My kids spent the weekend at my in-laws' house. YAY!! Wait, that's not the question. :-)
When my husband picked them up on Sunday they were eating dinner. One of our sons didn't have much of an appetite and asked to be excused before he finished. My husband told him to take two more bites, then he could go. Our meal-time rule is to try everything on the plate, but you don't have to "clean" the plate (studies show forcing kids to eat can lead to eating disorders and obesity). My mother-in-law launched into a lecture about wasting food and how hard Grandpa works, blah blah blah. She told my husband the kids would have to "learn the rules at Nana's house" ~ basically saying (in front of our son) there's something wrong with our rules. Now, I don't mind if they bend rules regarding TV time and bedtime at Nana's, and they are actually a little more strict than we are on some things, but this is different to me. Any thoughts?
2006-06-06
06:55:01
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browneyedgirl
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