Before I begin this story I should tell you three things:
1. I don’t usually drink. Perhaps maybe 2 or 3 times a year I will. But that’s it.
2. Hubby’s away for work for four months. He’s back for most weekends… but for the most part I’m single parenting it.
3. Lacey’s favourite food is avocado. Loves it. Big time.
Let’s start at number 1. I don’t drink often. We rarely have wine in the house, and I’ve never really seen the attraction of ending the day or week with a glass of chilled wine… until this week. Single parenting and working full-time from home is… hard.
When my cousin texted and asked us over for dinner… I jumped at the chance. Not having to cook? Tick. Having someone else to entertain the toddler? Tick. Tick. Tick. And when she asked if I wanted to partake in a glass of wine before heading out to dinner… I couldn’t text back fast enough {it doesn’t help that I can’t use my phone still}. Yes!
So we all {Ma, Sis, Lacey & I} headed over the bridge in peak hour traffic for wine, dinner and good company. We started with champers and moved onto wine over dinner. We were in a happy mood by the time we arrived at Japanese.
And now let’s move onto number 3. Lacey loves avocado. Lacey also loves sushi. Combine the two… and you’ve got toddler heaven. I ordered her sushi straight up as the night was getting late and I was sure that she was hungry.
The waitress brought the sushi to the table and as she did I noticed a huge glob of wasabi on the side {oh yes, you can see where this is going} and my mama intuition told me to take it off the plate. The wine told me that it’d be fine. I feed Lacey {who is in my arms} the first piece of sushi and then began to get distracted with chatting, and sipping and chatting. The next part happens in slow motion. I see the waitress approach the table with a look of horror on her face, she slowly raises her arm and points at Lacey, yelling, “Waaaasssssaaaaabbbiiiiiii!”
And I freak out.
Lacey has put a tablespoon or so of wasabi in her mouth. I scoop. I scream. I wipe. I yell. “Give her a drink!” yells the waitress pointing to the water. I’ve watched enough Footy Show, Big Brother & Jackass to know that water makes the heat worse.
“I need milk!” I yell back, “Do you have milk?”
The waitress shakes her head with a look of horror still on her face. My cousin grabs her purse and bolts off to find the closest milk-selling-place. And I continue freaking out, wiping Lacey’s mouth out and… well, freaking out.
Lacey is in my arms screaming from a mixture of the wasabi and my freaking out. Eventually we both stop freaking out. Milk is consumed and the wasabi incident is over. And we laugh.
I knew a day would come that Lacey would eat something that she shouldn’t as a toddler. We all have. My brother ate snails. I ate dog poop. And Lacey ate wasabi.
As a toddler I used to hold onto my mums legs as she was cooking, i'd stand and reach up and grab whatever she was cutting up.
I have a memory of grabbing a hot chilli and shoving it in my mouth as my mum in slow motion grabbed for me!
I don't remember the pain, but I do remember wailing and my dad trying to pour a litre of milk down my throat!!
Oh gosh poor Lacey.
I've actually done the same thing with Wasabi, not one of my finest moments.
I grew up on a farm so lots of animal poop was eaten, need I say anymore.
Oh, Lacey! How funny, but how scary it must've been for you!
I ate a millipede when I was about the same age as Lacey. I walked up to mum with half a slimy millipede on my finger. Mum never found the other half.
To this day, if something tastes a bit funny, I say it tastes like a millipede. Everyone looks at me like I'm some sort of insect-eating freak, but I can still pinpoint the taste.
xx
haha.. my youngest has also grabbed wasabi and eaten it while we were out eating sushi.. she was 2 at the time and fortunately still LOVES sushi…
Lush 😛
I think between both my boys everything that shouldn't be eaten HAS been eaten.
Poop, chillies, hot mints, food scraps you name it, it's gone in the mouth.
Wow finally 1 reason to be grateful to have fussy eaters! No risk of a Wasabi issue here 🙂
OMG, the horror!! She's such a little trouper. What a 'remember the time' story for when she's older! The stuff of life and very 'modern' that it was wasabi!! x
My daughter gazed at me with cockroach legs on her chin, the body….. down the hatch!
I was navigating the supermarket with my son in the trolley in a sleep deprived stupor when I spied something bright green in his mouth.
I pulled it out quick smart….a great big blob of chewing gum. Was enough to just about make me sick!!
oh poor you – on the wasabi incident & on what must be an incredibly difficult time with solo parenting Telle. Thinking of you and wish I could drop food to your doorstep but alas there are a few km's between Adelaide & Sydney! 🙂 I was the prissiest little girl going so never ate anything I shouldn't but my bro had a fascination with rocks, little ones especially and it freaked Mum out big time.
My eldest did the exact same thing when she was about 18 months – ate a massive glob f wasabi thinking it was avocado. Thankfully wasabi heat vanishes fairly quickly, not like chilli, she cried for a moment and then was fine.
She's never done it again and avocado maki is still her fave!
… i know this sound horribly wrong but thanks for such a great laugh … such a well written flash back … i hope your daughter is doing ok … and thanks again for sharing such a funny / but not funny story …
Awwh poor baby.
