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Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

RE: Monday, only 17 shopping days until Christmas.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Thanks. She gave me pain pills too. Told me to take them if I get uncomfortable.

Divine Geek · Guru

I have arrived home. This morning, nephew was in tears because "Aunt DG won't be here when I get home!" Poor guy. But we counted how many days until he comes to visit us. Picked Corgi up, he was like, oh, hi. And then retreated back to his room at the kennel to wait for his dinner, we had to go retrieve him. I'm so happy he likes it so much there. It makes going out of town so much easier on me. I even made his reservation for March when I go on vacation. Plans are coming together!

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

NAOW wrote:
FNW wrote:
It never matters what time the boys go to bed, they still get up around the same time. Between 6:30 and 7. Later on weekends. This morning I had to wake them up at 7. They need lounging time before they get dressed or they will be cranky all morning. DH used to tell me, "let's try for a later bedtime so they'll sleep in." <eyeroll> It seems the later they go to bed, the earlier they get up. They don't get enough sleep and are less likely to behave for the whole day.

By 8, they're more than ready for bed. I guess I'm lucky in that regard.
That's how my kids are too. If they go to bed late they get up even earlier. I have dd7 I bed by 730 to read and she is usually asleep by 8, and wakes up about 630, which is perfect because I am not a morning person, so I like not having to get up to start getting on her to get out of bed.

Mine too.

Hehe.

They're 21, 18 and 17 and they generally go to their rooms around 8. I think I have the only YA/teens who are asleep between 9 and 10 on Friday nights.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Welcome back DG.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

DG! You were right. I have a bone spur. She said it caused the plantar fascistic. You win the prize!

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Hope you feel better soon NJN.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Thanks Lily. I got a few issues straightened out. So maybe soon.

chef · Guru

Bonny22Pye wrote:

I'm actually really enjoying the toddler stage. He's super affectionate.

DS is super affectionate too a lot of time. He always has been. But when he's being bratty, he's super bratty.

chef · Guru

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
DG! You were right. I have a bone spur. She said it caused the plantar fascistic. You win the prize!

Are they able to remove the bone spur?

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

The toddler years were my absolute favorite. I must be crazy.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

chef wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
DG! You were right. I have a bone spur. She said it caused the plantar fascistic. You win the prize!
Are they able to remove the bone spur?

Not without an operation. Which she doesn't recommend. She also doesn't recommend the shots. She said they can actually do more harm than good. But she said she'd give me one if that's what I wanted. She gave me foot exercises, told me to use ice X3 daily, and to take my pain meds and anti inflammatory meds. She wanted to increase the anti inflammatory stuff but the insurance wouldn't approve it. She said it will take about 18 months to heal on it's own. Oh, and she told me not to go without shoes even at home and she gave me some heel protector things. I was worried that there could be a stress fracture but there isn't.

I loved the toddler years as well. I was full of worry but I still loved them.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Thanks Lily. I got a few issues straightened out. So maybe soon.

I'm going tomorrow.

Need to get my maintenance meds up to date and I'm praying they give me something for this blame knee.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I loved the toddler years too.

The boys are just 18 months apart so they seemed to last forever.

For me, the key was routine. Unwavering routine.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Talked to a doctor today. Told me the virus that people seem to be getting lately is pretty bad, long lasting. Recommended I have some tea with a shot of rum.

she is a keeper!

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

That's so funny. For us, routine was the mood killer! Every day had to be different. If DD had any 2 days alike she would go nuts. Once we figured out she was a bundle of energy and just needed an outlet, our lives were easier. Kids are funny.

chef · Guru

I'm so exhausted all I want to do is curl up in bed and cry. Won't help anything but that's how I feel right now.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

chef wrote:
I'm so exhausted all I want to do is curl up in bed and cry. Won't help anything but that's how I feel right now.

