Life Messages In Chocolate Texts

Before you read my text exchange with my daughter, Alyssa, you need to know or remember a few bits of information…

• Alyssa was at her boyfriend’s house and I was sitting at our home while we were texting each other. We text each other all the time.
• When I talk about food upsetting my face, I’m referring to the reaction I get when I eat something with grain in it. When I eat anything with grain in it, my face breaks out, I get sick in my stomach and sometimes I get a headache.
• Alyssa and I are becoming more and more health conscious, but every now and then we have to splurge. I guess that proves we are not quite total health nuts, but we are very conscious of everything we eat and use on our body.
• We both drink lots of water and flavor it with all kinds of fruits, vegetables, herbs and spices, so we are building up quite a few water recipes.
• Alyssa turned 21 years old last month which, as you well know, means that she can legally consume alcohol. Although I have never had a drop of it in my body, Alyssa has tried several kinds of alcoholic beverages. Personally, I do not want her to consume any because there are so many negatives about alcohol consumption although I’m sure my opinion isn’t very popular with most people. Since Alyssa tends to be obsessive-compulsive like me and because there are alcoholics in our family tree, I worry about alcoholism. I can’t help worrying about her well beling. Since I am her mother, I remind her of this fact every now and then in as non-preachy of a way as possible.
• I know what Bella thinks and I can easily convey it in English. LOL
• I’ve been eating sop chocolate since I was a little orange haired girl and have passed it down to my daughter. It is an old, old family recipe which will be in my cookbook along with my grain free bread recipe.

Text #1

The Redhead Riter: Here’s a laugh for you…Chocolate is looking really good and in the microwave chicken is defrosting. What a gross combination! I figure I will make chicken for dinner with some potatoes wthat won’t upset my face.
Alyssa: Yum
The Redhead Riter: (smiley face)

Text #2

(photo of a pot of sop chocolate cooking on the stove)
Alyssa: I have 3 sweet potatoes baking
Alyssa: And more strawberry basil water

Text #3

(photo of Alyssa’s feet propped up on a table next to a jug of strawberry basil water)

The Redhead Riter: I’m going to dip strawberries in sop chocolate!
(photo of Alyssa’s feet propped up on a table next to a jug of strawberry basil water)
Alyssa: LOL
The Redhead Riter: The water looks yummy.

Text #4

Alyssa: It is
Alyssa: No chia seeds today tho
(photo of a plate of sop chocolate next to a bunch of strawberries with leaves still attached)
The Redhead Riter: No chia seeds in mine either LOL

(photo of a plate of sop chocolate next to a bunch of strawberries with leaves still attached)

Text #5

(photo of Bella sitting on the couch staring at me while I eat my strawberries dipped in sop chocolate)

(photo of Bella sitting on the couch staring at me while I eat my strawberries dipped in sop chocolate)
The Redhead Riter: “Why won’t you give me any?” (referring to a picture of Bella and interpreting what she is thinking)
Alyssa: The Kroger strawberries I bought yesterday are soooo good
The Redhead Riter: No grit sop (chocolate). OMG I’m in Heaven

Text #6

Alyssa: LOL
The Redhead Riter: Now that u r old enough to drink, u need to remember what I taught u & b aware of ur OCD nature
The Redhead Riter: Alyssa please be careful not to become an alcoholic because you easily could. <3 (heart symbol) Alyssa: I really won’t Mom.

Text #7

The Redhead Riter: I blame it all on the chocolate on the brain because I’m on my second plate but this time no strawberries wooo
(photo of a plate with a large puddle of sop chocolate)

Text #8

(photo of Bella laying on the arm of the rocking chair)

(photo of Bella laying on the arm of the rocking chair)
The Redhead Riter: And Bella has given up
(photo of my finger dipped in the sop chocolate and the plate of sop chocolate laying on my lap)
The Redhead Riter: Wanna lick. LOL

Text #9

(photo of my finger dipped in the sop chocolate and the plate of sop chocolate laying on my lap)

Alyssa: Awww
(photo of my finger dipped in the sop chocolate again and the plate of sop chocolate laying on my lap)
The Redhead Riter: It’s really quite simple, dip your finger on the edge of the chocolate puddle, go around it slightly to load the finger, lift a finger up slowly and turn it straight up to catch the drip and then…Lick

Text #10

Alyssa: LOL
(photo of a puddle of sop chocolate on a plate that is laying on my lap)
The Redhead Riter: Plate 3 was inevitable. How cool is it that you can see the reflection of my camera phone and hands in the top of the puddle of chocolate?!

(photo of a puddle of sop chocolate on a plate that is laying on my lap)

Text #11

Alyssa: 3!
The Redhead Riter: Yes, 3. If all the sugar and chocolate took a day off of my life, know that I thoroughly enjoyed every lick and every text from you while eating it. I love you.
Alyssa: LOL

Text #12

(photo of my finger licked clean and the sop chocolate the plate laying on my lap completely gone)

(photo of my finger licked clean and the sop chocolate the plate laying on my lap completely gone)
The Redhead Riter: and God bless my chocolate finger licking, Long John wearing heart LOL
Alyssa: ur so strange mom hahaha
The Redhead Riter: LMBO!!!!!! Beware because you have the genes!

Lesson Learned

This is one more way Alyssa and I stay close and why we have unlimited text messaging.

Children need reminders and it is more likely to soak in and keep the lines of communication open if you do it in their language and in a non-preachy or overbearing way.

Obviously you can discuss heavy life topics right in the middle of chocolate texts.

Just saying.