H, when you don’t want to eat something, your go to phrase has becom: We’re gonna deal on this.

For instance you will say:

We’re gonna deal no this now. If I eat the rest of my pasta, half of my bread, and two more bites of green beans, I can be done – and go watch TV. Deal?

Mom or I might counter with:

How about if you eat all your pasta, all your bread, and three more bites of green beans – you can go watch TV. Deal?

Rather than whine, or cry, or pout, you want to negotiate.

I kind of love it.

I love you.

-Dad