I'm FB friends with the best mom ever

[papie]

Oct 27, 2013 20:56:56 GMT -5 milsaroo said:

Oct 27, 2013 20:41:23 GMT -5 meganew said:

LOL. How old is her kid?

My kid starts yelling for french fries every time we go through a toll.

He just turned 1. I worked at a daycare and was a nanny for years, but am not a mom so I don't truly know but it is interesting that there is a "mcdonalds" snack at the daycare. The other parts of her rant is just obnoxious. 

I used to be that mom. When I had just one kid.
In fact I remember that we went on vacation with friends that was a 6 hour drive and I refused to stop to eat at any place that didn't offer a super healthy option for my kid. And no juice ever omg!
I cringe thinking back. #2 had fries and candy pretty early on, lol

[PeonyParty]

I friend reposted a link from a Natural Parenting FB page about a massive Kraft cheese recall with the link being titled "Cheese Every Mom Buys, Recalled" and the ensuing comments were nauseatingly annoying.

"cheese every mom buys".. HA. I don't buy kraft. American is gross. It shouldn't even be called 'cheese'"

"Every mom except me! #idontbuythatcrap"

"Every mom? Wtf? I don't buy this crap. I actually buy FOOD for my kids, not 'food products'"

"We don't buy Kraft-- their products are gross and toxic!"

"Glad I would NEVER buy Kraft cheese! Ick!"

"every mom", hhahaha vegan for life yo!"

"Phew, we do not buy chemicals they call cheese, nothing to worry about here."

"Raw cheese (local) and organic valley raw cheese is what we buy. No worries there! Stop buying processed cheese products, and you won't have to worry about the dyes in them changing color!"

"Good think we don't eat this junk #processedfoodsucks"

"Why would you be giving your children that to begin with?... Doesn't it have preservatives in it...??"


For the love of god, I want them to all shut up. If it doesn't apply to you in the slightest, why even comment? They totally get off on being such amazing mothers that would never give their precious kid devil cheese product!

[Redpoppy]

I used to babysit for someone like this. It used to drive her nuts when I brought Diet Cokes with me.

I tried really hard to stay organic and healthy with DS, but then daycare would provide food and well, it was too much effort.

[ElizabethBennet]

You know as soon as that kid is out of his mothers sight he's going to have all the junk food he can get his hands on.

[Deleted]

"My nephew eats quinoa". Lolol. How random.

[ElizabethBennet]

Oct 27, 2013 20:41:23 GMT -5 meganew said:

LOL. How old is her kid?

My kid starts yelling for french fries every time we go through a toll.

My kid has an opinion on which french fries she likes. If we pull into McDonalds she points her fingers at Wendy's as says "No mommy! This one!"

[Deleted]

Oct 27, 2013 20:41:23 GMT -5 meganew said:

LOL. How old is her kid?

My kid starts yelling for french fries every time we go through a toll.

My kid does this too only he screams " Daddy get Dunkin Donuts Iced Coffee? I want a Muuunnnnncchhkkiiiinnn!"

Only sometimes it's " baaaaagggeeellllll"

[katfco]

She gives her child 6 ounces of juice a day??? Horrible mother!

[Deleted]

Oct 27, 2013 20:32:36 GMT -5 Que? said:

Cue Verona telling us that sugar is indeed bad.

Lol.

[fryjack2]

Oct 27, 2013 20:37:57 GMT -5 lizzard said:

I have a FB friend like this - sort of. She doesn't have kids yet, but she posts pics of her meal prep (free-range chicken, fresh organic herbs), and captions them with things like "...because preparing dinner is "so difficult."

And also says things (sarcastically) about how once she has kids she will just be "so busy" that she will have to resort to the drive through.

So I'm pretty sure my FB friend is the best mom ever and she doesn't even have kids yet

Jillian Michaels used to say the same thing.  I read an article in Self (or some other woman's mag) where she basically apologized to every mother that she judged since she now knew how tough it was to have babies and prepare decent meals.

