Dr. Interesting conversation, my son could eat french fries at every meal if we let him. Now 7 1/2 and still eats a very limited menu, very very frustrating.

[quote=Cajungator26]Thought you knew me better than that, hun. I hate seafood... I'll eat tilapia or mahi every now and again, but if it smells like fish or the ocean, I can't handle it. I'm from the wrong state. :o



Daniel is on his second set of tubes! He would get ear infections every time he got a cold (which was/is a lot. :() He had been put on everything (including steroids) and nothing would kick them... I think it might be genetics. I had the same problem as a kid, but my Mom wouldn't put ear tubes in because they were so risky at the time. If the doctor tells me Dan needs them again, I refuse to put him through that crap again. He's also had his adnoids taken out. :eek:[/QUOTE
Jamie this is just a statement and not meant to be offensive to you in anyway.I've heard horror stories about parents and their kids doctors.I hate going into Manhattan and dealing with the traffic but for these doctors i have no problem.Our childrens pediatrician is head of critical care at NYU and he noticed in our son in a split second years ago that his left eye was a little lazy and sent us to an eye doctor.Our son has been wearing glasses since 2.5 years old and in about 3 years will not need them anymore.How he saw that in a fraction of a second i'll never know but these doctors are the best.

Taking out the adnoids hasn't done much of anything... I thought about having his tonsils removed, but he had his adnoids taken out at such a young age, that it wasn't recommended to do the tonsils too. Daniel will be 4 in two weeks... I keep praying that he'll outgrow this stuff at some point, so my fingers are crossed. I will admit that the tubes have helped tremendously because they help to drain the stuff out when he does get ear infections now.

only crab I will eat is the Spider Roll...which is cooked soft shell crab.

[quote=Byebyemermaid]To be honest, our doctors down here are excellent as well (although probably not as good as yours)... his ENT is head of Nemours Children's Clinic and I honestly have no complaints... it certainly beats all the antibiotics he was on before. I think he's had one round of antibiotics this year, so I'm happy about that.

I'm not surprised to hear that New York has great doctors... that'd be a long haul from here! LOL

My mom said I ate dirt till I was 8.
Also picked gumb out of ashtrays for sampling.

Pillbugs... but Im fine now. Yes indeed. And your son will be fine just like me... that should bring great comfort, thats what Im here for.

Those taste buds change, its amazing. My daughter used to never eat anything spicy. Now she puts jalapenos and picante on anything rapped in a tortilla. Those messages to the brain change over time.

I was again challenged to swallow a live mullet whole (we were at the coast this weekend) so I oblidged my fans. Anyone who has caught mullet in nets know that absolutely unique smell. Always pinch the nose when swallowing live fish. Never swallow the finny ones. ALWAYS head first. Try and keep them off your tongue.

Jesus, no wonder he won't eat anything....:( herring with onions:( ....I would need culinary therapy after that.....

not trying to make light of it....my two sons mom and I divorced when they were 7 and 5 and she is the queen of take out and I love to cook.....now they are 17 and 15 and it can still be a struggle with the 15 year old....and I'm talking basic stuff......green beans, corn, etc.....maybe I should try some herring and onions tomorrow..;)

[quote=Cajungator26]Sometimes it's a long haul from Queens which is only about 18 miles away.

[quote=Byebyemermaid]Yeah, my sister was up there this weekend and she said the traffic is unreal. Coming from Orlando, we know all about traffic so it must be pretty darn bad up there... :eek:

threads like these have me counting my blessings. all my kids were healthy, one had tonsils out--other than that, except for all three having to get stitches at some point, no health issues.
and they all eat well too. helps keep things in perspective when you hear stories!

of course mine are independant minded, and stubborn, not afraid to speak their minds--which presents its own kind of problems. wonder where they got that from? :rolleyes:

mind if I take a stab?

[quote=Cajungator26]Traffic this week has been the LIGHTEST it's been all year. Everybody...well almost everybody has taken this week off from work. As an example, usually my ride home from Belmont leaving at 5 PM would take close to one hour, maybe more. This past Friday, there WAS NOTHING and made it home in 35 minutes!

Tell her to come up here when schools are in session and everybody is back to work! :eek:

PS There's nothing bad up here:p

[quote=Storm Cadet]She also said that a lot of people up there were as rude as can be. HA! :D

My son had all kinds of ear infections as a 2-3 year old. It must be hereditary because I had the tubes when I was a kid. Beware, because the problem was diagnosed falsely a few times. Apparently my son would get in hysterics at the doctor office and when they would look in his ear it would look infected, but it was actually the result of the hysterics. Bottom line is that the other doctor in the office (the better one) said that there was a good chance that he would outgrow the ear problems and thankfully he did. He does have a lazy eye also, and he has been wearing glasses for a year. He does great with them and hopefully he will outgrow that problem too. As far as the sushi goes. I can't even get my wife to eat it. Personally I love it. You guys are right, they won't starve. So it is just a big competiton who will give first, and thankfully the parents got on the board tonight. Bottom line is these should be the biggest problems we ever have to deal with!

[quote=Storm Cadet]The minute school ends traffic lightens up.Usually after i drop our son off at 8 o'clock at school here in Little Neck i'll hit traffic on the Long Island expressway at exit 27.This past Friday i dropped him off for camp and didn't hit traffic until exit 19 which is Maurice avenue and the Brooklyn Queens expressway which has traffic at 3 in the morning.Summer is the best time to go into Manhattan on the weekends since it's empty with everyone leaving Thursday for the Hamptons and other locations.

Samarta it was his own doing.I was eating them one day about 6 years ago and he asked to try them.I told him he might not like it but to my amazement he asked for more and loved to eat it if i cut them up and put toothpicks in them.

[quote=Byebyemermaid]Have you ever used the medical group in Lake Success right down from you?
Pro Health Care Associates? They are affilliated with LIJ-North Shore and they take care of the NY Jets, NY Islanders, Hofstra University and St. John's University.

They are right on Marcus Ave. We have found them to be as good as the guys in NYC. We only bring our orthopedic cases into NYC for surgery.

[quote=Cajungator26]GATOR-RUDE PEOPLE ARE EVERYWHERE! You should know that!:rolleyes:

[quote=Storm Cadet]Gators aren't rude. :p

I eat the same thing every day. Theres nothing wrong with knowing what you like.

[quote=Cajungator26]The just BITE people! Your unbelievable! :)