My child’s school is having a Dr. Seuss celebration for his birthday. To celebrate they are going to serve green eggs and ham for a small fee of course. It’s another pork conundrum! I hate to make my child feel different since we won’t be eating the pork and all the other parents and students will. I will of course attend but I don’t have that fond of a memory when it comes to this dish. I think I will cook a few slices of turkey bacon and bring it with me. I’m not sure what to do or say. Any suggestions? My childhood experience with the dish follows.
What child hasn’t been read this story! I remember being in Kindergarten and after having the story read to myself and the rest of the class, the teachers said we would actually eat green eggs and ham! Of course like the other children I was beyond excited. I couldn’t fathom that green eggs and ham actually did exist and myself and my class were going to have the honor of eating this strange dish. Until that point I assumed that books were only make-believe and couldn’t actually come to life. Well in a way this book for me was. Well, that innocent joy was soon turned to tears of horror! Imagine seeing actual scrambled eggs that were green, the shock. How could they do this to me? I was a nice kid I didn’t cause trouble in class why would they want me to eat something so so unnatural. I knew eggs were yellow not green. This didn’t sit well with me and the tears started. I refused to eat it and asked for my Mom so I could go home. No matter what they said they couldn’t convince me to eat the stuff and believe me they spent the entire morning trying. Well I eventually broke down and tried the stuff. To my suprised they tasted like regular scrambled eggs. I loved it! Once I finished I wanted more but alas it was all gone and I would have to wait until lunch to eat again. First, scared out of my mind then hungry. So far the whole turning books into reality thing wasn’t what it cracked up to be.
I haven’t had green eggs and ham since and I never thought I would have to. I just hope my child reacts better then I did. I’m going to grin and put on a strong front, while I eat something that looks like a pile of green chicken puke. It may not taste bad but it sure looks a hot mess. More then anything I hope I don’t have any flashbacks or revert to my former 5 year old self.
You can just bring the turkey bacon. Don’t worry about it; a lot of people don’t eat pork.
Yup, what Safiyyah said. They may even be serving turkey ham…just in case take the turkey bacon.
I live in the South everyone eats pork and they put it in everything. Most of the time my child has to end up eating chicken nuggets or plain rice because the lunch menu mainly consists of pork. They don’t allow restaurant food and I don’t have time to cook. And sandwiches wouldn’t work my child hates them. I guess plain rice and chicken nuggets are better then nothing.
MuslimahInTraining,
I am from New Orleans…….I know about pork smothered everything.pork grease in everything……..yep…….the turkey bacon will do………
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