Our internet has been too slow to post pictures the last couple weeks, so these pictures are from this last month sometime.
My poor kids... their parents are so hard on them. We make them eat whatever we're eating for a meal, and to make things even worse, we make them eat the whole thing. And to top it all off, they're not allowed to make comments about what they're eating unless it's to say something good. I know we're strange and harsh and weird, it's just that the food battle is a battle I'm not able to fight the next "who knows how many" number of years. I'm too weak. I'm too impatient. I'll lose my temper too many times. I imagine how awesome it would be for the battles to be over by the time they're two or three. I imagine how awesome it would be to have them sit down wherever we happen to be and eat what's given them without comments on how much they don't like the food or how much they have to eat or can they get down from the table yet (or in Laos, up from the floor)?
My poor kids... their parents are so hard on them. We make them eat whatever we're eating for a meal, and to make things even worse, we make them eat the whole thing. And to top it all off, they're not allowed to make comments about what they're eating unless it's to say something good. I know we're strange and harsh and weird, it's just that the food battle is a battle I'm not able to fight the next "who knows how many" number of years. I'm too weak. I'm too impatient. I'll lose my temper too many times. I imagine how awesome it would be for the battles to be over by the time they're two or three. I imagine how awesome it would be to have them sit down wherever we happen to be and eat what's given them without comments on how much they don't like the food or how much they have to eat or can they get down from the table yet (or in Laos, up from the floor)?
And when he woke up from his nap, was he ever one obedient, happy little guy!! Success!!! Please, don't judge. I know I'm strict. I know it seems heartless. And yes, I would have done things differently had I thought through making him sit in his chair over nap time. But now he knows that he has no choice but to eat the food, and now we have two good little eaters! Now that I've confessed my deeds, I feel much better. Thanks to all the listening ears. :)
1 comment:
love it! I can't wait to see the kiddos haha
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