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[quote=Anonymous]1. I expect my child to try a small bite of everything I make on a normal non-holiday, but she is then welcome to make herself a pb&j, bowl of cereal, or other decently healthy alternative.  I was forced to clean my plate as a child and still have huge food issues to this day.

2. Holidays we are much more lax, no point in fighting about food!  She's fairly non-picky but like all of us has preferences.  I'm not going to argue on a major holiday.  Almost certainly, unless a person has huge food aversions, they can find something basic on any table whether that's rolls or load up on cheese and crackers or fresh fruit before the meal.

3. Big holiday meals usually have many many dishes, and it's the rare person who eats some of every single thing.  Looking at the menus some people on DCUM post - stuffing and mac & cheese and mashed potatoes and sweet potatoes.  Plus 3 or four vegetables.  My DH's family used to have three different types of cranberry sauces or relishes on the table.  Really, there are people who eat all of that?  This mom is nuts if she intends to serve her children some of every single item. Do they have to eat three types of pie, too?

4. No way should the entire meal be built around a single picky child.  See 1, 2 and 3.[/quote]

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