My kids intrigue me, and teach me a lot about psychology. My oldest has an instinctive aversion to anything he has decided is hot, (or that has mushrooms -- thanks dear!) including the container we have of chili powder, which to me has absolutely no heat to it at all. It causes problems with toothpaste. He likes to use the toddler toothpaste, despite not being a toddler (or even close) because EVERY mint-flavored toothpaste is too hot for him. A little while ago, I brought home a jalapeño yogurt dip from Costco, and told him it was hot. It wasn't really that hot, but it was much hotter than things he had previously rejected as way too hot. He convinced his brother to try it, as a sort of mean trick, but his brother surprised him and said it wasn't hot at all. After that, all three of the boys tried it, and all decided they liked it, and that it wasn't hot one bit.
On the other hand, my youngest, wants to eat my bleu cheese every time I get it out. Each time, he tells me he likes bleu cheese, I give him a bite, and he makes a funny face, quickly telling me he doesn't like bleu cheese. Despite all his optimism, reality changes his mind every time. Then again, the very last time he told me, after eating it, he did like it. I don't know what to make of that at all.
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