There’s Something Fishy about That Boy!

We’re all getting over a nasty cold in our house, so we’ve been doing a lot of freezer runs for popsicles.  Today, when my son went searching for a popsicle, I jokingly asked if he wanted a “fish popsicle.”  My husband had dried anchovies in the freezer for some Korean recipes that he has been trying lately.  When he was a child, he and a friend used to eat them like chips.  {If you could see my face right now…}

Anyway, my son said, “YES!”  What?!?!?  He was totally serious.  We gave him one, expecting an “eww” and things didn’t go as expected… at all.  My son asked for more.  A bowl, in fact!  And… he ate them.  All of them.

He wanted to share.  My daughter tried one.  My husband had a few.  The best part (NOT) was my son talking about how he was eating their faces and their heads, or their tails, or their bodies.  He bit off a head and brought it to me because it is the “best” part.  OMG!!!  My husband was proud.  I was trying not to show my complete horror.  Okay, it might not have been horror, but seriously, I’d pay NOT to try one.  I know, ridiculous… they (the kid and his father…) even went so far as to ask me what Daniel Tiger would do.  C’mon… that’s not playing fair at all.

Long story short, I didn’t eat one.  And I’m totally okay with that.  And, I’m really proud of my son for bringing me a pretzel as an alternative.  Go Son!

What kinds of unique (I almost typed crazy, but I have to be fair… it’s just not MY thing) things do your kids eat?  I imagine my household is mostly normal… excluding that my son likes raw spinach and, apparently, frozen dried anchovies.  Eeeeeek!!!