I'll Take a "Whippin"

The other day for dinner I had made a new soup recipe to use up some of our excess Zucchini from our garden. I had gotten the recipe from my sisters blog, it was called vegetable chowder. When we sat down to eat the tears started flowing followed by questions about how much they had to eat, and why do I always make such disgusting food that I know they won't like. Jeff reminded the kids that dinner was nothing to cry about, and I reminded them they wouldn't get Family Home Evening treat if they didn't eat. Tyson quickly volunteered not to have the FHE treat if he didn't have to eat it. I told them they had to eat it even if they didn't want treat. Everyone had finished eating their assigned amount except Tyson who was trying to gag it down, but was having difficulty doing it. As I was doing the dishes Tyson asked, "Can you whip me with a belt instead of me having to eat this?" I told him I wouldn't have the heart to do that, but if Jeff would than he could take a whippin instead. He quickly went and got a belt and told Jeff to whip him with it so he didn't have to eat dinner. Jeff told him he couldn't do that to him either; Ryan quickly volunteered to do the duty. He took the belt from Tyson and gave him a good pop on the behind. Tyson was shocked at how hard he hit him, as was I when I heard the snap. It got Tyson out of eating his last two bites, so he was OK with it. I wonder sometimes what kind of food issues my children will have when they get older! They already tell me when they become parents they will never make their kids eat yucky dinners.