Go have a good cry. It definitely won't hurt anything and sometimes does a world of good.

weltschmerz · Guru

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Hey all. I am back from the doctor. I love my doctor. First my foot. I have a heel spur. On top of the heel spur I have plantar fascistic. She gave me exercises to do at home and told me to ice it three times a day. She said she had it and knows how it feels. I've been banned from going shoeless at home. And I've been giving some shoe inserts to prevent the spur from getting worse. So now, for the first time in my life, I have actual slippers with little foot inserts in them. I had just cut my toenails so she couldn't cut it to culture it. I got a little container to put a toenail sample in. She said she's worried about my lungs. She thinks it's due to the fact that I went off my anti inflammatory drugs. But I went off them because I needed to go see the specialist that our insurance doesn't cover. So she was really cool and she said she would handle the pain doctor's, asthma doctor's, and all the other doctor's regimes since our insurance doesn't cover the specialists. She wants me to stay on the meds for a few days and then she's going to just monitor my lungs. I feel like crap.

OTOH being sick has it's advantages. DH started laundry and bought me soup, crackers, and ice cream to make me a shake. He may act like a butt sometimes but when I really need him he really jumps in to help.

I'm not following.

Your insurance doesn't cover specialists and it doesn't cover increase in medication?

What's the point of having it? What are you paying the premiums for, never mind the deductibles?

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

weltschmerz wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Hey all. I am back from the doctor. I love my doctor. First my foot. I have a heel spur. On top of the heel spur I have plantar fascistic. She gave me exercises to do at home and told me to ice it three times a day. She said she had it and knows how it feels. I've been banned from going shoeless at home. And I've been giving some shoe inserts to prevent the spur from getting worse. So now, for the first time in my life, I have actual slippers with little foot inserts in them. I had just cut my toenails so she couldn't cut it to culture it. I got a little container to put a toenail sample in. She said she's worried about my lungs. She thinks it's due to the fact that I went off my anti inflammatory drugs. But I went off them because I needed to go see the specialist that our insurance doesn't cover. So she was really cool and she said she would handle the pain doctor's, asthma doctor's, and all the other doctor's regimes since our insurance doesn't cover the specialists. She wants me to stay on the meds for a few days and then she's going to just monitor my lungs. I feel like crap.

OTOH being sick has it's advantages. DH started laundry and bought me soup, crackers, and ice cream to make me a shake. He may act like a butt sometimes but when I really need him he really jumps in to help.
I'm not following.
Your insurance doesn't cover specialists and it doesn't cover increase in medication?
What's the point of having it? What are you paying the premiums for, never mind the deductibles?

Why don't you ask Obama this? Not trying to be snarky. We're on Obamacare right now. They don't cover chit. Out of the thousands of plans in our area there were only TWO plans that were even accepted by any of the local doctors or hospitals. So the point was moot. We had to pick between those two. Neither of the plans cover specialists. In January we get to redo this whole process but we found out today that the plan we are on is going to increase by 50%. Obamacare is a joke. It pays for certain meds. Not all. It won't pay for my husband's meds. He takes prescription Nexium and our Ocare plan told him to just triple up on over the counter stuff. The doctor felt my foot would be helped by an increase in the anti inflammatory med but the insurance will not approve an increase. I don't have the right KIND of pain according to the insurance that warrants an increase. Do I understand? Nope. This is craziness.

weltschmerz · Guru

I don't understand, either.
Maybe it was designed to fail, in order to usher in universal healthcare. I don't know.
It would be better than what you have now. That's just crazy.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

weltschmerz wrote:
I don't understand, either.
Maybe it was designed to fail, in order to usher in universal healthcare. I don't know.
It would be better than what you have now. That's just crazy.

I suppose it's hard for us. Six months ago we had insurance through my husbands employer. It covered EVERYTHING without batting an eye. I am not used to having to fight everyone to receive care.

weltschmerz · Guru

That being said, I remember paying through the nose, and this was before Obamacare. When I went for a mammogram and Pap test, they refused to pay for it because :I wasn't sick." WTF?
That's sheer insanity. Catching something early would cost them less, not more.
It didn't make a lick of sense.

-- Edited by weltschmerz on Monday 7th of December 2015 10:07:27 PM

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

On our previous insurance any preventative care was free. Mammograms, pap smears, flu shots, pneumonia shots, any well person care was covered.

weltschmerz · Guru

It wasn't covered by our insurance and the cost was double that of our rent.
It wasn't an employer plan. My husband was self-insured as he owned his own business. I believe employer plans are better.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

weltschmerz wrote:
It wasn't covered by our insurance and the cost was double that of our rent.
It wasn't an employer plan. My husband was self-insured as he owned his own business. I believe employer plans are better.

