Feel like a horrible mummy because my children aren't fussy

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Particularly my son, he only doesn't like raw tomatoes - that's basically it.

Dd started being a bit fussy, but she's grown out of it fast - she's 3 now.

When I meet mums of fussy eaters, they seem to pay so much more attention to their child's like and dislikes and opinions. Is it that bad to be a fussy eater? I know it can be inconvenient.

Is it better to not give them an option? Am I a dragon? Arrrr

Do you feed your children mostly bland slop, OP? That would explain why they're not fussy and also lay false your unbuccaneery claims.

FESS UP ARE YOU JOHNNY DEPP OR WHAT

My kids were REALLY picky when they were little. Now they are both in their 20s they will eat anything. OP I bet you get the reverse - your kids will turn into terrible fussy picky adults. Bad mother.

Today 14:44 PrimalLass

Stealth smuggery.

This.

poor stealth boast.

OP, actually, I was wondering - do you have a terrible SIL who sometimes feeds her children sauces from whispers JARS?

I don't get it. Obviously you're not a horrible mum, why would you aspire to have fussy eaters? These things aren't connected. You're lucky you're children are good eaters, um, well done?

I don't think you can wriggle out of this one OP. Just put your hands up to a bit of boasting and learn from it

You absolutely do get it, slightlyconfused85. You were, indeed, meant to say "Well done".

Obviously it's convenient for me, but Silvercatowner is probably right :(

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Bigold that's the best response ever, proper belly lol

Stealth boast much?? But it's stupid, because kids being fussy or not fussy isn't to do with parenting. Kids are often like this or not.

I have fussy eaters, well two of them.

I am a shit parent, obviously.

I made them this way obviously. Nothing to do with how they are naturally or sensory issues with one of them.

Stupid fucking thread.

Is making somebody else's DC's food fussiness all about you a new high on the self-absorbed-ometer?

OP, if it was something you did, your DS would also eat raw tomatoes.

She's only three and you thinks she's "grown out of it"? She has years to become fussy!

No, I just get sick of being told that all fussy eaters are made all the time and I did something wrong, despite knowing I haven't.

Stupid stealth boast from someone who wanted a pat on the back for being so awesome to raise a non fussy eater.

Whaaat? Ds is fussy and I agree with whoever said that the "love" in my eyes is NOT love. Smuggity smug smug..

Isitme.. I am so self absorbed I thought that was aimed at me but I not so sure it is now.

Can I blame my rotten cold and chest infection?

I am not so sure *

Ah, see, DS prefers raw tomatoes. They are sooo much more nutritious than cooked ones, aren't they?

Fussiness amongst children is a self preservation mechanism.

Eons ago when homo sapien were hunter gatherers it made good evolutionary sense for children to be wary of untried and new foods- otherwise ther would be off eating every berry and mushroom in the forest.

www.pregnancyandbaby.com/baby/articles/941099/fussy-eating-may-be-evolutionary-adaptation

Those "non - fussy" children often met with a hasty demise. In particular a fussiness to green vegetables would have been particularly useful to children as so many green leaves are toxic.

OP your children's intuition maybe needs some fine- tuning, other "fussy" children have far more developed awareness of their survival skills.

I knew my children were extra shiny!

Of course they are U2- you should be proud that you have children with such a well developed awareness.

Preferable to having kids who would eat a pile of horse manure if given it.

Not that stealthy really

'DD is four but has a reading age of 15, have I ruined her chances of ever enjoying an episode of Coronation Street?'