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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not here. Parties have soda.[/quote]

I grew up in Philadelphia in the 80s and soda was served at birthday parties but I was not allowed to have it. Didn't really bother me. When I was 12 my mom reluctantly said I could have it at parties but when I tried it, I didn't like it. I still don't, and i've persuaded DH to drink it only in restaurants and not to mention it to our kids. I don't really restrict sugar otherwise -- they get a small dessert every night if they've tasted everything on their plate -- but it's just too easy to drink your calories. Starbucks drinks, fruit juice, soda, etc. Too easy to drink a huge amount without realizing it.

Like another PP I was also raised without popular shows and music. We saw movies and we watched TV with our parents on weekends, but it was TV shows they liked, like Star Trek. I know a LOT about Star Trek. :) It didn't put me at that much of a social disadvantage; I excelled in school and hung out with the nerdier kids anyway. Toward the end of high school/college I trained myself to read the headlines of magazines and newspapers so I could feign knowledge or at least understand what people were talking about. That helped a lot. In college I could have watched these shows but honestly I didn't want to, and still don't. I watch plenty of screens but it's Netflix mostly, not anything current.

My kids are still young (5 and 2). The 2 year old gets way more TV than the older one did at her age but we try to limit for both. 30 mins on weekend mornings and evenings; about 10 mins on our phones during bedtime routine the rest of the time. I would like to phase out even that but DH disagrees. And we watch with them so that it's a family activity. Baby shark is burned into my brain.[/quote]

You sound high maintenance. And not really normal.[/quote]

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