Parents could just be overwhelmed with an undiagnosed special-needs kid, might suggest getting him evaluated.
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Quoth eltf177 View PostSame here. Ate what mom packed or went hungry...Quoth Sheldonrs View PostWhen I was a kid we had two choices for school lunch. The 2nd choice was nothing.
Quoth Kanalah View PostThe kids throw out so much food. It's sickening. I grew up hungry and as a kid, I'd be thrilled to have a nice lunch like we serve.Human Resources - the adult version of "I'm telling Mom." - Agent Anthony "Tony" DiNozzo (NCIS)
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When I was a kid I just ate whatever was for dinner because that's what I was supposed to do. I mean I guess if I really didn't like what was made I could had peanut butter and jelly but I don't think I ever did. Even for school lunches it was only one thing. Eat it or don't. I think there's more flexibility in school lunches today than there was when I was in school. Kinda sad really how it's become.I would have a nice day, but I have other things to do.
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Add me to the camp that always ate what was made, or else. In fact, there's still a sign in the kitchen that one of us bought for Mom years ago about it. It reads 'You have two choices for dinner: 1. Take it or 2. Leave it.' Mom always was a stickler about meals, but then again her cooking was so good I never had any hesitation of eating it, either!"And though she be but little, she is FIERCE!"--Shakespeare
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As a kid, I probably wouldn't have been able or willing to eat that much food at lunch. (chicken in alfredo sauce, green beans, a roll and a rice krispie treat) I still don't care for heavy lunches. I'm sure I wouldn't just throw it all away. I was always allowed to leave food if I was full, I was never forced to clean my plate. The food just got put away for later, not wasted. I still think that's helpful for me, I don't keep on eating when I know I should stop. (MOSTLY. *looks shiftily at cheesecake* One more bite...)
I was just reading something about kids and food. It was somewhere in the middle of "you must eat this!" and "eat anything!" It was basically trade good for good. So if the kid doesn't like Brussels sprouts, trade them with peas. Don't trade them with Twinkies. That sounded fairly reasonable.Replace anger management with stupidity management.
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I should clarify. We were never forced to eat anything, never had to clean our plate. If we ate a reasonable amount at dinner that was fine, but if we flat-out refused to eat our dinner, we weren't getting anything else until breakfast the next day. Also, my parents tended to stick to kid-friendly veggies like carrots and peas, I think my mom and dad dislike bitter veggies as much as I do (Brussels sprouts are ICK)."I try to be curious about everything, even things that don't interest me." -Alex Trebek
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Wishful, I didn't mean to poke at anyone. I'm sure my mom wouldn't have made me a special dinner if I refused to eat what she had made. But honestly, it never came up. It wouldn't have occurred to me to expect that, and I doubt my mom would have considered it. In so many cases I feel like there's a giant pendulum swinging back and forth. On the one side there's forcing everything with no flexibility. On the other side there's letting the kid run the household completely. But there is a middle ground, that's all I meant.Replace anger management with stupidity management.
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I always ask the kids to take at least one bite of everything. Some kids will not each the chicken, but eat the pasta and that's fine. Others eat the pasta and leave the chicken. I just want them to try everything.
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Quoth Kanalah View PostHe's already on the chubby side and has more metal in his mouth then teeth. *sigh*
Quoth Kanalah View PostHis teacher tells me he's never listening in the classroom and is always in trouble for his behavior or making inappropriate comments. I honestly hope he'll make it past 25 and have a job.I'm trying to see things from your point of view, but I can't get my head that far up my keister!
Who is John Galt?
-Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged
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Quoth Minflick View Post" diabesity. " Nice mistake you made there, and it TOTALLY works!"Is it hot in here to you? It's very warm, isn't it?"--Nero, probably
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Quoth Sapphire Silk View PostMy mom would have crapped a brick and gone back to making bagged lunches for me.
Quoth Food Lady View PostKid's gonna end up with diabesity.
Quoth WishfulSpirit View Postthough I'm currently trying to break a junk food fixation brought on by a brush with food insecurity, I actually LIKE healthy foods.
Quoth notalwaysright View PostI was always allowed to leave food if I was full, I was never forced to clean my plate."Enough expository banter. It's time we fight like men. And ladies. And ladies who dress like men. For Gilgamesh...IT'S MORPHING TIME!"
- Gilgamesh, Final Fantasy V
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Quoth WishfulSpirit View PostParents could just be overwhelmed with an undiagnosed special-needs kid, might suggest getting him evaluated.Life: Reality TV for deities. - dalesys
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Quoth mhkohne View PostI would strongly advise NOT to do so. The kind of parent in play here is likely to be the sort that would take 'perhaps your kid needs some extra help' as the greatest possible insult. Saying they should have their kid evaluated is likely to produce a backlash of epic proportions. I wouldn't even say it to other staff for fear it gets back to Momzilla.
*grumble growl grumble*
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Quoth Kogarashi View Post... generally the only sandwich option was peanut butter which I was sick of by middle school).
It's not as easy an option any more, though, because there are an awful lot of kids now who are seriously allergic to peanuts. Some even to the point where they can't be next to someone eating PBJ.“There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged.
One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world.
The other, of course, involves orcs." -- John Rogers
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