Parents

Yes, I’m ranting about parents. I can do that because I am one.

Every time I see a commercial promoting neon-colored, multi-flavored, artificial plastic treats that are targeted for kids, I know that there are those parents who will give in to their kids’ begging and waste their money buying this junk.

And then they’ll complain that their kids won’t eat good foods. Won’t eat vegetables. Sneer at salads. Prefers to go to McDonald’s or some other fast food place.

Get a grip parents. Who’s supposed to be in charge? You or the kids?

If you ask any of my three grown children if they ever had a tantrum at the table because they “didn’t like” the food, you’ll get a blank stare. Such idiocy wasn’t allowed. If they said they didn’t like a particular food, there were no extreme emotions. There was no bribing to get them to eat. There were no other meals prepared. In other words, if they didn’t eat what was in front of them, they didn’t eat. Period. You know what? They were plenty hungry for the next meal, and that type of behavior was eliminated early on.

They received good, fresh, home-cooked meals. Yes, I was a working mom. I was even a working *single* Mom! McDonald’s was an occasional special treat, not “dinner.” Big salads were a part of nearly every evening meal from the time they had teeth. (Admittedly, it is pretty gross watching a one-year-old mangle a tomato). As a result of this, they are all good cooks, know how to prepare just about everything, and are only fussy about the quality of their ingredients.

I done good.

And while I’m ranting, what’s up with “baby food”??? “Strained” bananas? Ew. Grab a good organic banana, mash it up, and you have instant baby food.

Sheesh.

That’s the rant this time. What’s yours?

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