I thought about making japchae for Saki’s lunch, but I was worried about her eating too much spicy food at such a young age, so I decided to serve it with a lighter taste.
“Karyakunai… (Not spicy…)”
The children’s version of japchae was not well received, perhaps because the first one was more to her liking.
And from the next day, I would ask Saki,
“What do you want for lunch?”
And the next day, when I asked Saki what she wanted for lunch, she said,
“Kariya-no! (Spicy!)” and “What do you want for dinner?” “Spicy!” and “What do you want for dinner?” “Red food.”
Every time, I scolded her, “Don’t eat too much spicy food, it’s bad for you!”
Why do we have to keep telling 3-year-olds to quit spicy food, as we do for adults who can’t quit?
In addition, after being angered, she lost strength from her whole body and lied on the floor and did not move for a while.
“Saki, today’s lunch…”
“Kariya!”
“Spicy?…”
“It’s so hot!”
“I told you not to do that!”
“It’s hot and it’s red!”
Oh God, she lied flat on her back and started flapping her arms and legs.