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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kid is 9 now and has to eat from what’s offered. There is more leeway at home obviously. She prefers carrots raw for example so has those as a veggie with dinner while I may have a different vegetable. I don’t like ketchup but if she wants ketchup on her chicken burger she can have ketchup. We went to a friends house for dinner s couple of weeks ago, pot luck style,[b] my kid tried a few things but ultimately ate bread and fruit.[/b] It was fine, it was one meal. We were there to enjoy our friends not battle over food. [b]But I’m also not bringing something just I know she has something I know she’ll eat. [/b]I have a friend with a 12yo son that really only eats chicken nuggets. We were all going to have dinner together yesterday but the Mexican we wanted to try didn’t sell nuggets so we had to choose somewhere else. That’s just craziness. They cater to him because he has autism and they don’t want him to lose his shit….. but now he’s over weight and only eats about 5-6 things. [/quote]

If the bread and fruit was already part of the food offerings, I think this is fine. If your friend had to accommodate your child with food that wasn’t initially offered, then I think your stance of not bringing food along for your child knowing she’s picky is wrong. This isn’t directed at you per se, as you already said your kid has to eat what’s offered (so I’m operating on the presumption that the bread and fruit was offerend). I’m speaking more generally here, just using your post as an example. I’ve definitely seen parents take a hard stance on refusing to bring food for their picky child, but then expect the host to accommodate their child when they were aware of the menu ahead of time. [/quote]

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