Without a doubt, hands down employer plans are better. And until Obama got involved this was something that could lure people into working for companies. Good insurance is/was a plus. I know many people who took a lesser salary to have better health care benefits.

Our Obamacare is a joke.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Talked to a doctor today. Told me the virus that people seem to be getting lately is pretty bad, long lasting. Recommended I have some tea with a shot of rum. she is a keeper!

Sounds like it.

It's whiskey and rock candy or peppermint here.

weltschmerz · Guru

Are you still working in nursing? Is your licence active?

Divine Geek · Guru

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
DG! You were right. I have a bone spur. She said it caused the plantar fascistic. You win the prize!

Woo hoo! I like cookies, for the record

that sucks about the insurance though. I've been pretty lucky, I have heard so many horror stories from people with IH and insurance, but they have never given me a problem about my meds. I'm also lucky I can afford the $80/month for it on my high deductable plan.

Divine Geek · Guru

I think the dog peed on the couch....and my iPad. The little sh!t. He is always out of sorts when he gets back from the kennel, has to pee on something. Every.damn.time.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Mellow Momma wrote:
That's so funny. For us, routine was the mood killer! Every day had to be different. If DD had any 2 days alike she would go nuts. Once we figured out she was a bundle of energy and just needed an outlet, our lives were easier. Kids are funny.

It is funny.

With three and being on my own, I had to have a schedule. It wasn't a written in stone, to the second schedule. But we did have meal times, down times, bath times and bed times.

Down time was the best time of day.

I didn't force nap times. My kids wouldn't sleep at night.

But 11 every day, we had lunch and then watched Winnie-the-Pooh and Little Bear. They would get on the couch with me or in their chairs or on the mat in the floor and there was no talking. I kept the volume low and we rested.

Sometimes they went to sleep. A lot of the time they didnt. But man what a difference that hour would make.

Then it was outside to play.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

weltschmerz wrote:
Are you still working in nursing? Is your licence active?

No and yes.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Divine Geek wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
DG! You were right. I have a bone spur. She said it caused the plantar fascistic. You win the prize!
Woo hoo! I like cookies, for the record
that sucks about the insurance though. I've been pretty lucky, I have heard so many horror stories from people with IH and insurance, but they have never given me a problem about my meds. I'm also lucky I can afford the $80/month for it on my high deductable plan.

I will keep in mind that you love cookies. Sorry the dog peed on the sofa. Unfortunately, I do know what that is like.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Mellow Momma wrote:
The toddler years were my absolute favorite. I must be crazy.

Nope.

Although I was a working mom who longed to be a SAHM...

flan

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

chef wrote:
I'm so exhausted all I want to do is curl up in bed and cry. Won't help anything but that's how I feel right now.

chef,

Have you looked into the possibility of a Mother's Day Out group? Often local churches have programs that meet a few mornings a week.

flan

FNW · Guru

Chef, I can relate. I'm not a patient person either. Tonight I flipped out because after the umpteenth time #1 complained I put too much meat in his taco and I'm mean to expect him to eat it all before getting another one. I don't have the patience for that sh&t either. It's difficult for me. Later he wanted water while we waited for #2 to finish his bath. DH brings it in after baths are done and they have a drink before they lay down. I told him the best thing I could teach him was patience. He asked how I could teach him that when I didn't have any myself. <eyeroll>

chef · Guru

FNW wrote:
Chef, I can relate. I'm not a patient person either. Tonight I flipped out because after the umpteenth time #1 complained I put too much meat in his taco and I'm mean to expect him to eat it all before getting another one. I don't have the patience for that sh&t either. It's difficult for me. Later he wanted water while we waited for #2 to finish his bath. DH brings it in after baths are done and they have a drink before they lay down. I told him the best thing I could teach him was patience. He asked how I could teach him that when I didn't have any myself. <eyeroll>

I could've written your post. Some days, I lose count of how often I repeat myself. But, most annoying for me is being blatantly ignored.

