Beet and burrata pizza with honey and pistachios

Sweet sauces Italian cuisine

Do you ever feel like a broken record? I feel like when I talk to my kids, I have to repeat myself about 10 times before there is any movement or acknowledgement on their part. I get it. They are 2 and 4 so sometimes it can be a lot for them to take in. As a parent I have to constantly remind myself to remember what it was like when I was younger—how it felt not knowing what your parents were asking from you, not knowing what their expectations were, not even knowing what the word expectations meant. On the other hand, I remember my parents and what they did or said to us to make us get stuff done. I think, “Well it worked for my parents.” I know I am being totally vague here. Sorry. Trying to convince a toddler, whose taste in food you are well acquainted with, that they will like a new food is like talking to a wall. It is like my Mom telling me how to swallow a pill for the first time when I was younger. “You just put it in your mouth, take a sip of water, and then swallow.” …