Make Up Your D--n Mind!

I took a class in business school called "Managerial Decision Making." One of the concepts we learned was that if you have too many choices, it leads to indecision and potentially, outright confusion. What I've learned in 2+ years of fatherhood is that this trait manifests itself at a very early age.

When Ryan was younger, we used to take him to this Korean noodle joint where a cheery grandma makes hand-pulled noodles. We called it "po po mian" or Grandma's noodles and he loved it. Every weekend he'd ask for "po po mian". One time, we even sat down at another place in K-town and Ryan started crying because he wanted to go to "po po mian". So we had to get up from our seats, walk out of restaurant and go across the street to his noodle place.

During the last couple months, we started introducing new types of noodles to him, one of which is Ramen. And he loves it also.

All you non-parents are sitting there saying, that's great. He's an awesome eater. But we're not done with the story yet.

Tonight, he said he wanted "po po mian", so we got in the car to go to K-town. Halfway there, he says he doesn't want this, but instead wants Ramen. So, we go to the Ramen joint instead. We order and as soon as the food comes, he starts whining that it's not "po po mian". He ended up eating 5 bites and then going on a hunger strike.

Seriously dude. Make a decision and stick with it.