Jump to content

Menu

DesertBlossom

Members
  • Posts

    2,484
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Posts posted by DesertBlossom

  1. My experience matches what fraidy says. My son too projectile vomits with many foods. I have tried everything. EVERYTHING?

     

    I don't think you can really know this for sure. This may not be your experience, but it's a little upsetting to be accused of just not doing it right.

    I didn't mean to come across that way. I said that I recongize that there are some people with real issues with certain foods. It sounds like your kids fall into that category.

     

    Kids can be picky. I have 1 very picky eater too. He doesn't have any sensory issues and he doesn't projectile vomit. It's just normal pickiness. He hates tomatoes and I don't make him eat those. But his general reaction to new food is to refuse to try it. But I still keep putting different foods in front of him. He doesn't go hungry because there's always something he'll eat. But little by little he's widening his food horizons. I think it would be doing him a huge disservice if I started feeding him separate meals instead of encouraging him to try nee things

     

    I didn't get the impression from the OP that DW or kids had real food issues or sensitivities. Sounds like they just prefer junk food. That's very different from what you're talking about with your kids.

  2. I GUARANTEE you it is just luck of the draw. DH and I are the very least picky eaters ever. We eat pretty much everything. Bland, spicy, land, sea, raw, cooked, across all "ethnic" cuisines. Everything. Our kids have never witnessed us not eating something we were served. Ever. They've also been served home cooked meals from the start. A fairly wide variety. That did not stop DS from projectile vomiting instantly if he tried a food he didn't like. You soon learn to accept the "picky" and get on with the rest of your life. Food battles are not worth it.

     

    I don't believe this. I do believe that there are some people with texture issues or something that makes it so they just can't tolerate certain foods. But I bet for most kids (and adults) it's a matter of being willing to try new foods and acquire a taste for it. The more kids are exposed to new foods, they more likely they are to try them. And I think if we tell/teach kids "you don't have to eat that ever" we are doing them a big disservice. 

  3. I agree that this is an important skill to have as an adult, but I know plenty of people who were picky eaters as children but overcame their pickiness just fine as adults who needed to exhibit polite social behavior wherever they were.

    And I agree. I wonder if the OP's DW is able to do that in other social settings or if she snubs them too. I know that picky kids can grow up to be polite adults. But it sounds like these kids are being taught (by example) that it's okay to snub food.

    • Like 1
  4. I also want to say I think it's important to learn to eat a variety of things because there will be times when you are served something by someone besides mom and it would be incredibly rude to turn it down. I've had the opportunity to visit and live in a few other countries and there were many times where I was a guest in someone's home and the host made a meal that was "not my favorite" but it was the best they had to offer me and I was grateful for their generosity and hospitality. I've choked down a lot of things that I thought were gross, but managed it with a smile on my face. And you know, I wouldn't trade those experiences for anything. 😉

     

    ETA: Even right now we're having a bit of a difficult year and I've got some super sweet ladies from our church bringing meals once a week for us. We never know what they are going to bring, but I am always grateful for a meal I didn't have to prepare myself. And I am doubly grateful my kids are graciously willing to try these foods that sometimes are very different from our usual menu. I do have 1 picky eater, but even he is starting to outgrow it.

    • Like 5
  5. I dunno... I'd be pretty hurt if DH constantly snubbed the food I made. And then doubly hurt when the kids followed his example. I make good food, darn it. My kids aren't allowed to say they hate something. They say "it's not my favorite." But I don't tolerate them being rude. I try to have a variety of things available at dinner so I know they'll all eat at least some of it. But I believe that it's good for kids to be exposed to a variety of good foods and they do learn to like them. I've got them all brainwashed into believing that homemade food always tastes better than stuff out of a can or box. 😉

     

    If something was a total flop at dinner I probably won't make it again. But I know that some of my favorite foods aren't DH's favorite but he eats them anyway. But we make his favorites sometimes too. For birthdays the kids get to pick the menu for the entire day and they love that. And I love that they love my cooking.

    • Like 2
  6. Not now. DH is my best friend. We genuinely love each other's company and we've been through a lot that have helped us to grow closer together.

