Will I cause an eating disorder?

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Anonymous wrote:TBH the difficulty you are having accepting the feedback that the way you are talking about food *here* is moralizing gives me more concern than anything else. You asked for input, people are giving it to you, and you are rejecting it. Why?

+1 If the "I never say anything bad about food, I just cook dinner and make sure it's fairly healthy" line was true, OP would be fine. But the combative way she's My Way Or The Highway-ing every single reply, and the fact that she boasts about her foods and has decided every other kid in the DMV is existing on Cheetos and addicted to screens, gives the lie to her attempted framing.

OP I have a 4.5 year old. She does zero screentime on school days (Wowweeee! Gold medal can be mailed to my office!) but eats goldfish and animal crackers and had ice cream cake basically at bedtime last night for Granny's birthday. She's not better than your kid or worse. You're not the World Champion Parent of infants, toddlers, and teens that you've appointed yourself. The only self-aware thing you've shown in this *entire thread* was hearing your friend's comment about restrictive eating leading to problems and thinking, wait, could that apply to me? But instead of following the thread and loosening up, you've decided to argue with everyone on DCUM who says "yeah you could stand to relax" with I AM RELAXED! AND ANYWAY YOUR KIDS ARE FAT AND NEGLECTED AND ON TABLETS!

Godspeed, you weirdo. Good luck to your kids.

OP here. I never once said all kids besides mine eat junk food and are overweight.

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come back when your kids are older and tell us about their tv habits/screens and eating. Right now, you have the control but, it won't last.

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Anonymous wrote:Every kid I know with super restrictive parents like this, eats like 5 bags of chips at a party or playdate instead of one bag like everyone else. Same goes with sugar options; they consume way more than others when exposed to it outside their house. This was me with cable tv when I was young. My parents refused to get cable and barely let me watch any tv, so instead all I wanted to do at other peoples houses was watch cable tv. OP, I think you need to lighten up a little. Balance is key.

OP here. We also don’t allow much tv and they don’t have regular access to tablets. We believe screens and tv just aren’t good for them.

OP here. My mom also let us watch ridiculous amounts of tv and we all had access to the internet at a young age. I think it’s sort of lazy parenting and young kids shouldn’t be given those devices.

I hope you're planning to home school because as soon as the kids hit kindergarten those devices are in their hands at school. But it's so adorable all these rules and "I nevers" you're planning for you 3 and 4 yr olds. I remember people like you when mine were a little younger. They are no longer like that because real life happened.

OP here. No. They will be going to a private catholic school.

I’m fine with devices at school but not really at home. We limit tv to 30-60 minutes a day . We prefer to interact with our kids instead of stick them in front of the tv so we can get our devices or ignore them. I feel it’s just lazy parenting.

Lol okay wait. That’s really not a particularly impressive or notable limit - an hour a day is a LOT at their age. I now think you posted fishing for compliments bc you’re insecure about your parenting

OP here. That’s the limit. Most days they never watch tv. We will do a family movie bight or show on the weekends but that’s about it. Maybe once a week they watch a little tv after dinner. Most days we are playing with them when we get home, do dinner, and then bath and just hanging out and reading books before bed.

This is what most people do with kids that age. What’s special about this?

OP here. Most people I know with kids these ages all have kids who watch tv all day or have devices they’re on for periods throughout the day. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t let their kids not watch tv everyday like I do.

You know a bunch of losers. Maybe expend your social circle? Because this isn't the norm everywhere. It's the people you know, that's it.

OP here. I’m talking about the ones on social media and the people I see all over the city in the parks. All their kids are glued to devices.

So you have no social circle, friends or family? Do you even have 2 kids? This all sounds like an elaborate fantasy. And babysitting your niece and nephew doesn't mean you have any experience raising kids.

OP here. I do but my family and friends are not lazy people and actually parent, unlike many others I see.

I didn’t babysit, I helped raised them. I was their primary caregiver from birth until they were middle school aged.