She ate Chilli seeds, I was making some chicken stiry fry & had removed the seeds & she came along & popped it into her mouth she didn't scream just “mummy it hot!” I quick wash down & now she never eats anything from the kitchen bench without be giving it to her.
Oh. My. Lord. You must have been beside yourself! And that poor waitress!
When I was a kid, I loved (still do) the taste of Vegemite just scooped out on my finger. My Mum had caught me eating it from the jar one day, and warned me not to eat it like that, but I ignored her and went ahead. Eventually, after a little while, I lost my voice! It must have been the high concentration of yeast or something! It returned. Lucky for me and my parents, huh? 😉
OMG. Wasabi up the nose is hard to cope with at 41, let alone two. Am glad you can laugh. x
Poor Lacey, I love sushi but will not touch wasabi!
Me, I ate rat poison when I was about 3, and surprisingly can remember it like it was yesterday!
poor little lacey! my baby brother did the exact same thing not long ago. i think i was more traumatised than he was, he got over it pretty quickly after briefly screaming the sushi place down.
hope your little lady is smiling again after her wasabi tasting!
it's kinda sad when you're a grown adult and you can't tell the difference between avocado and wasabi! poor little bubba though!
and i ate dog poo when i was little. my joke is, if i say something tastes like shit, i should know!
Well, I wasn't a toddler for this one, but close. When I was about 4 or 5 I loved to make breakfast for my parents (I know, why don't my kids do that?) So one morning I went down to the kitchen while they were still asleep and decided to make cinnamon toast. The problem was that I couldn't read yet so to find the cinnamon I started tasting any spice that look like the right reddish brown. Sadly I found cayenne pepper before the cinnamon. My mother found me trying to wash my tongue and sobbing at the bathroom sink. But hey, I also learned the magic of milk in that situation.
Poor Lacey! I'll admit that I did that during my first year of college. I had no idea what wasabi was and assumed it was avocado. Yikes. But I love it now!
Oh dear, poor Lacey!
My story is much more selfish and centres entirely around greed!
My mum was preparing for a businessy drinksy party (we're talking late 60s here) and I spotted a plate of smoked salmon in the kitchen… and ate the ENTIRE plateful.
I was so so sick and I didn't even try to eat it again until I was in my 30s! A lesson learned. 🙂
Had the same incident as well, I was vagueing out and my then 5 year old said can I have the rest of the avocado on the plate, and I went sure.
Then something went off in my brain and I thought there is no avocado left… but tooo late. Yes it was horrible to watch.
I hope Lacey is still eating avocado sushi.
Oh poor Lacey!! This made me laugh though – your description is hilarious!! Poor you not having hubby for four months 🙁
Did you know that freshly grated horseradish looks exactly the same as grated cheese ? No, apparently nor did I, oops.
You tell this story so beautifully that I had a little giggle, sorry Lacey! Glad you had a night out and relaxed with good company (and wine) and hope the next few months fly by so hubby is back home for good.
I'm so sorry, but that was funny! Oh, my. And I HATE it when my husband goes out of town and I'm left alone, and I work full time. UGH! I understand. I love wine very much. 🙂
Your story made me laugh out loud. You should go to Retro Mummy's blog as she has the same problem (with the wasabi only) with her son the other week…..
I just found you and I think I'm in LOVE…well I love what you write that is. It's so for me!
I ate beads. Yes beads, I knew then I needed to be bedazzled inside and out. My brother ate dog food and my youngest son at Mr Muscle. My response was similar to the wasabi freak out.
Incidentally, he was perfectly fine and didn't know why Mum was making such a fuss.
Look forward to reading more!
that is hilarious…only because I did the same thing without the excuse of being a toddler!
my sister ate an entire month's supply of my mother's birth control pills when she was a toddler. we still laugh about that one.
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What a funny (I know, in an awful way) story. Thanks for sharing!Lacey is so lucky to have such a lovely mama (wasabi and all!) x
I find your story heartwarming. Thanks for sharing one of the priceless moments in your life.
Oh no! That sounds awful! I am so glad she was fine : ) I was imagining you freaking out and making the baby more upset!
Oh my goodness. At least it was a pretty impressive food. She has a very refined palate.
I just found your blog and I love it!
Funny!
A few weeks ago, my daughter was in the backyard with my husband, and I was on the back decking talking to them. He handed her a worm and asked her to give it to one of the chickens. She carried it over, stood next to the chook, looked up at me and – ATE THE WORM.
I got all squealy and said, 'Ah! She ate it! Steve, quick, do something!' – and he just laughed and shrugged.
So, so, so gross.
oh no! my little one loves sushi, he cant get enough!
snap finn did the same last month! I swore and thought he'd have to go to hospital but he wasn't even crying!!! toughens them up and makes for a good story!!!
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I have only just discovered your blog and this is the first post I read (besides your blogging tips posts) and I couldn't stop laughing! I can totally imagine what this may have looked like. My niece, Sophia, who is 18months old has become the grab and stuff in my mouth girl so we have to be very careful.
For me, when I was little, I used to eat LipSmackers chapstick. You know, the ones that tasted like candy or Dr. Pepper…. My mom didn't know why I would go through so much chapstick until she realized I was eating it. Needless to say, I stopped getting chapstick in my stocking at Christmas time.
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