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Tuesday, Tuesday...
another day 
I realize I am probably the only one excited about this, but Mr T cut his first tooth yesterday.
Re: Tuesday, Tuesday...
Happy Toothday!
(lol, I crack myself up)
yay for T for cutting teeth.
It was a scary drive on the way to work. Very foggy.
On one of the back country roads I take, it comes to a T. As I was driving along, I knew the stop sign was coming soon, so I slowed almost to a stop and finally saw the stop sign. Then my CW and I noticed a car in the ditch and a tow truck. The guy had blown right through the stop sign.
Hi ladies!
Congrats on the tooth Mr T!
Scary!!!
I may have started some drama on FB this morning.
With someone I don't know. 
But his comment was so ignorant I couldn't ignore it.
Do share. I love when people post stupid things on FB for the entire world to see.
My pleasure...one moment please, I will go find it.
Original status: Moms and Dads, we need advice. A debate is stirring. So, Ben eats the usual toddler foods: mac & cheese, strawberries, yogurt, french fries, cheese, etc. Do we purchase his new school's lunch plan to try and broaden his horizons, or do we make his lunch each morning and cater to his picky palate?
His comment: It amazes and frustrates me how many HS students have mommy bring them lunch everday-I'm just saying. You know where I stand on this - Myles eats what they have at school or he goes hungry. I care more about him not feeling entitled or special than the dynamics and diversity of his palate.
His comment again: Then again, I'm also the dad that made his son eat a milkbone treat because he was complaining about his breakfast choices. He does appreciate his fruit loops and pop tarts however.
Everything the guy said was ridiculous, but the bolded parts make me furious.
And the OP is talking about an almost 3 year old.
He actually said he cares more about making his kid "NOT FEEL SPECIAL".
Sick. What's wrong with making your kid feel special?
I read the comment to H this morning and he said that should be considered child abuse. Seriously, who the eff forces their kid to eat dog food for breakfast? Awful.
Ironically I was on a news station website this morning and they had an article about how dangerous dog food can be for kids in terms of salmonella.
Is this guys a HS teacher or work with kids. I actually do agree with his statement about kids and sense of entitlement nowadays. I guessing if he does work with students he sees and deals with it on a daily basis and probably is a little bitter about. now I don't agree with the dog biscuit though.
He is probably a teacher. The OP is a teacher.
But I highly doubt that a kid's entitlement comes from whether they get hot or cold lunch at school.
What news site were you on? I'd love to read the article...and maybe post it for him to read...lol. jk.
I think it was one of the Flint News stations...I was reading updates on their serial killer they have.
That's exactly how I totaled my car 4 years ago. The fog made me disoriented and I thought I was on a road that continued on for a long time. By the time I saw the stop sign I was already in a ditch. I am just starting to not have HIGH levels of anxiety when I drive in the fog.
Both exactly what I was thinking! Totally agree.
Yay for T's tooth!
I also had a bit of a foggy, slow drive this morning. Andy is sick today w/whatever I (and maybe Gordie?) had last week.
So, obviously I think making your kid eat a dog bone is not okay. But, I understand what he's saying in regards to not completely bending over backwards and giving into whatever your kid wants. I think they comment about not making his kid feel special came off wrong probably - he was just trying to sound like a hard ass but I highly doubt any parent actually feels that way.
Yay for T's tooth!
I also had a bit of a foggy, slow drive this morning. Andy is sick today w/whatever I (and maybe Gordie?) had last week.
So, obviously I think making your kid eat a dog bone is not okay. But, I understand what he's saying in regards to not completely bending over backwards and giving into whatever your kid wants. I think they comment about not making his kid feel special came off wrong probably - he was just trying to sound like a hard ass but I highly doubt any parent actually feels that way.
NoI guess I didn't think of it that way. I think of it as doing what's best for your kid. Yogurt and strawberries and whatever else he likes (and that she knows he will eat) is way better than burritos and meatloaf and all the other garbage that schools offer their kids. He's almost 3. And he needs to develop healthy eating habits. What better way than to pack a lunch that is healthy and that he will actually eat?
I was looking at it more as not giving in to the kid, but doing what's best for the kid.
Totally agree with and see what you're saying - the dude obviously wasn't very clear since we both took what he said two different way.
It's tough because what's best for your kid isn't always what your kid wants. So even though your kid might only want to eat mac & cheese and ice cream, what's best for them would be to give them a more varied diet - whether you choose to do so by having them always eat meals provided at school or packing a variety of foods in their lunch is up to the parent. In his mind he is doing what's best for his kid by having him just eat in school lunches.
I would normally agree with you if he didn't immediately follow that up by posting that he forced his kid to eat dog food for breakfast. That just sounds controlling and abusive. I really hope in his mind he did not come to the conclusion that that was best for him.
Yeah - definitely NOT okay to feed your kid dog food. If anything that's what I would have said to him - "I get you don't want your kid to grow up getting whatever he wants and feeling entitled, but you pry shouldn't feed him dog food. That's ridiculous."
I totally should have.