My post yesterday was because I was just so worn out from stopping DS from doing the same misbehavior umpteen times while DH was in blissful ignorance of said misbehavior. I was mad because I explicitly asked him to watch DS so I could get a break. I hadn't got good sleep the past couple days and I just couldn't deal with this thing called motherhood. But no. DH was too busy either falling asleep or diddling on his phone. That was nothing compared to today though ...

Earlier today, DH told me to go take a nap and he'll watch DS. He decides that while watching DS, he will switch the channel on our router so our internet is faster. Nothing was wrong with the internet except in his opinion but he just had to fix it anyway. He ends up royally screwing up our network and made it so we had no internet, period. I got rudely woke up by him coming into the bedroom on the phone with Cox tech support walking him through resetting the modem. That ended up not working so we had to restore the router to factory settings and set up a new network (well, I set it up while DH sat on the bed freaking out about messing it up). And just what was our oh-so-precious son doing while he was busy screwing up our network? Removing a light from the strand of lights on the tree (which DH admitted to not even seeing him do) and unwrapping the mini-present decorations that he knocked off the tv. Yep, I lost it and ripped DH a new one. I can manage to keep DS away from the tree, decorations, and various other things while still being able to get on the computer here and there. Yet, DH tells me to go take a nap and all hell breaks loose. I've told that man to stay the hell off his phone if he can't pay attention both to it and DS. But he doesn't listen. He has, however, been banned from screwing with the router settings. I'm nowhere near proficient in routers but I do know enough to follow instructions and not tinker with settings that I'm not thoroughly familiar with.

So. Light has been replaced - by me. Network has been fixed - by me. Mini-presents will be fixed (by me) when DS goes to bed and DH will be hunting down the missing ribbon for one of them. And, the best part - I'm getting a break currently. DH is bathing DS. I'm being amused by the sounds coming from the bathroom. DS just dumped some cold water on DH. Yep, I'm laughing biggrin Oh my! BWAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA DH just hollered "Eeeeeewwww why did you do that?! Whyyyyyyyy?!" so I went in the bathroom to see what happened. DS peed on DH's foot! Oh man, I'm laughing so, so hard over here!

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Yesterday the kids got yelled at one the way home. All they say repeatedly on the way home from school is "I'm hungry" or "I'm starving". But they won't eat the snack they get at afterschool b/c they are so picky. They don't want the smoothies I bought at the store. They have snacks in their backpack, but they don't like them. I told them I was driving and if they were starving they would eat what they had and stop being so picky and what exactly was I supposed to do while driving? They need to learn to eat better and that includes the healthier snacks I am packing them. Grrrrr.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

The only time I remember any of the kids messing with the tree or any of the decorations, Caitlyn was about 2.

She was playing under the tree and when she raised up she knocked an ornament off. When she tried to put it back on, she fell into it and knocked it over.

That's the only mishap I remember about the tree.

I didn't do snacks in the car either. Unless we had something going on and we wouldn't get through until late. I kept a bottle of water in the car.

I know it seems like those 2-4 years are never going to end. Almost like you're trapped with no way out.

But believe me, it's gone before you realize. You look down to tie a shoe and when you back up they are graduating high school. Yes. It goes by that fast.

Here is my advice, take it or leave it.

Relax. Have a small set of hard, non wavering house rules and then relax.

And the best tonic for an energetic kid is rigorous playtime. Outside, running, jumping, being loud. Wear them out.

FNW · Guru

I know Lily is right. It does go by fast. Except for those couple years....well, maybe in the teenage years, too, but I'm not there yet so I don't know.

Chef, your DH sounds like my DH. Except for the freaking out part. My DH never freaks out over anything. Nothing bothers him. Not the boys running through the house throwing balls at each other. Not them shooting those pop'it balls from the elf's mouth towards the Christmas tree. Just doesn't seem to notice. I say he's in "la la land". I've learned to accept this about him and take care of things myself. I've prayed for strength not to strangle him or demean him. Once in awhile I slip up but for the most part, I've learned not to get upset with him. He's a good man, a good father, and a fantastic husband. He's just not wired for certain things. And it's not his fault. He did not have a good parental role model. But he tries, and the boys love him.

