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[beantrees]

Nov 21, 2014 20:56:03 GMT -5 rosesandpetals said:

I know it's late but I will confess... I give in to DD's shitty eating too much. I'm realizing now that I used to be a psycho about it but I need to get my shit together and start giving her real food for dinner instead of random crap I find that is easy (like peanut butter on toast and a banana). That would be fine once in awhile but it is happening way too regularly.

Oh, and here's another. DD had a family Thanksgiving Feast at her school yesterday and I asked DH to invite MIL to go. I said it was because I didn't want DD to be the only one without someone coming to visit (we both had to work) but really it was because I knew it would get him off my back about DD visiting her and I didn't have to see her so it was a 2 for 1.

If peanut butter and a banana on toast is bad then I am screwed. That is a healthy meal to me!! I understand where you are coming from though. I have been dealing with the same issues Being super busy makes me default to unhealthy crap for the kids. Good nutritious food used to be a top priority and life has made it fall to the wayside. We have to get it under control too. 

[minerswife17]

Nov 21, 2014 20:56:03 GMT -5 rosesandpetals said:

I know it's late but I will confess... I give in to DD's shitty eating too much. I'm realizing now that I used to be a psycho about it but I need to get my shit together and start giving her real food for dinner instead of random crap I find that is easy (like peanut butter on toast and a banana). That would be fine once in awhile but it is happening way too regularly.

Oh, and here's another. DD had a family Thanksgiving Feast at her school yesterday and I asked DH to invite MIL to go. I said it was because I didn't want DD to be the only one without someone coming to visit (we both had to work) but really it was because I knew it would get him off my back about DD visiting her and I didn't have to see her so it was a 2 for 1.

It's better than fruity pebbles! Ha. I wish DD would eat pb toast. If she did, I wouldn't feel too guilty about it.

[fancynewbeesly]

rosesandpetals

That is our current dinner situation. I feel guilty, but not too much. Reese wants to eat dinner at 4pm. (we get home around that time) If she eats a snack then, she won't eat dinner at 6pm. DH gets home from work around 6:30-7. So if we have leftovers, it is leftovers at 4 or something really quick. The other day it was some canned soup (French onion) and almond butter and jelly sandwich.

[flamingeaux]

Nov 21, 2014 9:29:48 GMT -5 penguingrrl said:

We're really struggling with the girls in the morning lately. Emma has trouble waking up and moves so slowly that they've been late to school twice this week (under 5 minutes after the bell but still late). If one of us doesn't sit in her room with her making her get dressed she'll just sit there passive aggressively and not do anything, which hasn't been an option with H traveling this week and me trying to get all three ready. No amount of sticker charts or anything like that will get her motivated (we've tried) because she's just too tired. So now I'm not letting her eat breakfast until she's dressed on school mornings, which I don't love since she may get food on her clothes then.

But I also am of the mind that school starts too damn early, so it's not 100% her fault. Doesn't change that being late is unacceptable and that I'm riding her ass about it because it doesn't matter if it's hard. But school starts at 8 and left to her own devices Emma isn't up before 7:30-8 no matter how early she goes to bed (girl could fall asleep at 6 and would still sleep until 8). I would never tell her I feel this way because school and I are a united front, but I actually sympathize with her because it's really hard to wake up before your body's natural rhythm wakes you. It's something I've struggled with my whole life and still do.

What if you wake her up earlier than you are now, get her dressed and then let her sleep sitting on the couch till everyone else was ready for breakfast?  I would put one of your DH's old shirts over her school clothes for breakfast, so if she spills or drops a bit it's not as big of an issue

[penguingrrl]

Nov 22, 2014 11:35:36 GMT -5 flamingeaux said:

Nov 21, 2014 9:29:48 GMT -5 penguingrrl said:

We're really struggling with the girls in the morning lately. Emma has trouble waking up and moves so slowly that they've been late to school twice this week (under 5 minutes after the bell but still late). If one of us doesn't sit in her room with her making her get dressed she'll just sit there passive aggressively and not do anything, which hasn't been an option with H traveling this week and me trying to get all three ready. No amount of sticker charts or anything like that will get her motivated (we've tried) because she's just too tired. So now I'm not letting her eat breakfast until she's dressed on school mornings, which I don't love since she may get food on her clothes then.

But I also am of the mind that school starts too damn early, so it's not 100% her fault. Doesn't change that being late is unacceptable and that I'm riding her ass about it because it doesn't matter if it's hard. But school starts at 8 and left to her own devices Emma isn't up before 7:30-8 no matter how early she goes to bed (girl could fall asleep at 6 and would still sleep until 8). I would never tell her I feel this way because school and I are a united front, but I actually sympathize with her because it's really hard to wake up before your body's natural rhythm wakes you. It's something I've struggled with my whole life and still do.

What if you wake her up earlier than you are now, get her dressed and then let her sleep sitting on the couch till everyone else was ready for breakfast?  I would put one of your DH's old shirts over her school clothes for breakfast, so if she spills or drops a bit it's not as big of an issue

I don't know that getting her up earlier would help since it would further disrupt her sleep.