Peas and beans!

So my kids are still out of town, and just my husband and I were sitting down to eat a nice dinner. We had broccoli and cauliflower from our own garden, and corn on the cob and zucchini from a farmer's market. (Our fresh sweet corn isn't ripe yet.) We also grilled BBQ chicken. It was quite yummy, but I'm not as fond of vegetables as my husband is. I tried to be kind when I said I didn't need another serving of broccoli or zucchini. In all seriousness, he stopped and asked what fresh vegetables I ate growing up. We always had a garden, but I can only remember growing sweet corn, strawberries and pumpkins. I love fresh Illini Extra Sweet sweet corn and fresh strawberries!!!!! The rest of the fresh vegetables I'm not real fond of. I do remember eating quite a bit of frozen peas and canned green beans though. Peas and beans, there's two vegetables I will eat, I just prefer them not fresh.

So that got me thinking of the many wanted or unwanted things I am passing down to my children, like me only liking fresh sweet corn and no other fresh vegetables. I wish the saying, "Do as I say, not as I do" were realistic. I'm sure there are many things that I do that I wish my kids would not pick up on. Like my hatred for doing dishes, or how I say "crap" when something goes wrong, or my inconsistency in exercising, or my distaste for vegetables, or how I tend to drive over the speed limit. I guess, now I'm a bit more conscience of my habits, good or bad, and the potential for passing those down through the generations.