I just love the whining while I'm driving, LL. Now I just say, "what do you want me to do about it?" If it continues, I ask them to keep quiet before I accidentally crash the car. If it doesn't stop, I yell "shut up!". ("shut up" is a bad word/phrase in our house). That usually stops them in their tracks.

I've taken to keep a whistle around, too. If they aren't listening to me, I blow it. It gets their attention and I don't have to yell.

chef · Guru

FNW wrote:
I know Lily is right. It does go by fast. Except for those couple years....well, maybe in the teenage years, too, but I'm not there yet so I don't know.

Chef, your DH sounds like my DH. Except for the freaking out part. My DH never freaks out over anything. Nothing bothers him. Not the boys running through the house throwing balls at each other. Not them shooting those pop'it balls from the elf's mouth towards the Christmas tree. Just doesn't seem to notice. I say he's in "la la land". I've learned to accept this about him and take care of things myself. I've prayed for strength not to strangle him or demean him. Once in awhile I slip up but for the most part, I've learned not to get upset with him. He's a good man, a good father, and a fantastic husband. He's just not wired for certain things. And it's not his fault. He did not have a good parental role model. But he tries, and the boys love him.

I just love the whining while I'm driving, LL. Now I just say, "what do you want me to do about it?" If it continues, I ask them to keep quiet before I accidentally crash the car. If it doesn't stop, I yell "shut up!". ("shut up" is a bad word/phrase in our house). That usually stops them in their tracks.

I've taken to keep a whistle around, too. If they aren't listening to me, I blow it. It gets their attention and I don't have to yell.

The irritating thing for me is that he's only in la la land when he's on his phone. He cannot multitask when he's on it. He's not very good at multitasking as it is but especially when he's on the phone. Now, if we're out somewhere, his attention is glued on DS and his phone doesn't leave his pocket. It's just at home that he goes into la la land. I do love him and he's a great father but it would not kill him to pay attention.

He does the same thing with cooking. He cannot get multiple dishes done at once on his own. So he makes one dish meals or things that don't need babysat. I've tried to teach him the concept of mise en place but he hasn't learned it yet.

He didn't have a good parental role model either but he has overcame a lot of his upbringing. When I met him, he really was a man child because his father crippled him. For example, he couldn't drive up the street without getting lost. Now, I can send him on errands and know he'll be fine. He's doing a good job of learning the grid system and how to use it to his advantage. He is a smart person, just needs some to have confidence in him - something his dad never did.

FNW · Guru

My DH is on the phone often, too, and I find he cannot multi-task well either. Not at all when he's on the phone. I always dread when some big proposal needs to get done because he has telephone meetings day, night, and weekends. So everything is on me. I just plan accordingly, and usually make my own plans with the boys. I figure I was very independent before children, I can be independent after, too.

As for getting lost, that's usually me. The grid system in VA is much different than it was in Cali.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I learned the hard way to put my phone down and pay attention.

I nearly broke both ankles trying to walk and text at the same time.

NAOW · Vette's SS

chef wrote:
FNW wrote:
I know Lily is right. It does go by fast. Except for those couple years....well, maybe in the teenage years, too, but I'm not there yet so I don't know.

Chef, your DH sounds like my DH. Except for the freaking out part. My DH never freaks out over anything. Nothing bothers him. Not the boys running through the house throwing balls at each other. Not them shooting those pop'it balls from the elf's mouth towards the Christmas tree. Just doesn't seem to notice. I say he's in "la la land". I've learned to accept this about him and take care of things myself. I've prayed for strength not to strangle him or demean him. Once in awhile I slip up but for the most part, I've learned not to get upset with him. He's a good man, a good father, and a fantastic husband. He's just not wired for certain things. And it's not his fault. He did not have a good parental role model. But he tries, and the boys love him.

I just love the whining while I'm driving, LL. Now I just say, "what do you want me to do about it?" If it continues, I ask them to keep quiet before I accidentally crash the car. If it doesn't stop, I yell "shut up!". ("shut up" is a bad word/phrase in our house). That usually stops them in their tracks.

