francoamerican

As he ate his goûter, I asked the impossible question.

Me: If you had to choose between peanut butter and Nutella, which would it be?
Kid: Peanut butter and Nutella.
Me: OK, but if you had to choose, which one?
Kid: Both.
Me: Yeah, but I'm saying if you could only pick one. Just one.
Kid: Nutella and peanut butter.
Me: But if one ceased to exist, which would you choose to stay?
Kid: *groaning sigh* Peanut butter.
Me: And....?
Kid: Just peanut butter.

But he didn't look happy about it.

And he stayed at the table for another 20 minutes, alone, fixing himself peanut butter cracker sandwiches, one after another, fully content, as though if he had to choose, he would in fact be OK with just peanut butter.