It has become a routine to pack brunch box for Brendan. Actually, I would have preferred that he gets independant and buys his own food in school during morning recess.

For a long period of two years, Brendan has the fear of consuming the food purchased from the school canteen. All because two years ago, he has swallowed a small little bone while eating the chicken rice from the school canteen. That incident had caused him to end up in the accident and emergency ward of the hospital. It was really a scary experience for mother and child then as Papa Ed was overseas then and it was actually awful feeling to have the metal equipment in the throat. Fortunately, everything was fine but the phobia remains for Brendan. In fact, for a period of time after the incident, he avoided all meat types!

I have been encouraging him constantly to purchase food on his own. In fact, have even tried not packing the brunch box so that he will be “forced” to buy food. However, he ended up not eating. I think it is natural for mummy to feel bad when her child eventually goes hungry especially with minimal intake for breakfast. I am running out of idea what to pack for him besides the usual cakes, bread, biscuits and fruits. What should I do to make him walk out of his phobia or is he just lazy?