I've taken to keep a whistle around, too. If they aren't listening to me, I blow it. It gets their attention and I don't have to yell.
The irritating thing for me is that he's only in la la land when he's on his phone. He cannot multitask when he's on it. He's not very good at multitasking as it is but especially when he's on the phone. Now, if we're out somewhere, his attention is glued on DS and his phone doesn't leave his pocket. It's just at home that he goes into la la land. I do love him and he's a great father but it would not kill him to pay attention.
He does the same thing with cooking. He cannot get multiple dishes done at once on his own. So he makes one dish meals or things that don't need babysat. I've tried to teach him the concept of mise en place but he hasn't learned it yet.
He didn't have a good parental role model either but he has overcame a lot of his upbringing. When I met him, he really was a man child because his father crippled him. For example, he couldn't drive up the street without getting lost. Now, I can send him on errands and know he'll be fine. He's doing a good job of learning the grid system and how to use it to his advantage. He is a smart person, just needs some to have confidence in him - something his dad never did.

DH was like this when DD7 was younger too. Thankfully he grew out of it.. mostly. I still have to nudge him to get his attention when one of the girls is trying to talk to him or show him something, but now he at least recognizes it and makes an effort to control it.

As for the snacks, yep LL, I have gotten irritated at DD7 multiple times for the same thing. You can eat what I packed you or not eat, we are in the car- there are no other options! We try not to do food in the car, but when you are busy and running around, it's better to have a snack in the car than deal with a hungry irritable child.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

I'm with you, NAOW. I always had a few snacks in the car when they were young. Nothing worse than a hungry kid...and it often hits without much warning.

flan

chef · Guru

FNW wrote:
My DH is on the phone often, too, and I find he cannot multi-task well either. Not at all when he's on the phone. I always dread when some big proposal needs to get done because he has telephone meetings day, night, and weekends. So everything is on me. I just plan accordingly, and usually make my own plans with the boys. I figure I was very independent before children, I can be independent after, too.

As for getting lost, that's usually me. The grid system in VA is much different than it was in Cali.

I didn't notice a grid system where I lived in SoCal. Never really did get good at intuitively knowing which direction to go.

Phoenix is super easy. Streets west of Central are Avenues. Streets east of Central are Streets. Around Baseline is the zero point for north/south. I can tell by the address exactly where something is located, even for unfamiliar addresses. I couldn't do that in SoCal.

chef · Guru

Lawyerlady wrote:
Yesterday the kids got yelled at one the way home. All they say repeatedly on the way home from school is "I'm hungry" or "I'm starving". But they won't eat the snack they get at afterschool b/c they are so picky. They don't want the smoothies I bought at the store. They have snacks in their backpack, but they don't like them. I told them I was driving and if they were starving they would eat what they had and stop being so picky and what exactly was I supposed to do while driving? They need to learn to eat better and that includes the healthier snacks I am packing them. Grrrrr.

Sounds like DS. He says he's hungry but doesn't want anything that's available. Well, tough tootsies.

He does the same thing at meal times. He'll have a full plate of food in front and keep saying he's hungry. Well, then EAT. Sheesh!

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

chef wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
Yesterday the kids got yelled at one the way home. All they say repeatedly on the way home from school is "I'm hungry" or "I'm starving". But they won't eat the snack they get at afterschool b/c they are so picky. They don't want the smoothies I bought at the store. They have snacks in their backpack, but they don't like them. I told them I was driving and if they were starving they would eat what they had and stop being so picky and what exactly was I supposed to do while driving? They need to learn to eat better and that includes the healthier snacks I am packing them. Grrrrr.
Sounds like DS. He says he's hungry but doesn't want anything that's available. Well, tough tootsies.
He does the same thing at meal times. He'll have a full plate of food in front and keep saying he's hungry. Well, then EAT. Sheesh!

You know, for a while, I had to cut out all snacking. The kids were always munching and didn't understand they were not really hungry. They did that while eating too.

So I started giving them water or juice when they said they were hungry.

Took about 3 days but they were ready to eat at meal time and didn't cry hungry all the time.