Six year olds and Mountain Dew. Your thoughts please...
What are your thoughts on a bm who sends her child to the father's home hopped up on doughnuts and Mountain Dew every drop off? I have very strict soda restrictions in my home. I do not allow caffeinated beverages for the kids. This includes most sodas. And I don't feed the kids a sugary breakfast. It's usually a hot breakfast in our home. Most times pancakes or eggs and bacon and fruit. But this happens everytime dh picks up ss from bm. Not sure if she is just a moron or if she is sabotaging us this way. Your thoughts please...
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Hahahahaha.... I would guess
Hahahahaha.... I would guess she's doing it passive aggressively to entertain herself because she either disagrees with how you run your home or she enjoys knowing that it pisses you off.
Either way.. she can feed the kids whatever she wants when they are at her home. Boundaries go both ways. Butt out and stop giving her the pleasure of irritating you.
I didn't say it bothers me.
I didn't say it bothers me. I could give a flip less about it. This isn't my first rodeo. But when you walk into my home with a couple donuts and a full Mountain Dew I believe it is within my authority to confiscate said materials and dispose of them as I see fit. I let him have his donut. But the half drank Mountain Dew went down the drain.
I would go with she's just a
I would go with she's just a moron. Mountain Dew? Isn't that the same crap that little princess Honey Boo Boo drinks too? Only a moron would allow their kid to drink that crap.
I see parents every day stuff their kids full of sugar. Crackers, cookies, juices, sodas, doughnuts, french toast sticks, sweetened waters, gatorade, candy, etc.
And people wonder why we're the fastest nation in the world.
^^^this^^^ *facepalm* Dumbass
^^^this^^^
*facepalm* Dumbass feeds skids a consistent diet of Mtn Dew, gatorade, fruit by the foot, gushers, little debbies, and for "meals" frozen pizza, frozen nuggets, hamburger helper, or McDonalds.
but u can't fix stupid....
Ooooh! Red Bull! Oh and a
Ooooh! Red Bull! Oh and a kazoo. That would fix her! LOL!
I did something similar (see
I did something similar (see my comment down below). Oddly enough I think this childish ploy at retribution worked.
*sheepish grin* I'm guilty of
*sheepish grin* I'm guilty of this... when SS8 was younger, I'd allow him to gorge himself on candy, sugary snacks, and soda just before BM was due to pick him up. I'd feel bad about it if she weren't a raging blob of PAS'ing gutterslut. }:)
If you do this, you are our
If you do this, you are our BM! Oh, but add a king size bag of Skittles too. :jawdrop:
I can't believe people let
I can't believe people let their kids drink that crap. But hey... what do we expect? They are idiots.
Donkeykong does this kind of
Donkeykong does this kind of thing too. He feeds SS energy drinks and lets him stay up into the wee hours of the night doing god-knows-what on the internet. It used to bug us at first because SS has ADHD and when a kid with ADHD is sleep deprived and high on sugar, meltdowns happen often and happen quickly. I learned to just make myself scarce when SS would come home from his Dad's. I'd avoid him completely and wait until he finally crashes.
A couple of months ago, I had an opportunity to give Donkeykong a taste of his own medicine. Not exactly very mature of me I know, but...Eh. SS was returning late from a school field trip and Donkeykong didn't want to pick him up. As far as he is concerned, school trips and extra-curriculars are not his responsibility. So I go pick up SS to bring him to his father's house. On the way, I made a quick detour to the donut shop and bought SS a donut and an ice-cap.
The BM in our case won't
The BM in our case won't allow the kids sweet tea, soda, candy.... So every holiday, she sends all the candy the kids get back to our house with them. The last time she did it (Easter), we let the kids split some of the stuff (with my kids... fair is fair), and sent the rest of it back to her with them two weeks later.
Sad thing about it is, she used to let her kids have sweet tea (their favorite drink) and candy. It's her husband who won't let them have their Christmas candy at Christmas, or Halloween candy at Halloween, or Easter candy at Easter....
I have a question on this,
I have a question on this, because this is a topic that bugs the crap out of me. How long do you keep Halloween Candy, Easter chocolate, etc? Even after I apply the "Daddy tax", there's enough of this junk to decorate a full-sized gingerbread mansion!
^^^^^^^This^^^^^^^^ One
^^^^^^^This^^^^^^^^ One month. Then it goes buh-bye.
The day after Halloween, we
The day after Halloween, we bring it to the women's shelter so they can give it to their kids. We usually bring juice boxes & a magician (because they're usually booked on Halloween & he'll volunteer the day after). It's a day late but they never mind
One time, we just put it all
One time, we just put it all in a pinata & let them have a go at it.
The look on their faces is priceless.
And Mofo, we have a "Soda
And Mofo, we have a "Soda Stream" machine. We still have soda in the house but like a bottle a week.
The rest we make our own soda so we can regulate their sugar intake.
LOL BM drops SS off at about
LOL BM drops SS off at about 7 every morning that he doesn't spend the night here. Every time she drops him off he comes with a half eaten box of cupcakes, donoughts, or candy bars, and a chocolate milk. Then we get him all settled in and of course he hasn't had breakfast yet. She doesn't see a problem with it at all and it drives me nuts. I wonder if she is this oblivious to everything that isn't her own little world.
Ok I used to be addicted to
Ok I used to be addicted to Mountain Dew - I mean recently like 2 weeks ago...LOL And I've stopped ALL soda and sweets, just because I'm shooting for a bikini. Anyhow, with that being said, unfortunately, not much you can do about the dumbass BM setting this kid up for a lifetime of obesity and hyperactivity, but you can tell him that it won't fly in your home.
Next time he comes over, have a busy activity waiting for him. If he's pumped full of caffeine and sugar, let him expend it running around outside and out of your hair. Have him do yardwork or take a bike ride through the neighborhood. Tell him not to come back inside until he's tired, sweating, hungry or has to use the bathroom.
Hell, we weren't allowed indoors during nice days unless it was bedtime, dinnertime or we had to pee. Then it was back outside. The kids nowadays have no idea what playing is like unless it's a damn video game! Get the fuck outside and PLAY!
This is SS10 new favorite
This is SS10 new favorite drink, Mt. Dew. WTF gives a kid Mt. Dew??? BM says it helps him stay away during school. Lordamercy, why not just give the kid a cup of joe??
SS10 was with us for a couple of weeks during a CPS investigation. A good night sleep after a nice hot shower and waking up to a breakfast of protein and fruit kept him awake during school. You'd think she would learn this?? SS10's teacher and school nurse told DH that SS10 had NEVER looked so good and was able to function in the morning than while with us.
Not much you can do about
Not much you can do about what the BM gives her kids. Mountain Dew is one of the worst pops on peoples teeth. Its my favorite and my dentist convinced me to quit buying it. You could print up information on it and show your DH in hopes of him passing it on to the BM.
Send her back sugared up ,
Send her back sugared up , dirty, and real early in the morning
sounds mean but, hey tit for tat
I really wouldn't do that
I really wouldn't do that but, It totally upsets me to hear about parents who are that clueless.