What about eating issues?
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What about eating issues?
| 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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<> And *never* the fault of the father, right? ;-)
My kids have told me one or two times they wished they had a different mother. I've offered to help them pack their bags and move. They back-peddled pretty quickly after I made the offer. ;-)
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.
But, I was not saying that as a dig. I was saying that I can't *picture* you doing those things. I did not know you when you were parenting a small child. I also can never imagine Lois yelling or screaming. She seems to find the positive in most things when I find the negative in most things.
I never mentioned lying or dishonesty. I am not going down that line of debate again.
Enjoy the pedestal I have you placed on, OK? It is not even teetering today.
&nbs
I never mentioned lying or dishonesty. I am not going down that line of debate again.
I know; that's why I said I wasn't necessarily meaning you.
Karen
"A pocketknife is like a melody;sharp in some places,
flat in others,
and really annoying when it's stuck in your head."
Karen
"A pocketknife is like a melody;sharp in some places,
You know, I have lost my edge. I just skim posts now and don't read carefully.
It is rather pitiful.
&nbs
I'm just posting here becasue yours is the last post in the line, and yours is what made me want to say this, even though it is not directed at you:
It seems, from reading this board for many years, that we all have had our difficulties with parenting. Some of us have more difficulties in one area, some in others. And in the abstract, we all agree that it can be hard, and we should be more supportive of those who admit it is hard, and we should also be more accepting that different families will operate in different ways, but if everyone's needs are met, so be it.
But then, when someone posts a specific example of a real life frustration, that person will likely be ripped to shreds. And the issues with the child become the fault of the mother (such as here, maybe Joey would be less intense if Felicia worked less)--but not the father, as Lauren so rightly pointed out. And if we express our pains, we get blamed for not enjoying our kids, or for having an attitude and outlook problem. If we have a strict schedule, it's our fault for being rigid. If we have a relaxed schedule, it's our fault for not giving our kids routine.
I don't believe that anyone on this board does not love their children. I also don't believe that some people love their kids more than others of us, even though they like to say they do. But I do find it an interesting dynamic that if we admit to weakness or difficulty, we are attacked, even though in other threads, we are encouraged to be open and honest about the difficulties in parenting.
Like I said, just my observation at 1600+ posts on this thread.
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