Dh and dd, 11yo, are having a contest: no sweets. dd decided to do this to help dh not eat them at night to help him lose weight. dd does not need to lose weight. today was the... (more)
first day. dd really wants sweets but so far has held out, even at her friend's house. tonight will be difficult for dh.
posted March 14th, 2014 at 6:54pm in Toddler
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- Inappropriate for an 11 yo 3-14-2014 6:55pm +1 like, -2 dislikes
- why? it's not like the kid is giving up anything needed for a growing body. i think it's cute. sounds like the kid loves her dad. 3-14-2014 6:56pm
- She needs calories. 3-14-2014 6:56pm
- and sweets are only one way of getting calories. you know this. why are you being so contrary? 3-14-2014 6:57pm +1 like
- I was an np but a few of us agree - ice cream also has calcium- it just seems a bit misguided. 3-14-2014 6:57pm
- op: again, her decision, her choice. she is having grapes right now for dessert. she only had 1 piece of candy a day so it's not that much to give up. 3-14-2014 6:59pm
- so does milk, and cheese, and yogurt, to mention a few things with calcium. this is extraordinarily ybmish of you, and very very funny. 3-14-2014 6:59pm
- I am bring anti ybm ish right now. Ybm hates sugar. I think it's ok in moderation. I don't see that any good can come of experiencing a diet with dh who needs to lose weight, when...(more) 3-14-2014 7:00pm
- nah. you're being contrary, which is the supreme ybm trait. 3-14-2014 7:01pm
- Yet a consensus among responders. Whatever 3-14-2014 7:01pm
- op: it's a fun bet. she eats plenty and not having the sugar is good, not something she needs. i would never let her give up something essential to her diet and well being 3-14-2014 7:02pm
- nah. you're being contrary, which is the supreme ybm trait. 3-14-2014 7:01pm
- I am bring anti ybm ish right now. Ybm hates sugar. I think it's ok in moderation. I don't see that any good can come of experiencing a diet with dh who needs to lose weight, when...(more) 3-14-2014 7:00pm
- I was an np but a few of us agree - ice cream also has calcium- it just seems a bit misguided. 3-14-2014 6:57pm
- and sweets are only one way of getting calories. you know this. why are you being so contrary? 3-14-2014 6:57pm +1 like
- She needs calories. 3-14-2014 6:56pm
- op: her decision. the "prize" is a dinner out together that either one can choose, most likely in-n-out burger. dd did not eat a lot of sweets to begin with but she loves her...(more) 3-14-2014 6:56pm
- why? it's not like the kid is giving up anything needed for a growing body. i think it's cute. sounds like the kid loves her dad. 3-14-2014 6:56pm
- OMG. Knock that shit off. Dd should not be involved 3-14-2014 6:55pm +1 like
- op: she was the one who came up with the bet, she wants to do it. no one said anything to her about doing this. 3-14-2014 6:58pm
- That doesn't make it any better. Be a parent and say no. We don't have food contests. 3-14-2014 7:00pm +1 like
- op: since i know my dd and dh, it won't be long before 1 or the other gives in. i give it a couple of days at most. 3-14-2014 7:01pm
- Even worse. 3-14-2014 7:01pm
- op: since i know my dd and dh, it won't be long before 1 or the other gives in. i give it a couple of days at most. 3-14-2014 7:01pm
- NP - NOW I WANT IN N OUT 3-14-2014 7:00pm
- That doesn't make it any better. Be a parent and say no. We don't have food contests. 3-14-2014 7:00pm +1 like
- op: she was the one who came up with the bet, she wants to do it. no one said anything to her about doing this. 3-14-2014 6:58pm
- This is really fucked up 3-14-2014 6:56pm +1 like
- are you just being arbitrary? it's not as if she's giving up food. 3-14-2014 6:56pm
- Np- I think a lot of us don't like an adolescent girl getting into this deprivation thing. 3-14-2014 6:58pm
- i don't see it that way at ALL. i think you guys look for anything to gripe about. this sounds very sweet, as it were, to me. 3-14-2014 6:59pm
- No 11 yo should be on a diet. You are teaching her to have a combative relationship with food. And then rewarding her with more food. 3-14-2014 6:59pm +1 like
- cuckoo for cocoapuffs, all of you. 3-14-2014 7:00pm
- op: she is not on a diet. she can eat whatever she wants. she is choosing to not eat the 1 piece of candy she normally eats a day and not have the ice cream she eats 3x/week....(more) 3-14-2014 7:00pm
- i'm not sure you need to defend yourself against the contrary folks here. 3-14-2014 7:00pm
- op; i know, i really shouldn't. anything i say is just fanning the flames. 3-14-2014 7:03pm
- i'm not sure you need to defend yourself against the contrary folks here. 3-14-2014 7:00pm
- Np- I think a lot of us don't like an adolescent girl getting into this deprivation thing. 3-14-2014 6:58pm
- are you just being arbitrary? it's not as if she's giving up food. 3-14-2014 6:56pm