Please Sir, May I Have Some More?

Adam is apparently auditioning for the lead role in Oliver Twist.

Damonn and I have today off so this morning he took Adam to school rather than dropping him off at daycare before work. As they were walking to class, one of the secretaries flagged Damonn’s attention and asked if we we’re interested in signing Adam up to have breakfast in the mornings before school. She went on to explain that she was asking only because Adam had come to her last week saying that he was hungry and asking to eat breakfast and that she was concerned that he might not be getting it at home.

Damonn thanked her for her concern and then explained to this sweet, unsuspecting secretary, that Adam eats, at a minimum, one breakfast at daycare and on most days another beforehand at home and that most likely it was the idea of going through that cafeteria line that spurred his question rather than actual hunger. We also explained to Adam that two breakfasts before 8:00am is entirely sufficient and that he need not be begging for food at school no matter how cool it seems to eat with “the big kids”.

Although it is beyond embarrassing to have someone think you’re not feeding your kid, it makes me proud and rest more assured that Adam is not afraid to ask for something he needs or wants when we’re not around. As for myself at that age, being ever afraid of causing trouble, making a scene, or simply doing something generally wrong, I would have sat there and died of starvation before asking for food not offered to me and most likely balked at taking it if it was. It’s just nice to know we’re raising a confident, secure kid – with an apparently insatiable appetite.