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Anonymous wrote:come back when your kids are older and tell us about their tv habits/screens and eating. Right now, you have the control but, it won't last.

OP here. I have control until they’re 18. My house, my rules. I’m not a permissive parent who will let my unruly child ( clearly you do) rule my house.

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Anonymous wrote:Every kid I know with super restrictive parents like this, eats like 5 bags of chips at a party or playdate instead of one bag like everyone else. Same goes with sugar options; they consume way more than others when exposed to it outside their house. This was me with cable tv when I was young. My parents refused to get cable and barely let me watch any tv, so instead all I wanted to do at other peoples houses was watch cable tv. OP, I think you need to lighten up a little. Balance is key.

OP here. We also don’t allow much tv and they don’t have regular access to tablets. We believe screens and tv just aren’t good for them.

OP here. My mom also let us watch ridiculous amounts of tv and we all had access to the internet at a young age. I think it’s sort of lazy parenting and young kids shouldn’t be given those devices.

I hope you're planning to home school because as soon as the kids hit kindergarten those devices are in their hands at school. But it's so adorable all these rules and "I nevers" you're planning for you 3 and 4 yr olds. I remember people like you when mine were a little younger. They are no longer like that because real life happened.

OP here. No. They will be going to a private catholic school.

I’m fine with devices at school but not really at home. We limit tv to 30-60 minutes a day . We prefer to interact with our kids instead of stick them in front of the tv so we can get our devices or ignore them. I feel it’s just lazy parenting.

Lol okay wait. That’s really not a particularly impressive or notable limit - an hour a day is a LOT at their age. I now think you posted fishing for compliments bc you’re insecure about your parenting

OP here. That’s the limit. Most days they never watch tv. We will do a family movie bight or show on the weekends but that’s about it. Maybe once a week they watch a little tv after dinner. Most days we are playing with them when we get home, do dinner, and then bath and just hanging out and reading books before bed.

This is what most people do with kids that age. What’s special about this?

OP here. Most people I know with kids these ages all have kids who watch tv all day or have devices they’re on for periods throughout the day. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t let their kids not watch tv everyday like I do.

You know a bunch of losers. Maybe expend your social circle? Because this isn't the norm everywhere. It's the people you know, that's it.

OP here. I’m talking about the ones on social media and the people I see all over the city in the parks. All their kids are glued to devices.

So you have no social circle, friends or family? Do you even have 2 kids? This all sounds like an elaborate fantasy. And babysitting your niece and nephew doesn't mean you have any experience raising kids.

OP here. I do but my family and friends are not lazy people and actually parent, unlike many others I see.

I didn’t babysit, I helped raised them. I was their primary caregiver from birth until they were middle school aged.

Did you adopt them or were you named guardian? If not then you're full of shit. I don't believe any of what you say, sorry.

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Anonymous wrote:come back when your kids are older and tell us about their tv habits/screens and eating. Right now, you have the control but, it won't last.

OP here. I have control until they’re 18. My house, my rules. I’m not a permissive parent who will let my unruly child ( clearly you do) rule my house.

Hysterical! Keep it coming preschool mommy!

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Anonymous wrote:come back when your kids are older and tell us about their tv habits/screens and eating. Right now, you have the control but, it won't last.

OP here. I have control until they’re 18. My house, my rules. I’m not a permissive parent who will let my unruly child ( clearly you do) rule my house.

It sounds like many of you have bratty undisciplined kids who rule your household.

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Anonymous wrote:Every kid I know with super restrictive parents like this, eats like 5 bags of chips at a party or playdate instead of one bag like everyone else. Same goes with sugar options; they consume way more than others when exposed to it outside their house. This was me with cable tv when I was young. My parents refused to get cable and barely let me watch any tv, so instead all I wanted to do at other peoples houses was watch cable tv. OP, I think you need to lighten up a little. Balance is key.

OP here. We also don’t allow much tv and they don’t have regular access to tablets. We believe screens and tv just aren’t good for them.

