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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It sounds so pretentious. “We don’t do juice.” “We don’t do malls.” “We don’t do tablets.” It’s always said by parents with kids 5 and under too. For example if someone asked me if my kids liked pop tarts I would just respond “oh they haven’t tried them yet.” Instead of saying “We don’t do pop tarts.” [/quote] I don't think I say "We don't do..." but I don't have a problem with it. It's different from "oh they haven't tried them yet" because your statement implies you are open to it, just haven't done it for whatever reason. "We don't do x" means they are not interested in x and don't want to try x. Personally, I don't think you should drive yourself batty over a common phraseology. I'm sure there's something you've decided isn't good for your family and there's someone else out there who thinks its fine for theirs. Doesn't have to be a big deal.[/quote]
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