On 8/20/2011 11:13 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> > wrote in message
> ...
>> unfortunately this really is her life, so you will simply have to decide
>> which is more important, you not touching meat, or her living to
>> adulthood, i hate to be harsh, but coming from a family where my parents
>> not only had to do things to my eyes medically that aftwards, my father
>> would throw his guts up, they paid for over a hundred k of surgical
>> procedures, starting in 1959 on their own, so i could see for a while, i
>> am sure grateful they were both able to do what needed doing, if they
>> haden't the doctors would have had no option but to cut out my eys because
>> the pain wouldn't have been bearable, Julie you are a smart woman, and
>> you love your child, now go do what needs doing, Lee
>
> As I said before... There are plenty of ways to cook meat without touching
> it. No harm will come to her if she doesn't eat meat on a stick. She won't
> touch it either. And the way I look at things, if you won't do something
> yourself, then don't expect others to do it. Now can't is another matter.

Why not buy a pair of tongs to hold the meat while you are
preparing it for cooking, and perhaps a second pair of tongs
for her to use while eating it (except when it's in pieces
small enough for a fork or spoon to be adequate)?