OP here. My mom also let us watch ridiculous amounts of tv and we all had access to the internet at a young age. I think it’s sort of lazy parenting and young kids shouldn’t be given those devices.

I hope you're planning to home school because as soon as the kids hit kindergarten those devices are in their hands at school. But it's so adorable all these rules and "I nevers" you're planning for you 3 and 4 yr olds. I remember people like you when mine were a little younger. They are no longer like that because real life happened.

OP here. No. They will be going to a private catholic school.

I’m fine with devices at school but not really at home. We limit tv to 30-60 minutes a day . We prefer to interact with our kids instead of stick them in front of the tv so we can get our devices or ignore them. I feel it’s just lazy parenting.

Lol okay wait. That’s really not a particularly impressive or notable limit - an hour a day is a LOT at their age. I now think you posted fishing for compliments bc you’re insecure about your parenting

OP here. That’s the limit. Most days they never watch tv. We will do a family movie bight or show on the weekends but that’s about it. Maybe once a week they watch a little tv after dinner. Most days we are playing with them when we get home, do dinner, and then bath and just hanging out and reading books before bed.

This is what most people do with kids that age. What’s special about this?

OP here. Most people I know with kids these ages all have kids who watch tv all day or have devices they’re on for periods throughout the day. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t let their kids not watch tv everyday like I do.

You know a bunch of losers. Maybe expend your social circle? Because this isn't the norm everywhere. It's the people you know, that's it.

OP here. I’m talking about the ones on social media and the people I see all over the city in the parks. All their kids are glued to devices.

So you have no social circle, friends or family? Do you even have 2 kids? This all sounds like an elaborate fantasy. And babysitting your niece and nephew doesn't mean you have any experience raising kids.

OP here. I do but my family and friends are not lazy people and actually parent, unlike many others I see.

I didn’t babysit, I helped raised them. I was their primary caregiver from birth until they were middle school aged.

Did you adopt them or were you named guardian? If not then you're full of shit. I don't believe any of what you say, sorry.

OP here. No. My brother was away most of the time for work and my SIL worked two jobs and went to school FT. I lived with them and cared for them until my SIL completed her education. I wasn’t financially responsible for them but I cared for them all day everyday when they weren’t in school. I had them every weekend by myself. Since I was 18 until 25.

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Anonymous wrote:Every kid I know with super restrictive parents like this, eats like 5 bags of chips at a party or playdate instead of one bag like everyone else. Same goes with sugar options; they consume way more than others when exposed to it outside their house. This was me with cable tv when I was young. My parents refused to get cable and barely let me watch any tv, so instead all I wanted to do at other peoples houses was watch cable tv. OP, I think you need to lighten up a little. Balance is key.

OP here. We also don’t allow much tv and they don’t have regular access to tablets. We believe screens and tv just aren’t good for them.

OP here. My mom also let us watch ridiculous amounts of tv and we all had access to the internet at a young age. I think it’s sort of lazy parenting and young kids shouldn’t be given those devices.

I hope you're planning to home school because as soon as the kids hit kindergarten those devices are in their hands at school. But it's so adorable all these rules and "I nevers" you're planning for you 3 and 4 yr olds. I remember people like you when mine were a little younger. They are no longer like that because real life happened.

OP here. No. They will be going to a private catholic school.

I’m fine with devices at school but not really at home. We limit tv to 30-60 minutes a day . We prefer to interact with our kids instead of stick them in front of the tv so we can get our devices or ignore them. I feel it’s just lazy parenting.

Lol okay wait. That’s really not a particularly impressive or notable limit - an hour a day is a LOT at their age. I now think you posted fishing for compliments bc you’re insecure about your parenting

OP here. That’s the limit. Most days they never watch tv. We will do a family movie bight or show on the weekends but that’s about it. Maybe once a week they watch a little tv after dinner. Most days we are playing with them when we get home, do dinner, and then bath and just hanging out and reading books before bed.

This is what most people do with kids that age. What’s special about this?

