Anonymous
Post 05/19/2020 15:00     Subject: My most hated thing my kids say during this time
"I just feel sad and I don't know why," with teary eyes. -8 year old son. Breaks my heart.
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2020 14:56     Subject: Re:My most hated thing my kids say during this time
Anonymous wrote:DS: What's for dinner?
Me: It's 3 pm. Relax.


This every day. DS is 20. Years. Not months.


OMG!
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2020 14:44     Subject: My most hated thing my kids say during this time
My most hated thing I hear from my kids is "I'm so bored!!".

Um, there are a gazillion toys in this house, I just rotated in Christmas toys I stashed away, and i spent a small fortune on Amazon on outdoor toys".
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2020 14:43     Subject: Re:My most hated thing my kids say during this time
DS: What's for dinner?
Me: It's 3 pm. Relax.


This every day. DS is 20. Years. Not months.
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2020 14:43     Subject: Re:My most hated thing my kids say during this time
Anonymous wrote:I can't take credit for this idea because I read it here, but put together two baskets of snacks, one in the pantry or on the counter and one in the fridge, that have the snacks they are allowed to have during the week. When they run out, they run out. They get to choose when to eat which snacks and hopefully they'll learn some restraint. Label the items if you have more than one kid.


We have this. Applesauce pouches, seaweed sheets, freeze dried fruit in the pantry. Yogurt, carrots and celery in the fridge. Plus of course a fruit bowl. If none of those snacks sound good you must not be that hungry.
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2020 14:38     Subject: My most hated thing my kids say during this time
I'm hungry.
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2020 12:10     Subject: My most hated thing my kids say during this time
Anonymous wrote:They are spoiled brats. Look in the mirror for whom to blame.


If you are going to get judgy, at least use proper grammar. It's who, not whom.
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2020 11:58     Subject: Re:My most hated thing my kids say during this time
Mine is singing “somebody come get her, she’s dancing like a stripper” in this weird voice all day every day and now it’s stuck in my head too
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2020 11:54     Subject: My most hated thing my kids say during this time
If it's not one of our meals times they need to drink some water and wait for the meal. We have 3 meals and 2 snacks. Since I believe in eating sitting down even snacks. So they are never more than 1.5 hrs away from food. Most of the time it's thirst and not hunger.
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2020 11:50     Subject: My most hated thing my kids say during this time
Set up a Snack Station with approved things they can access on their own and open/eat on their own.

If hungry enough, they'll eat something from there. If not, it was boredom.
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2020 11:50     Subject: Re:My most hated thing my kids say during this time
I can't take credit for this idea because I read it here, but put together two baskets of snacks, one in the pantry or on the counter and one in the fridge, that have the snacks they are allowed to have during the week. When they run out, they run out. They get to choose when to eat which snacks and hopefully they'll learn some restraint. Label the items if you have more than one kid.
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2020 11:31     Subject: My most hated thing my kids say during this time
They are spoiled brats. Look in the mirror for whom to blame.
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2020 11:22     Subject: My most hated thing my kids say during this time
OP - I hear you!! My nearly 4 year old is constantly asking for "Snacks" - even after she JUST HAD ONE.

So I'll make her what she asks for (in between conference calls/emails/Zoom meetings), and she'll say I didn't cut it right, or she wanted her PB&J in 'squares NOT rectangles!'

I think she's just bored, but it's driving me crazy.
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2020 11:18     Subject: My most hated thing my kids say during this time
Stop asking what they want. Either just give something you know they like, have them figure it out in the kitchen themselves, or say "Do you want an apple with peanut butter or string cheese?"
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2020 09:56     Subject: My most hated thing my kids say during this time
At least 10 times a day: "I'm STARVING!!!!" Me: "What do you want?" Kids: "I don't know. What do we have?" Me: "THE SAME STUFF WE ALWAYS HAVE JUST PICK SOMETHING PLEASE!!!!!"
Ugh.