We had some sushi last night, and our daughter wanted to try the wasabi.

We warned her it was yukky, but she put a little tiny bit on one finger, and then tasted a little tiny bit of that.  Of course, she made a horrible sour face and wiped her tongue about 5 or 6 times to get rid of it.

Then she said to my wife, "you want some, mom?"

Because, of course, parents are widely know (by children) to be basically crazy.  Who knows what they'd like?

Does that action actually define "schadenfreude".

No, but Ward's unstated joy at watching his little one deal with the surprise would be an ok definition.

She was smiling as she said it, she clearly wanted us to taste the yukky stuff.

Hmmm.

"[n. SHAW-den-froy-duh] Taking malicious satisfaction in another person's troubles is schadenfreude. Even though there may be some guilt involved, this noun comes in handy when someone feels glee or gloats over another person's suffering."

I hadn't noticed that the child was gleefully hoping the mom
s experience would be as bad or worse as his/her own. 

Got it.  Kids are so cute aren't they.  And wholesome.

Innocent, yes.  Wholesome?  That may require some training.

What am I doing here? This topic has no sexual overtones.

at least we hope not.

The title makes me think "baby birthed to spite the father".

Is that guacamole? I so do love guacamole!

Like it? Got some horseradish wholegrain mustard right here that'll clear your pipes (a son bought it).

wasabi into soy sauce? heathens.

I think one of the funniest home videos I ever saw was this little girl that wrecked her bike and busted her ass. She's all crying while her dad tries to comfort her.

Then, she gets this sadistic grin, stops crying completely, and through the biggest smile in the world asks 'Do you wanna kiss my butt?' Hilarious.