Does anyone remember when you were young and every strange looking and bizarre food item frightened you into paralysis? A paralysis from which you were immovable?  No matter many tools of convincing the enemy (parents) tried to employ against you…  It just wouldn’t take. When I say “strange looking and bizarre” I’m talking about things like mushrooms, olives, peppers, onions, various green things, etc…  The types of items children are automatically repulsed by.

“Try the broccoli…  It’s good for you!”

“Get thee back, woman!”

I’d say that everyone went through this phrase for the better part of their youth. But most eventually grew out of it.  In the transition from childhood to adulthood it is common that one develops a keener sense of taste for the more exotic ingredients (For the most part) and prejudices held previous are forgotten.

But that’s not what I wanted to talk about.  What I’m thinking of are the ass kissing kids.  The one’s who were supposedly right up there with the adults with their overly developed palettes.  Do you know what I’m talking about?  The kids who, when you dismissed or at the very least scowled at your unappetizing food, they gave you the same lecture that your parents did!

“Have you even tried it before?  If you’d try it, you’d like it!”

“I’ve tried it…  I don’t like it.”

“Oh…  Well…  You just don’t know about flavor.”

These kids had been forced by their loved ones to try the food over and over again and had finally decided to feign delight in favor of constant culinary oppression.  And now they were taking out all their hate and frustration on you.  I have a feeling that those kids are politicians now.

Love and Madness,

D. Bradford

p.s. – I still don’t like any of the foods I listed above…  Except broccoli.