There aren’t many comments as likely to draw my dinner table ire than “I want to save room for desert.” There are few times when I feel such a close kinship with my father. (Based on the title, you may think my father is deceased. He’s not, but I figure there’s a better than even chance he got it from his father too.)

I can’t decide if I object to the comment with a pure, honest desire for my kids to eat well… or if I’m a victim of the “if I had to, you do too” phenomenon.