Biscuit Break Hell
I never thought the contents of this photo would ever cause me such anxiety. Well to tell the truth the content of the picture and a small person just out of shot.
I'm sat enjoying a nice afternoon cuppa and a few biscuits when from nowhere an incident occurs. Something that I didn't really think would happen so soon in this little humans life. Something that will change mine and Jacobs life forever.
Minding my own business then all of a sudden a little 18 month old hand, holding a sizable digestive biscuit in comparison.... Comes hurtling towards my tea. Before I could react that's it, it's been dunked in.
Now I know what you are thinking was I worried he would hurt himself? Well it was scolding hot but no not really I was too busy thinking what on earth he thinks he is playing at. Sod his well being, what about mine?
Thinking I'm overreacting? Well wait it gets worse. Not only does he turn his nose up at it at first (surely we aren't related). Once he realises it's a pretty nice piece of heaven in a mouth full. He goes to dip it a second time!
I feel like I need to give you the full picture. So he's dipped a full moon, he's now had a tiny nibble so still some soggy biscuit remains. He goes to dip that again! A double dip!!!!
"tea dunking anxieties"
How young is too young to teach children about the dangers of double dipping and dipping biscuits for too long?! I found myself giving him the coldest of shoulders and the nudge away of all nudges.
I feel like I am having the worst tea luck lately. Not sure what I've done to deserve it, but last night a Nice biscuit broke in my tea. Yes I ended up with a gob full at the end. Heart broken.
Maybe the tea gods are telling me it's time to buy hobnobs because we just can't be trusted. Bring my biscuit monster son into the mix, (gets it from his dad) and this is a whole bunch of anxiety I just don't need in the run up to Christmas. The time of year when it's law to sit down with a biscuit selection box, fancy shortbread and a brew.
As I type he's rinsing the last drops of tea from my cup. Definitely gets that from his dad. Please tea and biscuit gods bring me some luck this Christmas.
In support of my troubles I will be starting a just giving page to support all those around the world that suffer from tea and biscuti dunking anxieties. My aim is to provide much needed support for sufferers and provide knowledge and guidance to their families. Please give generously this Christmas, no one should have to suffer alone. Mum in a soggy biscuit Mann's world.
