tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29681610.post7452367896383216953..comments2023-10-24T21:54:44.976-04:00Comments on Toni Ryan Says...: Fake McDonalds (and other great lies from our childhood)Toni Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15959317096309671517noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29681610.post-58026392514012248172010-12-17T13:11:41.734-05:002010-12-17T13:11:41.734-05:00I work with someone whose son will only eat certai...I work with someone whose son will only eat certain foods because he has some issues (learning, behavioral, etc.), so he will buy him McDonalds fries for dinner every single night. He eats those and other salty (and crunchy) foods, but that's about it (oh, and cheese pizza). He's extremely limited in his diet and it's literally part of his chemical makeup, there's nothing they can do about it, so either they give him the fries or he doesn't eat, which of course they would never want to do. That being said, I am a parent, and my fiance and I don't even want to introduce our daughter to that kind of food because it's so unhealthy. It's not food that my fiance and I eat, so it won't be food that she will eat; so there is that sense of "it's the parents' fault," because they are the ones buying it for the kids. I'm sure that argument will go on forever! Lol. But as far as lying to the kids, we haven't had any need to get into that yet, lol. I hope we don't ever need to. I don't remember my parents ever telling us any lies, unless I blocked them out, lol.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17406230860004477657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29681610.post-35791534096378255542010-12-17T08:58:39.102-05:002010-12-17T08:58:39.102-05:00OK, well I think you missed the point Anon #1, lol...OK, well I think you missed the point Anon #1, lol, I was just pointing out how parents have to occasionally fib to do what's best for us, i.e. ends justifying the means. Not having kids myself, I believe that it is REALLY hard work, and there are lots of days when you can't pull off "Perfect Parenting"... with that being said, I would never try and make a statement about what goes on in other people's households, esp based on a funny facebook story (and esp not about my sweet adorable friend Jeannette!!) <br /><br />I think kids still beg for McDonald's whether or not they eat it all the time (and if not McD's, then a popular toy, a fave activity, whatev) -- I think if we're gonna start assigning blame, we should yell at those fabulous advertising people at McDonalds, and all the other kids at school that talk about their happy meal toys too. Don't worry Jeannette, I know you don't really feed your son McD's morning noon and night :)Toni Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04700893738880903897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29681610.post-46370418781156320342010-12-17T07:47:56.755-05:002010-12-17T07:47:56.755-05:00To the post above: You should not be so judgmenta...To the post above: You should not be so judgmental about other parents. Obviously you have no children at all. As you do not know, raising a child is not so black and white. It is an extremely upsetting, frustrating and tiring process when your child does not want to eat. Maybe you need to grow something, but not a backbone!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29681610.post-17194736449382448352010-12-15T21:20:50.598-05:002010-12-15T21:20:50.598-05:00Ugh! You know why that kid eats only McD's? ...Ugh! You know why that kid eats only McD's? BECAUSE SHE GETS IT FOR HIM!!! I've never seen a 4 year old in the drive thru getting himself a Happy Meal...someone is feeding it to him! Guess what! Stop buying it, and he'll stop eating it! I guarantee he'll get hungry enough to eat something else. Grow a backbone, mom!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com