This thread should really be titled, "Will she eat it?"
I just slaved in the kitchen over some fish shaped fish sticks and a bit of green beans for the Little Lil Momma. When I presented her offering to her, she gave me the sign for "more" and set about crying.
After I told her how hard I worked to prepare the meal, she signed again for "more", cried, then slapped herself in the head. I don't get the slapping herself in the head thing.
Is that sign language for something? What is she saying that I don't get?
She ended up eating 1/2 of a banana and some oatmeal for dinner. Is that wrong? I usually feel really confident about my mothering abilities. But, with dinner- I'm at a loss. It is the most stressful part of the day, so I usually don't start thinking about it until 4:45 pm. I get home and hope that the dinner fairy has left a meal in my fridge. It never happens. I stare in the fridge and I stare in the pantry, I go back to the freezer and then to the other pantry.
I pretty much knew that I'd be responsible for everything when having children. But DINNER, too? I think I'm going to go back to baby food and formula for both girls. That was so much easier.
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my elder monster does the head-slappy thing when he's upset. i don't get it either! he's done it since he was a wee one, but it has lessened over the years. {btw, he'll be 4 in april...}
and bananas and oatmeal are a marvelous dinner! very nutritious! i might have that myself!
Well you got two food groups in there- that's better than I do.
Tonight WC had a grilled cheese. P had a tostada. It's normally a smorgasboard at my house because no one likes the same thing.
As for the head slapping, in my experience it means "Silly mama, what were you thinking?"
Just wanted you to know that you are not alone. Dinner time is stressful at our house too. I usually just wanna throw my hands up and give 'em cereal.
Both my boys did the head slapping too. Not sure why, but they did. They have not quit it all together, but it is dramatically better than it used to be.
Oh Mama... we are raising the same child, I so feel your pain! I drove through Arby's last night, got the terrible 2 what she always eats... got home and she cried the entire time, and got up to put herself in time out (probably not a good sign) I told her if she did not eat her ham melt she could have nothing else... an hour later I was feeding her mini corn dogs in HER ROOM (I never do that!)
Sounds like I totaly gave up...
shannon
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