What I wanted to say: QUIT WITH THE SAVORING. IT'S A FREAKING PIECE OF WESTERN FAMILY STRING CHEESE, NOT A SWISS TRUFFLE. EAT THE DARN THING AND BE DONE WITH IT.
What I said: Nothing. I just sat there and suffered.
It became so distracting. All my faculties were concentrated on watching her gingerly pick off the tiniest shreds--seriously, we're talking the width of a hair--and nibble on them like a little church mouse. Shred after shred after shred. Sometimes she would take a break from her labored efforts and set the string cheese down on its wrapper for a rest. After a couple of minutes, she'd have another go at it. Shred after shred after shred.
After shred.
Food is meant to be mercilessly devoured, immediately before the quest for more begins.
ReplyDeleteI can completely sympathize with this. My husband usually inhales his food, but when it comes to crunchy vegetables or nuts, he chews them for a loooooong time. Loudly. Sometimes I want to slap him and tell him to just swallow the darn stuff, already!
ReplyDeleteThis is my favorite of your posts so far.
ReplyDeleteThat would totally drive me nuts too.
You never purposefully eat food slowly in order to have a goal in mind that will make the time go by faster, or at least feel like a challenge? I realized this skill in Senior Primary when I once made small popcorn ball last for the whole hour. I continue to use this technique is to get through many classes still today.
ReplyDeleteOmg half the time I don't even peel the cheese, I just bite down from the top! It's much tastier that way :)
ReplyDeleteShe probably has an eating disorder......
ReplyDeleteVery strange. This would fascinate me as well.
Wait a second!!! I'm SO on her side!!! String cheese's entire purpose is to be played with. If not so, it'd be cheddar.
ReplyDeleteAre you sure she wasn't me? ...oh wait, I'm not a BYU student anymore.