A 27-year-old single dad is sharing an unusual parenting win with the internet to bask in his pride for his toddler son and to address those who have told him he's a "bad dad" in the past. The unnamed dad, who goes by beekr427 on Reddit, started the story of his "successful fathering experience" by sharing something many parents can relate to: he does his best to balance his 3-year-old son's diet and teach him that things don't taste "bad," just different.

However, he has also experiences a phenomenon that many parents can't relate to in the slightest: his son prefers fruits and veggies to literally everything else, especially sweets.

Because of this preference, the toddler often goes for fruits and veggies first, opting out of the rest of his meal, so his dad has created a system that involves him eating what he likes least first to "fight the 'I don't like that' bullsh*t." One night at Red Robin with his son, the dad was given a sure sign that his lessons are actually rubbing off on his boy.

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"Ordered him a grilled cheese sandwich with a side of carrots and water to drink," the dad wrote. "The looks I get from people are astonishing! They look at me like I'm depriving him of the very joy that life brings to us through varying degrees of sh*tty foods."

The employee taking their order offered the boy juice instead, but the dad held firm and said his son would be fine with water. They went to sit down and the same woman offered the boy apple slices as an appetizer, which the dad took away after a few bites with a statement his son is used to hearing: "OK, wait for your dinner."