I can feel my gut twisting up into a ball of tension before every meal time because I know it is all going to be fraught.
Every meal (apart from breakfast) regardless of what I serve is met with a constant stream of moaning, whining, complaints, up and down from the table like a bride's nightie and then finishes with THEM setting goals for themselves
"I'm going to have two more mouthfuls and then it's pudding"
How did it all get so unpleasant? I have obiously made a grave error somewhere along the way. They hate eating and I hate cooking for them and then sitting with them while they protest at how ghastly it all is.
I need to start again I think.
They are 4 and 5. The 4 yo is a fussy bugger, the 5 yo is somewhat better but has her 500m badge in whining.
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Can you lot help me with a new strategy for mealtimes because the whole experience is becoming utterly objectionable for all concerned.
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Slubberdegullion · 24/08/2009 13:00
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