yesterday afternoon, as my charge and i were enjoying our snacks, she became very interested in my orange, which i was happy to share. rather than peel the orange, i'd begun to slice it in thin semi-circles. i showed her how to eat it by biting into the fruit and pulling it away from the rind.
unfortunately, she didn't understand. instead, she put the whole slice, rind and all, into her mouth and started chewing. i didn't know what to do. i figured that she'd spit it out, especially since she tends to be picky about what she eats, and rind isn't exactly edible. i tried to explain; i tried to get her to spit it out. i kept hoping; she kept chewing. then, she swallowed. she'd eaten the rind.
she reached over for more.
i peeled the rest of that orange.
