My Cherub's Den

He doesn’t eat vegetables and he hardly finishes his plate of food each meal. I am talking about my 8-year-old son whom I am having a hard time thinking how to get him into eating good and healthy. I know it has something to do with being a kid too – picky and all – but still it worries me that he is not getting the right nutrients that his body needs everyday.

I do believe this is only a stage that he will outgrow one day. This is not an eating disorder which is needing the help of any eating disorders treatment centers. To be honest, I was like that when I was a child too and now I understand why my mom yakked at me all the time whenever I didn’t eat good. Do you think it’s my turn to yak now? LOL.

Yesterday was my late grandfather’s birthday and remembering it reminded me of those times when he had to deal with a complicated sickness. He got pneumonia and gastritis at the same time as well as having to deal with eczema. He had to have treatment for all three, eczema treatment being the shortest since it’s not as serious as that of his pneumonia and gastritis. His treatments prolonged his life but eventually, the time came that he would not accept the medicines he needed to take. I’ll not go into details the ordeals that he went through because it is simply heartbreaking. But nevertheless, he is at rest and is now in good hands. But still we miss him.