Of children and eating

I now know a bit more about children and their eating habits after a visit by my niece and her brood.
I have learned that one should not really ask children what they want to eat, and if one does, not to follow too closely or there could be weeks of macaroni and cheese or something equally inedible.
I have learned that children rarely die from missing a meal. It is disheartening to see them pick at what you thought was a delightful dinner, but they will survive or the whole human race would have vanished a long time ago.
I have learned that given a choice between a well thought out dinner with lots of veggies and a burger, the burger will always win out.
And there are very few thanks from children.
You've gotta love the buggers to put up with this shit.
And we do.
Mostly.