Maybe it's a good thing I don't have kids, because that looked slightly abusive to me.
It reminded me of my mother repeatedly lying to me as a kid and telling me I LOVE spaghetti squash, I just don't remember, and forcing me to have some. I HATE spaghetti squash, and now I also don't trust my mother so much.

"It's supposed to be good for their brain, I read it online". Why do I get the feeling that this kid is never going to be vaccinated.

"I ain't dumb."

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"WHY? WHY ARE YOU POISONING ME???"

I wouldn't say abusive. Kids react strangely to different things, and often you'll get this reaction one day but they'll like it a week later.

Remember, as a parent it's not your job to keep the kid smiling all the time, it's your job to bring them up properly. Getting them to eat a good variety of healthy foods is one of those responsibilities.

But yes, you're right, there are limits to this. My kid at the moment will eat fusilli pasta but not penne. It's annoying as fuck, it's just a different shape but he'll flatly refuse anything that isn't spiralled! But that's just his way at the moment. I'm not going to force the issue. When he's older I'll explain it to him and hopefully he'll understand.

When kids are this tiny there's no explaining, but there's also no rush. But you shouldn't give up on a food straight away otherwise they'll end up eating nothing. It's all about balance.

That's one horrified baby!

"It's so good for their brains." *Eyes popping out of head