Mutiny

Austen began swimming lessons this week. He is enthusiastic and enjoys himself. Swimming is, as we all know, excellent exercise. What we don't all know is that it is useless for weight loss because it increases one's appetite. I have seen this in action. Austen's food intake has esentially doubled. I am trying to keep up with his appetite and feed him lots of healthy and filling goodies. One of the foods I fed him to keep up with his ever-increasing appetite was strawberries. My normally picky eater has devoured everything I have set in front of him. I took advantage of this by setting something in front of him that he normally would not eat. He ate them and knowing it is a fresh healthy fruit, claimed that it had made him stronger immediately after consuming it. He proved this by flexing his muscles. I explained to him that not only do strawberries make his muscles stronger, they make his immunity stronger. He asked me what that meant. I explained to him that when he is around something that could make him sick, he will be able to stay healthy because he has strong immunity. He disagreed. "Nope, it makes me strong like this" (again flexed his muscles) Oh well. I guess 4-year-olds don't need to understand the basics of their immune systems. I thought he had moved on. Wrong. The next time he ate the berries he asked me: "Mom, why do strawberries have mutiny in them?"
That I don't know.