We read Slim's Table in my masters program and we talked a lot about qualitative research in my nursing program; i.e. the lived experience. And, here, I present the lived experience of parenting young children:
Maren carries big bottle of apple cider vinegar out to the car, where I am bringing in the groceries. "Drink. Drink. Blue cup." Interestingly, this is the second time she has asked to drink vinegar this week; the first time she wanted to drink it out of a little packet that you can squirt on sandwiches. So, I said, "yes, sure, Maren. I don't think you will like it but you can try it." So I find the blue cup and pour a tiny bit in there. Maren is so excited she can't even stand it. Annie comes in and says, "is Maren having a special drink?" She starts crying because she wants a special drink too. So I explain that she probably won't like it but she can have some too. So I pour some for her. They sit in their special double Jaguar chair in the garage with their special drinks. Annie takes one sip and pours it on the floor. I explain that you shouldn't pour your
drinks on the floor, even if it is in the garage. Annie gets a towel to wipe it up and leaves the towel on the ground. I explain that she should
Playing game in the tubby.
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