     

    My best friend throughout high school even married my brother so while we see each other a lot and I love her dearly, our relationship has simmered down through the years. We can't giggle about the boys we like because ew... she'd be talking about my brother. LOL!   But I'm okay with how relationships have changed. I am crazy busy with my children and don't have the time to invest in friend relationships right now.  And that's okay.

     

    ETA: On of best friends at the moment is someone I've met IRL once, but we text daily. She's somebody I can confide in and get encouragement from. It's funny to me though that we've only seen each other once!

    • Like 2
  7. Maybe I can boost the value on this box if I market it as a bespoke education environment.

     

    "Note the IKEA bookcases and desks, painstakingly assembled by the previous owners, saving you thousands in couple's therapy. Scientific experiments in mold, viruses, and bacteria await your children's investigation. Countless hours and careful consideration have gone into procuring the finest specimens for windowsill rock displays, and still many more remain to be cultivated from the eroding shale driveway, sunken rock pathways, and the red rock archaeological wonder that stands right outside your back door. Be sure to bring your bug catching and critter keeping supplies, because the fun lasts year round, indoors and out."

    This is amazing.

    • Like 2
  8. Both require multiple treatments.

     

    Laser works better on larger areas of dense, dark hair.

     

    Electrolysis works better on thinner, lighter hairs as well as smaller areas.

     

    So, legs and underarms do well with laser, while upper lips and chins do better with electrolysis, generally speaking.

    But what about dark hair on chins?

  9. I wouldn't want to visit someone who talked me like that. How is asking to go to a taco place being a PITA?

     

    I wouldn't take his money and I wouldn't visit unless you had complete control over the situation with a motel and a rental car. If that means you can only visit once every 10 years, so be it.

    • Like 3
  10. The laws are there to protect tenants from being evicted "without cause." Landlords can't evict people because they found someone who will pay them more rent, or they don't like the color of their skin, or because they set the rent too low, or because the tenant has a child, or because they want to move into the property themselves, etc..

     

    Just like there is a long history of bad tenants, there is a long history of bad landlords.

    But there's got to be a middle ground somewhere. I can't see why it's a process that has to take months and thousands of dollars in legal fees. If you've got tenants who won't pay or who are damaging property, it seems like the laws still benefit the tenants.

    • Like 5
  11. Wow. I wonder what was going on that made her react that way.

     

    My DH just deployed. There's no active conflict where he's at, which I am so grateful for. I can't imagine that kind of worry or stress. But I do appreciate when people ask how I am doing or how he is doing. Even if it's fairly superficial conversation, I appreciate knowing people are thinking about us.

    • Like 2
  12. What stats don't take into account are the type of owner that are attracted to certain breeds. Some breeds may have a higher number of attacks but partly because they attract the kind of owners that think having a dog that attacks is awesome and will even encourage the behaviour.

     

    I don't support an outright ban but regulation that requires dog owners of certain breeds to attend training on dog attacks and the dog to attend obedience classes or something would be OK.

     

     

     

    I've only ever watched one episode of Cesar Millan's dog show, but it was about a pit bull. He flat out told the owner that he didn't have the personality to own a pit bull. The dog needed to someone to be in charge, and the guy couldn't do it. 

  13. Back when I was in jr high (early 90s) there were a lot of girls who shaved the lower half of their heads. It seemed to be mostly the "stoner" crowd that did it. I have seen a handful of women recently with the same haircut and I can't say I like the look. I don't know if it's coming back or if I just happen to have run across it, but no. Just no.

    • Like 2
  14. To elaborate on my previous post.... My 5 year old was on Miralax for a long time. Probably almost a year. I was frustrated with it because I felt like if we missed a day, it was disastrous. I ended up taking him off miralax cold turkey (don't judge) and we went to a cup of prune juice daily, digestive enzymes before each meal, probiotics and an occasional magnesium supplement. The result was soft, pudding like poop, just like the miralax.  This was about 6 months ago and we were very diligent about those things every day at first. The last couple months we've gotten lax about it and he's been fine. He still gets prune juice most days and the other supplements when I remember. 

    • Like 1
×
×
  • Create New...