When will the coffee and twix breaks no longer be "allowed"?

[pontipinemum]

I'm sitting here having a coffee and a twix while DS 10 months is playing on the floor.

It just dawned on me, how long until I can't do this? As he will try to rob my twix!!

My toddler is allergic to milk and egg, it makes her throw up. I convinced her that my licorice contains egg .

Be grateful you got this far.

The three year old actually head to my plate with fork aloft, which they swap for mine and then eat my food. Daddy sis unhindered by smalls.

They're obv not allowed coffee. Twin 1 actually came at me and my new mug licking his lips and whilst I was laughing, put his finger in to taste it. Then obv his brother copied.

I have terrible children I've raised poorly 😂

"You wouldn't like it, it's got peppermint in it" works here. (Insert appropriate hated flavouring)
But I have to eat cheese with my head in the fridge or the dog wants it.

I waited until nap time or bed time and then once maternity leave was over, could fully enjoy whatever snacks I wanted at work.

No idea how I got bold letters there!

Another mum whose DS has food allergies. Bless him, once I tell him the chocolate has dairy, he loses interest fast. I do feel guilty, but he eats far too much sugar anyway!

Depends on how often you have a ‘treat’ and what it is though. If you’re scoffing a twix an hour then that’s not a great lesson to teach your kids. If it’s a daily twix and cuppa then give them their own snack at the same time.

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around my sisters kids now all grown up when they was small we used to put our coke in cups and say hot hot if they went near it said it was black coffee .

I remember at toddler DD's hearing tests - she had glue ear and constant burst eardrums - them telling me about her "significant" hearing loss and me saying "but it can't be thar bad, she can hear me opening chocolate from 2 rooms away."

My tip is keep the good stuff near the washing machine and scoff it during a spin cycle, with your head in a cupboard.

When I was pg I went to look at a nursery and DH met me there, I hadn’t eaten much as I was rushing around at work so DH grabbed me a chocolate bar.
I felt bit faint so sat down and DH passed me the chocolate, I opened it and looked up - I was surrounded by toddlers

you can still have it. but you will have to tell dc that your snack is licorice, spinach, wine.... whatever dc find

When you are back and work and are having that coffee and twin at your desk (or wherever your place of work is if you don't work at a desk). Your kid will be at daycare, none the wiser unless you tell him haha.

This!

just tell them no

You used two asterisks, it will bold everything between them 😊

If I even look at the pantry these days, DD says, “You're going to eat sweeties, aren’t you?” She doesn’t just sense the crinkle of wrappers – she senses my THOUGHTS

Biscuits and cakes are to be eaten in doorways holding the offending item out of sight while watching your child. Or invest in a tall larder cupboard door that opens to create a shield between the larder door and wall so you can stand at the cupboard fully hidden whilst scoffing forbidden treats.

And beware of “Mummy! Why does your breath smell like chocolate?!”

My DD could hear a biscuit tin opening in her sleep.

I have to drink everything (and I mean everything) out of a mug or DS thinks he can have some… 22mo.

Am I cruel? I would just snack in front of DS and tell him he could have his after lunch/nap etc.

I don't really do chocolate though so mine was always a bag of crisps

😂These are hilarious.

@Hoppinggreen I can picture that😂

All this amazing subterfuge is giving me a brilliant laugh, thank you. Solidarity to all those eating treats with their heads inside cupboards because they're 'looking for more beans' 😂

https://en-gb.facebook.com/themancuk/videos/kid-pops-out-of-tent-when-mum-opens-crisps/563096924637162/

This thread made me think of this 😁

Enjoy. In a few months he'll wNt that too