OP here. Most people I know with kids these ages all have kids who watch tv all day or have devices they’re on for periods throughout the day. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t let their kids not watch tv everyday like I do.

You know a bunch of losers. Maybe expend your social circle? Because this isn't the norm everywhere. It's the people you know, that's it.

OP here. I’m talking about the ones on social media and the people I see all over the city in the parks. All their kids are glued to devices.

So you have no social circle, friends or family? Do you even have 2 kids? This all sounds like an elaborate fantasy. And babysitting your niece and nephew doesn't mean you have any experience raising kids.

OP here. I do but my family and friends are not lazy people and actually parent, unlike many others I see.

I didn’t babysit, I helped raised them. I was their primary caregiver from birth until they were middle school aged.

Did you adopt them or were you named guardian? If not then you're full of shit. I don't believe any of what you say, sorry.

OP here. No. My brother was away most of the time for work and my SIL worked two jobs and went to school FT. I lived with them and cared for them until my SIL completed her education. I wasn’t financially responsible for them but I cared for them all day everyday when they weren’t in school. I had them every weekend by myself. Since I was 18 until 25.

Dude, you weren't their primary caregiver.

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I think my MIL gave her daughters and sons not eating disorders, but a lot of body baggage. Her children are *very* concerned about fitness and eating. This happened not because of her healthy eating but because of things like telling her children, repeatedly, "don't get fat" and criticizing people who were overweight. She even told me right after I had a C-section that she didn't have a baby bump like I did because she did abdominal exercises. She is great in so many ways, but this was one way was not a great parent.

TLDR I think you're doing fine OP!

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Anonymous wrote:Every kid I know with super restrictive parents like this, eats like 5 bags of chips at a party or playdate instead of one bag like everyone else. Same goes with sugar options; they consume way more than others when exposed to it outside their house. This was me with cable tv when I was young. My parents refused to get cable and barely let me watch any tv, so instead all I wanted to do at other peoples houses was watch cable tv. OP, I think you need to lighten up a little. Balance is key.

OP here. We also don’t allow much tv and they don’t have regular access to tablets. We believe screens and tv just aren’t good for them.

OP here. My mom also let us watch ridiculous amounts of tv and we all had access to the internet at a young age. I think it’s sort of lazy parenting and young kids shouldn’t be given those devices.

I hope you're planning to home school because as soon as the kids hit kindergarten those devices are in their hands at school. But it's so adorable all these rules and "I nevers" you're planning for you 3 and 4 yr olds. I remember people like you when mine were a little younger. They are no longer like that because real life happened.

OP here. No. They will be going to a private catholic school.

I’m fine with devices at school but not really at home. We limit tv to 30-60 minutes a day . We prefer to interact with our kids instead of stick them in front of the tv so we can get our devices or ignore them. I feel it’s just lazy parenting.

Lol okay wait. That’s really not a particularly impressive or notable limit - an hour a day is a LOT at their age. I now think you posted fishing for compliments bc you’re insecure about your parenting

OP here. That’s the limit. Most days they never watch tv. We will do a family movie bight or show on the weekends but that’s about it. Maybe once a week they watch a little tv after dinner. Most days we are playing with them when we get home, do dinner, and then bath and just hanging out and reading books before bed.

This is what most people do with kids that age. What’s special about this?

OP here. Most people I know with kids these ages all have kids who watch tv all day or have devices they’re on for periods throughout the day. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t let their kids not watch tv everyday like I do.

You know a bunch of losers. Maybe expend your social circle? Because this isn't the norm everywhere. It's the people you know, that's it.

OP here. I’m talking about the ones on social media and the people I see all over the city in the parks. All their kids are glued to devices.

So you have no social circle, friends or family? Do you even have 2 kids? This all sounds like an elaborate fantasy. And babysitting your niece and nephew doesn't mean you have any experience raising kids.

OP here. I do but my family and friends are not lazy people and actually parent, unlike many others I see.

I didn’t babysit, I helped raised them. I was their primary caregiver from birth until they were middle school aged.

