Son sneaking sodas

[Anonymous]

Well, if you said no, you said no. So there needs to be punishment, because people in general just can't take something because they want it.

[Anonymous]

What a stupid hill to die on. Who cares if your kid is having some soda? It's not the end of the world.

Drank a ton of soda as a middle school, high school and college student. Then, switched to tea, then switched to water.

Somehow, the world still spins -- AND I have zero health issues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: OMG -- STOP BUYING SODA. Really stop.

I may be naïve--but people still buy soda?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: OMG -- STOP BUYING SODA. Really stop.

I may be naïve--but people still buy soda?

+1

OP, you don't live in DC do you?

[Anonymous]

My MIL started keeping soda in the garage when my husband and BIL were teens - she said having to make a little more effort to get a soda cut down on how many they were drinking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: OMG -- STOP BUYING SODA. Really stop.

I may be naïve--but people still buy soda?

Don't be a knucklehead, of course they do. When you stop seeing commercials, the soda aisle is removed from stores, and you hear about Coke and Pepsi going out of business, then you can assume your nonsense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: OMG -- STOP BUYING SODA. Really stop.

I may be naïve--but people still buy soda?

+1

OP, you don't live in DC do you?

NP: I live in DC. I know the dangers of soda. I ave cut back significantly. But once in awhile, there is nothing that will satisfy like an ice cold Coke or Sprite. I like the occasional donut, drink coffee like a fiend, and have a drink or two over the weekend. Everyone is entitled to their vices.

OP: it might work better is you tell him how many sodas he can have in a week. It is one thing if you don't have them in the house, but since you do, just set up limits in advance so he doesnt feel he has to hide.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: OMG -- STOP BUYING SODA. Really stop.

I may be naïve--but people still buy soda?

+1

OP, you don't live in DC do you?

WTF? Stop acting brand-new

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: OMG -- STOP BUYING SODA. Really stop.

I may be naïve--but people still buy soda?

You are not only naive, you are living under a rock. While soda purchases and consumption is on a decrease, it is still at astronomical levels:

Wall Street Journal "Soft Drinks Hit 10th Year of Decline" from March 2015 wrote:
Soda consumption in the U.S., meanwhile, slid 1% to 12.76 billion gallons, the tenth straight yearly decline.

Yes, 12.76 billion gallons for the year 2014. That's only 34.96 million gallons per day. And this is US sales only. With 318.9 million Americans, that's only 0.11 gallons (14 oz) per person per day. That's about one of those plastic 0.5 liter bottles per person per day. Considering there are a lot of Americans who drink no soda, how much do you think the rest are drinking?

[Anonymous]

I wish this thread was about pop. I hate the word soda.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wish this thread was about pop. I hate the word soda.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you keep soda in the house, then I think it's not fair to forbid him to drink it. Maybe have a limit--X number of sodas a week or whatever. If you really don't want him to have any, then the "punishment" is that you don't keep soda in the house.

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Are you people serious? If there are cigarettes in the house is he allowed to have those because they are there? How about beer? Adults are allowed to have things in the house and call them off-limits to kids, or limit kid access to them. If you have to move stuff out of your house completely because your kids run the household and won't listen, that's fine, but don't pretend that's parenting. That's defeat. This is the kind of moronic parenting practice that's lead to kids who don't understand boundaries and/or think none apply to them.

OP you're his mom. He is not listening to your instructions after repeated warnings. Time to get angry. Take away things he likes, ground him, cancel an event he's been planning on attending. I would not put up with a kid who repeatedly ignores instructions. Once, okay, we'll talk and I'll explain the rule and you can tell me why you're having trouble with it, but after that? Pfffft. I'm done, hammer down.

i don't know. seems hypocritical to me if the parents have it but he can't. just don't buy it and your issue is solved. agree with PPs that you don't want to set up lifelong eating issues by forbidding things. but if it's not in the house, he won't have it. we don't buy soda, but let the kids have it at restaurants when we're on vacation as a special treat. (unfortunately they get plenty of other sweets because i can't control my sweet tooth, but that's another thread. . . .)

So then the kid can also have beer, wine, liquor, unlimited sugar from my 1lb bag of sugar, chug a jug of maple syrup, and eat a dozen raw eggs because they are in the house?

Well, the first three are illegal and (presumably) the parents aren't eating sugar by the bag, maple syrup by the jug, or raw eggs by the dozen.

[Anonymous]

I just told my DH about this thread and he said he was sneaking cigarettes at that age.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just told my DH about this thread and he said he was sneaking cigarettes at that age.

LOL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: OMG -- STOP BUYING SODA. Really stop.

I may be naïve--but people still buy soda?

+1

OP, you don't live in DC do you?

WTF? Stop acting brand-new

I know, I hate pretentious morons like those two pps. I guess they don't shop in ordinary grocery stores, gas stations, movie theaters, non-fine dining restaurants, or any other place that sells coke or Pepsi products. Way too fucking cool and important for that!