re: Children who won't eat their food and the parents who allow this

Battling my two year old to eat. It’s an exhausting battle honestly.

my kid hates peanut butter so much. I force him to eat it so he can make gains but he always starts choking and holds his breath or something and gets all purple

I hooked my brother and SIL up in September by heading out to OR and babysitting their 7 and 5 year olds while they went on an anniversary vacation. I was instructed before they left that the youngest only eats mac and cheese or cheese quesadillas. The first night I cooked up some of my special quesadillas with guac, pico, the works. Little guy whined that the way I cut the quesadilla didn't "look" right. I got in his arse and told him to fricking eat. He did but bitched the whole time. He's a picky, spoiled little kid but ole Uncle Mmmmbeeer did pretty well keeping him in check. I left feeling like he hated me but, really, I didn't give a frick.

That said, if I was his parent, I can easily see why it's easiest to just let him eat what he wants to eat. Who wants to have all-out battle with their kids every night?

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Can someone explain to me how this is a thing? Was talking to a friend of mine who has a 4 year old and he was explaining to me that his son will only eat chicken nuggets, chicken tenders, and the like, and will pitch a fit if they give him anything else. So if they go out to dinner at a place without nuggets or fried chicken bits, they'll stop at a fast food place and grab him some and take it to the restaurant.

I looked at this mf like he had lost his mind.

Hey, I have an idea. If the kid won't eat his pork chops and demands chicken nuggets instead, then he's not actually hungry. Let him go a night without eating and those pork chops will taste better than any chicken nuggets he's ever had.

What the hell is wrong with parents?

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This is adorable.

I either ate what was served or didn't eat. When I got hungry enough, I ate.

Why don’t you focus on your own faults

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Ok so what does the OT do after your 5 year old vomits the children’s Imodium all over you?

Asking for a friend, of course.

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You need an old priest and a young priest...

My kids have two options when it comes to the food their mother and I serve them.

1. Eat
2. Go hungry

As far as negotiations, that doesn’t happen since it’s a simple 1 or 2 option.

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My kids have two options when it comes to the food their mother and I serve them.

1. Eat
2. Go hungry

As far as negotiations, that doesn’t happen since it’s a simple 1 or 2 option.

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Darth_Vader

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Father of the year.

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did you just make this up?

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Of course I fricking did. It's the OT and it amuses me to see irate dwarves hopping mad.