Did you adopt them or were you named guardian? If not then you're full of shit. I don't believe any of what you say, sorry.

OP here. No. My brother was away most of the time for work and my SIL worked two jobs and went to school FT. I lived with them and cared for them until my SIL completed her education. I wasn’t financially responsible for them but I cared for them all day everyday when they weren’t in school. I had them every weekend by myself. Since I was 18 until 25.

Sure, you were the only adult they knew for 7 years but somehow had no control over their diets or what they ate. Makes perfect sense. But here we learn that your aggrandizing isn't limited to bragging about making homemade Cheeseburger Helper and playing with your preschoolers, unlike the rest of us that you think are just chaining our kids to a TV and running away. In your head you're apparently the Mostest Bestest at Absolutely Everything!!! According to you, even when you were an 18 year old babysitter, you were somehow the best parent in the house. Wow, congrats.

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Anonymous wrote:come back when your kids are older and tell us about their tv habits/screens and eating. Right now, you have the control but, it won't last.

OP here. I have control until they’re 18. My house, my rules. I’m not a permissive parent who will let my unruly child ( clearly you do) rule my house.

Hysterical! Keep it coming preschool mommy!

I’m picturing her wrestling a bag of Takis out of her 15 year olds hands. This is good stuff!

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Anonymous wrote:Every kid I know with super restrictive parents like this, eats like 5 bags of chips at a party or playdate instead of one bag like everyone else. Same goes with sugar options; they consume way more than others when exposed to it outside their house. This was me with cable tv when I was young. My parents refused to get cable and barely let me watch any tv, so instead all I wanted to do at other peoples houses was watch cable tv. OP, I think you need to lighten up a little. Balance is key.

OP here. We also don’t allow much tv and they don’t have regular access to tablets. We believe screens and tv just aren’t good for them.

OP here. My mom also let us watch ridiculous amounts of tv and we all had access to the internet at a young age. I think it’s sort of lazy parenting and young kids shouldn’t be given those devices.

I hope you're planning to home school because as soon as the kids hit kindergarten those devices are in their hands at school. But it's so adorable all these rules and "I nevers" you're planning for you 3 and 4 yr olds. I remember people like you when mine were a little younger. They are no longer like that because real life happened.

OP here. No. They will be going to a private catholic school.

I’m fine with devices at school but not really at home. We limit tv to 30-60 minutes a day . We prefer to interact with our kids instead of stick them in front of the tv so we can get our devices or ignore them. I feel it’s just lazy parenting.

Lol okay wait. That’s really not a particularly impressive or notable limit - an hour a day is a LOT at their age. I now think you posted fishing for compliments bc you’re insecure about your parenting

OP here. That’s the limit. Most days they never watch tv. We will do a family movie bight or show on the weekends but that’s about it. Maybe once a week they watch a little tv after dinner. Most days we are playing with them when we get home, do dinner, and then bath and just hanging out and reading books before bed.

This is what most people do with kids that age. What’s special about this?

OP here. Most people I know with kids these ages all have kids who watch tv all day or have devices they’re on for periods throughout the day. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t let their kids not watch tv everyday like I do.

You know a bunch of losers. Maybe expend your social circle? Because this isn't the norm everywhere. It's the people you know, that's it.

OP here. I’m talking about the ones on social media and the people I see all over the city in the parks. All their kids are glued to devices.

So you have no social circle, friends or family? Do you even have 2 kids? This all sounds like an elaborate fantasy. And babysitting your niece and nephew doesn't mean you have any experience raising kids.

OP here. I do but my family and friends are not lazy people and actually parent, unlike many others I see.

I didn’t babysit, I helped raised them. I was their primary caregiver from birth until they were middle school aged.

Did you adopt them or were you named guardian? If not then you're full of shit. I don't believe any of what you say, sorry.

OP here. No. My brother was away most of the time for work and my SIL worked two jobs and went to school FT. I lived with them and cared for them until my SIL completed her education. I wasn’t financially responsible for them but I cared for them all day everyday when they weren’t in school. I had them every weekend by myself. Since I was 18 until 25.

