She totally prefaced the request with a shamelessly sweet compliment which was so outta-the-blue it was startling. She was attempting to startle me into agreement! Which I would have done anyway, cause, hello? It's a hairdryer. I may have taken the not-barracks, but I'll share my hairdryer!!
Willow: Something evil-crashed to earth in this. Then it broke out and slithered away to do badness.
Giles: Well, in all fairness, we don't really know about the "slithered" part. Anya: No, no, I'm sure it frisked about like a fluffy lamb.
'Never Leave Me'
The Crying of Natter 49
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sarameg - Jan 17, 2007 5:28:29 pm PST #3750 of 10001
Kat - Jan 17, 2007 5:30:31 pm PST #3751 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
The fuck? I have no life.
bahahahaha! hello and welcome to my calendar. How did I get busy?
msbelle - Jan 17, 2007 5:32:55 pm PST #3752 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
yep, know it's normal. just stressed, no big.
David, I am with you. no way am I cooking another dinner or tossing out good food. Problem with tonight was his dinner was beef, so I can't eat it. He had 2 strips of bacon instead. It's a struggle getting meat in him right now and since he refuses all veggies, I am not really willing to give up on meat.
Pix - Jan 17, 2007 5:34:28 pm PST #3753 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.
msbelle, I'm sorry about the frustration. Normal or not, I imagine it's more than a little craxy-making.
Cashmere - Jan 17, 2007 5:37:11 pm PST #3754 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
I have a six year old nephew who will only eat meat. Only. Meat. No cheese, no fruit, no veggies. Not even cheese or potatoes.
I'm waiting to see if he's diagnosed with clogged arteries before he gets to the 7th grade.
Kids and food make me craxy. Owen will ignore what's on his plate to go and steal off of Olivia's highchair tray. It's the SAME FOOD--only cut up into smaller pieces.
sarameg - Jan 17, 2007 5:38:24 pm PST #3755 of 10001
It's a struggle getting meat in him right now and since he refuses all veggies, I am not really willing to give up on meat.
So pasta is his really-truly favorite, eh? Man, kids and their weird food things. I still can't get over the fact the nephew likes canned bean, corn and carrot juice. It's freakish!
If you want to sneak extra protein into him, my parents use this weird crumbly vegetable protein stuff in pasta sauces and whatnot.
bon bon - Jan 17, 2007 5:38:55 pm PST #3756 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I just heard a Postal Service song in a UPS commercial. Clever.
msbelle, {{{{{{{{{{{{}}}}}}}}}}
Also, hide some salami in a twinkie. That is my expert advice.
Kat - Jan 17, 2007 5:40:50 pm PST #3757 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
when I nannied, Z would only eat noodles with butter and cheese, bologna, and scrambled eggs. If you tried to use the spinach pasta she would REFUSE to eat it because she said it was a vegetable. True, yet only in the loosest sense of the word.
sarameg - Jan 17, 2007 5:43:56 pm PST #3758 of 10001
when I nannied
Hahah. I have stories. So many food stories. One wouldn't eat meat. Another veggies. The third? pasta.
I served them meat lasagne and LIED. Plus bribery. Hey, I could sink to that level, I was paid.
DavidS - Jan 17, 2007 5:44:32 pm PST #3759 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
David, I am with you. no way am I cooking another dinner or tossing out good food. Problem with tonight was his dinner was beef, so I can't eat it. He had 2 strips of bacon instead. It's a struggle getting meat in him right now and since he refuses all veggies, I am not really willing to give up on meat.
There are recent studies indicating that left to their own appetites kids will eat what they need. Personally, I vowed a long time ago to never have a fight about dinner. "Here's what I made. If you don't want it there's cereal, toast or a PB&J. That's it." It helps to have an outlet plan, but no double dinners either.
It's also good to remember that they have very limited palates at that age. You get four or five good regular meals in rotation and life's good. I pushed the nutrition by making a lot of fruit smoothies which are both tasty and fun to do huddled over the blender. Kids love blenders.