Kid has been having a slight cough all week. It is not serious enough to be worrisome, and we've been sending him to school.
Fast forward to today -- I picked him up from school, and he is holding a small bag of Lindt. I asked him where he got that from, and he said his best friend at school gave it to him. I asked if he had eaten any during school, and he didn't answer. Bad feelings ensue (in me).
As the afternoon / early evening drags on, his coughs seem more frequent. I asked him what is going on, and he just says his throat is itchy. By dinner time, he was full on coughing pretty frequently.
Shortly after dinner, Mommy asks him about the bag of Lindt. Somehow he spilled the beans to Mommy that he had eaten 3 during school. I was instantly like this
We have intentionally not given him oranges and grapes all week because we know that would trigger the coughs and make it worse. We've told him before in passing that we don't eat certain fruits when we cough, nor do we eat candies or chocolates when we have a cough.
I hope he'll remember this from the coughs. But if there is a tasty candy or chocolate in front of him, I doubt he'll remember.