What about eating issues?

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What about eating issues?
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Fri, 06-10-2005 - 2:24pm

We have debated sleeping issues to death once again....so what about another one of the issues of childhood....eating and/or not eating?


My kids eat just about anything and have a pretty well rounded diet.

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Wed, 06-22-2005 - 9:09am

<> Yup, yup, yup! I've always said if my parenting was based on my DS1's behavior and personality, I'd be the parenting queen. If my parenting was based on my DS2's behavior and personality, people would probably be stoning me.

I agree with you, PNJ and faduckeggs about having a "spirited" child. My DS2 marches to the beat of a diffrent drum. Much harder to please and to deal with than DS1. But he makes me laugh *all the time*! When DS1 was going through his difficulties this past winter, it was DS2 that kept me smiling and laughing. He is *very* affectionate, very silly, but whines and complains about a lot of things. But my world would not be complete without him. I just love him to pieces. The big goofball that he is.

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Wed, 06-22-2005 - 9:12am

No, Lois, you're flat wrong.

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Wed, 06-22-2005 - 9:13am
Applause icon.

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Wed, 06-22-2005 - 9:13am

"I have no doubt that I could find a behavioral psychologist willing to help me 'break' my aversions. . .while he/she laughed his/her way all the way to the bank about an adult seeking therapy in order to be able to eat pudding, cottage cheese, and okra."

LOL, right on the money. I do like pudding, cottage cheese, and okra. I can't think of a single reason I (or anyone else) need to eat pudding, cottage cheese, or okra in order to have a full and rich life. In fact, thinking that one would need therapy in order to be able not to have a visceral negative reaction to eating okra probably qualifies one for needing therapy. Okra IS kinda weird.


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Wed, 06-22-2005 - 9:13am
<> This sounds a lot like my DS2. He's much happier by himself or with one or two close friends. DH worries about DS2 because he's not a joiner and doesn't like group sports (except for soccer). I don't worry about DS2 because that's very much the way I was growing up, and for that matter, I'm still like that. I like to spend time with a few close friends, but I really enjoy my alone time. DH thinks group sports will solve everything. He just doesn't get that DS2 is *not* interested.
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Wed, 06-22-2005 - 9:17am

OK, so then it's just personal with me?

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Wed, 06-22-2005 - 9:18am
Probably most 40 year olds act younger than I do!

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Wed, 06-22-2005 - 9:19am
How exactly would you know?
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Wed, 06-22-2005 - 9:20am

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Hey now ... don't be disparaging okra.


Shoot, now I'm gonna have to go get me some for lunch ...



Choose your friends by their character and your socks by their color.  Choosing your socks by their character makes no sense and choosing your friends by their color is unthinkable.

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Registered: 03-16-2005
Wed, 06-22-2005 - 9:23am
I like okra. Weird is good by me.

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