[speckledfrog]

Oct 27, 2013 21:05:06 GMT -5 ElizabethBennet said:

You know as soon as that kid is out of his mothers sight he's going to have all the junk food he can get his hands on.

I once had a little girl in my class that would pick the glued on candy off our 100 Day posters.  THAT is what happens when you are overly restrictive with treats.

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Oct 27, 2013 23:05:23 GMT -5 speckledfrog said:

Oct 27, 2013 21:05:06 GMT -5 ElizabethBennet said:

You know as soon as that kid is out of his mothers sight he's going to have all the junk food he can get his hands on.

I once had a little girl in my class that would pick the glued on candy off our 100 Day posters.  THAT is what happens when you are overly restrictive with treats.

This was me.

When I wanted something sweet my on would tell me to go to the backyard and pick some fruit.

Once, after she left for work, me and my sister spent our entire day picking and pitting cherries and borrowing sugar from a neighbor to make a cherry pie. We were 6 and 13. Not only did we manage to make an entirely homemade pie, we also ate the whole fucking thing before my mom got home for work.

That's what happens when you try to restrict your kids.

[eb777888]

Oct 27, 2013 23:13:27 GMT -5 papiercherri said:

Oct 27, 2013 23:05:23 GMT -5 speckledfrog said:

I once had a little girl in my class that would pick the glued on candy off our 100 Day posters.  THAT is what happens when you are overly restrictive with treats.

This was me.

When I wanted something sweet my on would tell me to go to the backyard and pick some fruit.

Once, after she left for work, me and my sister spent our entire day picking and pitting cherries and borrowing sugar from a neighbor to make a cherry pie. We were 6 and 13. Not only did we manage to make an entirely homemade pie, we also ate the whole fucking thing before my mom got home for work.

That's what happens when you try to restrict your kids.

OMG!!! That is awesome.

I was really strict with David's diet until I heard a story on the bump that totally changed my ways. I decided then that I wasn't going to be that mom and never looked back. I think a lot of new moms fall into the trap of "I'm going to do everything PERFECT." I'm so glad I eventually got some sense.

[Jermys]

Oct 27, 2013 21:07:24 GMT -5 @savestheday said:

Oct 27, 2013 20:41:23 GMT -5 meganew said:

LOL. How old is her kid?

My kid starts yelling for french fries every time we go through a toll.

My kid does this too only he screams " Daddy get Dunkin Donuts Iced Coffee? I want a Muuunnnnncchhkkiiiinnn!"

Only sometimes it's " baaaaagggeeellllll"

Ugh, this is Freddie.  I drive thru at Dunkin daily, and the shrieks of "DONUT MOMMY!!!" from the back seat are embarrassing.  Mommy just needs coffee, dammit, you get NOTHING!

[sherbanator]

I grew up dumping sugar in my milk because I want allowed any treats. I would also go to my friends houses and stuff myself with their junk food until I was literally sick. I will never do that to my kids, it totally backfired on me.

[Deleted]

To be honest I would not be happy about my one year old eating McDonald's. I don't even feed it to my 3 year old, although she has had it before. But not the baby.

But posting it on fb? Sanctimommy to the extreme.

[ohgillian]

Oct 28, 2013 3:24:54 GMT -5 @irishbride said:

To be honest I would not be happy about my one year old eating McDonald's. I don't even feed it to my 3 year old, although she has had it before. But not the baby.

But posting it on fb? Sanctimommy to the extreme.

This is where I am, too. I'd be annoyed at daycare. But not FBing about it.

[meganew]

Oct 27, 2013 20:56:56 GMT -5 milsaroo said:

Oct 27, 2013 20:41:23 GMT -5 meganew said:

LOL. How old is her kid?

My kid starts yelling for french fries every time we go through a toll.

He just turned 1. I worked at a daycare and was a nanny for years, but am not a mom so I don't truly know but it is interesting that there is a "mcdonalds" snack at the daycare. The other parts of her rant is just obnoxious. 

Oh god, he's only 1?! They're barely eating regular food at 1! And they're not into everything all the time and constantly trying to injure themselves in the most creative ways possible yet so you can afford to look away for more than 30 seconds.

