But spinach IS good for you, and so are other such things your mother
had to, um, encourage you to eat, even before you necessarily knew
what was good for you, even when you'd rather have been following
your child's version of the four food groups--burgers, candy, ice
cream, and cokes. Isn't your example kind of illustrative (even
though I agree in principle with much of what you said)?
s finley