Pick Your Battles...

By Mieka Smiles on Mar 9, 09 01:01 PM

Concerned about my husband's increasing reliance on Dominos pizzas for his daily sustenance, I have decided to try and up his intake of fruit and vegetables (no, jalapenos do not count as one of your five a day).

Not content with ruling over his liquid consumption, I am now on a mission to control his diet too. Mieka the Dictator quite clearly strikes again.

Last night I decided to ask him what he had for lunch:

"Vegetables, tofu, fruit salad and fresh spring water," he replied, without a hint of hesitation.

"Really?" I questioned, eyebrows raised.

"Fish and chips, a Time Out and a can of Pepsi," he said, revelling in my obvious annoyance.

The phrase 'pick your battles' springs to mind...

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Bentonbag said:

This reminds me of my beautiful late husband who enjoyed all the good things in life - sometimes to excess - except salad. Worried about his weight I tried to persuade him to eat more salad and he agreed to provided that it was with Helman's real mayonnaise, which he loved. So I bought the biggest jar possible.
The next week, checking on what we shopping we needed I saw the jar was almost empty. We hadn't had that many salads. I summonsed him to the kitchen and confronted him with the empty jar.
"I ate it" he said somewhat shamefaced.
"How the hades do you eat 2 litres of mayonnaise in less than a week?"
"With a spoon"

Just accept it's an uphill struggle and someimes you can't win.

March 9, 2009 1:44 PM

claire barber said:

Hi Mieka love reading your hilarious blogs about the domestic life of the smiles family! As a top female journalist he should feel very lucky that you have time to give a jot!! Clairex

March 9, 2009 7:07 PM

Mieka Smiles said:

I bet you didn't have the heart to shout at him after that admission Bentonbag! I would have had to give him a big cuddle I think.

Hi Claire - he is very lucky! I have his dinner waiting for him as we speak and he can like it or bloody well lump it.

Thank you both for your comments.

March 9, 2009 8:45 PM

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March 18, 2009 2:18 PM

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