Dude, you weren't their primary caregiver.

OP here. How was I not? I cared for them by myself from their wakeup until bedtime and through the night. My brother was very rarely home and my SIL often left before they woke up and came home after they were asleep. When they went to school I got them ready every morning, took them to school and picked them up, helped with their homework, cooked them dinner, and put them to bed.

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OP here. We also don’t allow much tv and they don’t have regular access to tablets. We believe screens and tv just aren’t good for them.

OP here. My mom also let us watch ridiculous amounts of tv and we all had access to the internet at a young age. I think it’s sort of lazy parenting and young kids shouldn’t be given those devices.

I hope you're planning to home school because as soon as the kids hit kindergarten those devices are in their hands at school. But it's so adorable all these rules and "I nevers" you're planning for you 3 and 4 yr olds. I remember people like you when mine were a little younger. They are no longer like that because real life happened.

OP here. No. They will be going to a private catholic school.

I’m fine with devices at school but not really at home. We limit tv to 30-60 minutes a day . We prefer to interact with our kids instead of stick them in front of the tv so we can get our devices or ignore them. I feel it’s just lazy parenting.

Lol okay wait. That’s really not a particularly impressive or notable limit - an hour a day is a LOT at their age. I now think you posted fishing for compliments bc you’re insecure about your parenting

OP here. That’s the limit. Most days they never watch tv. We will do a family movie bight or show on the weekends but that’s about it. Maybe once a week they watch a little tv after dinner. Most days we are playing with them when we get home, do dinner, and then bath and just hanging out and reading books before bed.

This is what most people do with kids that age. What’s special about this?

OP here. Most people I know with kids these ages all have kids who watch tv all day or have devices they’re on for periods throughout the day. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t let their kids not watch tv everyday like I do.

You know a bunch of losers. Maybe expend your social circle? Because this isn't the norm everywhere. It's the people you know, that's it.

OP here. I’m talking about the ones on social media and the people I see all over the city in the parks. All their kids are glued to devices.

So you have no social circle, friends or family? Do you even have 2 kids? This all sounds like an elaborate fantasy. And babysitting your niece and nephew doesn't mean you have any experience raising kids.

OP here. I do but my family and friends are not lazy people and actually parent, unlike many others I see.

I didn’t babysit, I helped raised them. I was their primary caregiver from birth until they were middle school aged.

Did you adopt them or were you named guardian? If not then you're full of shit. I don't believe any of what you say, sorry.

OP here. No. My brother was away most of the time for work and my SIL worked two jobs and went to school FT. I lived with them and cared for them until my SIL completed her education. I wasn’t financially responsible for them but I cared for them all day everyday when they weren’t in school. I had them every weekend by myself. Since I was 18 until 25.

Sure, you were the only adult they knew for 7 years but somehow had no control over their diets or what they ate. Makes perfect sense. But here we learn that your aggrandizing isn't limited to bragging about making homemade Cheeseburger Helper and playing with your preschoolers, unlike the rest of us that you think are just chaining our kids to a TV and running away. In your head you're apparently the Mostest Bestest at Absolutely Everything!!! According to you, even when you were an 18 year old babysitter, you were somehow the best parent in the house. Wow, congrats.

OP here. They bought the food or I bought what they wanted me to buy to feed them.

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Anonymous wrote:come back when your kids are older and tell us about their tv habits/screens and eating. Right now, you have the control but, it won't last.

OP here. I have control until they’re 18. My house, my rules. I’m not a permissive parent who will let my unruly child ( clearly you do) rule my house.

Hysterical! Keep it coming preschool mommy!

I’m picturing her wrestling a bag of Takis out of her 15 year olds hands. This is good stuff!

OP here. That won’t happen. If my child ever tried to wrestle me, he would have a serious a** whopping coming to him by his dad. I don’t know what kind of thugs you raised but we will teach our kids respect in our house.