It is the first day of Navratri & we observe fast today & on the last day of the 9 days. We were having a conversation about the fast yesterday & brat showed his interest in fasting with us. I just dilly dallied and allowed him to assume that he was fasting.
So, this morning when he woke up we had the below conversation
Me: Arnav, what will you have for breakfast?
Ar: I will have whatever you & Dad are having.
Me: But we are fasting.
Ar: So am I.
Me: Ok! So choose what you want to eat, sabudana khichdi or daliya or paratha
Ar: Daliya!
I was grinning like a cat
Me: good!
Ar: But Mumma that's is not fast food?
Shucks! How do I cover that up
Me: Err! for kids everything is ok, you need to eat to get energy.
Ar: Haan this is better, I will eat daliya & build up energy for fasting!
Man! Kids are so innocent & gullible and we Mothers, so very cunning!
Me: What will you have for lunch? Bhindi?
Ar: That's not fast food!
Me: Oh yes you are right. Have the aloo sabji which I have made it is a fast food
Ar: Accha Ok! I will eat everything so that I have energy to fast.
Imaginary happy dance in the bathroom; yes we were having this conversation over brushing our teeth *sticks tongue out*
Me: Yes! and then eat the fast food with us in the evening.
Ar: Yes I will have apple, Dry fruits etc etc
It runs in the family, we are fasting and yet dreaming about what we will eat!
The food comes first!
Always!