And they're not demanding jerks yet at 1. One day he'll be a picky two year old and he'll live off Mac and cheese and nuggets like everyone else. And I hope someone has the decency to say "told you so"

[Deleted]

Eh, a one year old can eat McD's French fries. My picky DS learned to eat table foods due to French fries. And yes, my DS was picky at age 1.

[lolobeth802]

My mom was like this with both my sister and I. I kid you not, we would ask for sugar cereal and Fluff on our Christmas lists. She used to love to tell people how I chose tofu over my first piece cake on my 1st birthday. Now I have the worlds biggest sweet tooth and other shitty food habits. And my poor mother feels like it's her fault since she restricted us so much lol. My kids eat a variety of foods, I'm really hoping they grow up with a better food relationship.

[roo54]

She needs to get over herself. Those things once in a while isn't going to harm her child.

Then again, according to my SIL I'm the worst mom ever....

[Deleted]

Ew.

I'm lmao at the microwave bit. Wtf?

[wambam]

WTF is up with the microwave thing? Why is that a badge of honor? Does she never feed her kid leftovers?

[Deleted]

Oct 28, 2013 7:48:42 GMT -5 incogneato said:

Anyone read the article about how second children have lower IQs? Because I read this and thought- "oh! I get it now! It's because I was an uptight FTM with DD1 but now I have two kids and DGAF so the baby had lemon pound cake at Starbucks yesterday. I bet that was the beginning of her IQ plummeting..." Poor second child, so nutritionally deficient already!

I bet it's all the T.V.

[Deleted]

Oct 28, 2013 7:50:12 GMT -5 wambam said:

WTF is up with the microwave thing? Why is that a badge of honor? Does she never feed her kid leftovers?

If course she does!

She just lovingly heats them up on the stove or in the oven...because she's an idiot.

[angelaa73]

Oct 27, 2013 20:30:51 GMT -5 killercupcake said:

More french fries for me then.

Wheeeee. Fight me for them!

[eddy]

Oct 28, 2013 7:48:42 GMT -5 incogneato said:

Anyone read the article about how second children have lower IQs? Because I read this and thought- "oh! I get it now! It's because I was an uptight FTM with DD1 but now I have two kids and DGAF so the baby had lemon pound cake at Starbucks yesterday. I bet that was the beginning of her IQ plummeting..." Poor second child, so nutritionally deficient already!

I had an embarassing realization the other day of how many veggies my 2nd baby is NOT eating.

I prep a meal for them and I know Jack won't eat the veggies so I don't even bother with Leo. And the veggies we are eating sometimes aren't suitable for a kid who only had 6 teeth.

He probably will be my kid who eats all the veggies since I don't even try with him lol.

[TrickyBob]

I have a friend that got rid of her microwave. Something about bad waves and blahblahblah. Which I don't doubt but I'm a rebel and I'll take my chances. I don't frown on anyone choosing to get rid of theirs/not use it but no one needs to be posting about how great and wonderful and how dare others use a microwave.

[leahmel]

I'm another one who's parents restricted sugar and then I became an animal around junk food. I would eat sugar straight out of the sugar bowl with a spoon. I also lived for fast food as a pre- teen and would go as often as possible with friends since my parents never let me.

Everything in moderation is key. I'm just now starting to have a good relationship with food at age 31.

[racegrrl714]

Oct 27, 2013 20:42:39 GMT -5 daisybuchannan said:

True story, I haven't ever microwaved any food for C, but it's not what you think.

We moved to the burbs from the city, where we had a newly remodeled kitchen, complete with the built in microwave above the stove.

It literally didn't cross my mind to look for the microwave when we bought our new house, and sure enough, there isn't one! It's a small kitchen, do I'm not wasting space by putting it on the countertop. It's a pita sometimes though!

Our microwave broke and it took us a while to finally go out and buy a new one. In the meantime I got so used to not having one that I rarely even use it now. lol But seriously, what's wrong with microwaving food??? Is it some governmental conspiracy to make your kids glow in the dark, or something??? IDK.