Comments on: Yet another sinister plot

By: Neda Ann

Neda Ann — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:42:20 +0000

Oh no, I have you beat. At my DD’s birthday party on the 23rd I wouldn’t let her have a piece of her own birthday cake, because she refused to eat anything but chips off the plate of food she specifically asked me to prepare for her birthday because “They are my favorites.” I’m sorry but chips & cake do not a meal make in my house. Her great-grandmother even brought it up at Thanksgiving. Apparently I am the ultimate evil mother.

By: sheila

sheila — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:43:20 +0000

I went to the same school of mommy meanness! lol. Hang tight there sistah! (and btw, my son loves bologna and bread, but won’t eat them as a sandwich. ? touching, touching!) lol

By: mama speak

mama speak — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:15:15 +0000

On the rare, rare occasion my children seem to really dislike their dinner, but seem genuinely hungry, I may offer up some cheese as a desert (European style). But that’s a rare day; my kids cheer at the sight of beets, broccoli & brussel sprouts, I kid you not.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:27:01 +0000

Hmm, I think I was a bit like Monkey as a child. I mean, I don’t think I would eat that soup as an adult (yeah, yeah, picky). And it’s not really fair that Chickadee got to have something special for her that she knew she’d like, kwim? Picky eaters unite! Haha. At least he got the brownie for lunch.

By: Hecticmom

Hecticmom — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:14:33 +0000

Wait – were you describing my kid? My daughter – will eat ANYTHING (and ALWAYS gets the snack). My son – will eat nothing (except McDonald’s chicken nuggets) and thinks it’s a terrible plot against him as well.

By: Katherine

Katherine — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:54:34 +0000

I’m definitely a meanest mommy. I most certainly plan extra good desserts on days we are having stuff my picky eater doesn’t like. He hates it! Some days it gets him to eat his tiny portion, some days he goes hungry.

Oh, and the All of a Kind Family books – my kids loved them. We listened to the first one on a long car trip and then my older son found and read the rest of the series.

By: Meg

Meg — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:58:07 +0000

LOL!! You are SO MEAN!!! I just wrote a post about my own Meanest Mommy in the World experience today, too. Must be something in the turkey flavored air!

By: JennyM

JennyM — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:18:15 +0000

You know how I know our family has no more kids left? Leftovers were “Thanksgiving-in-a-bowl” this year.

By: Mrs Marcos

Mrs Marcos — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:38:51 +0000

Re: Ebola

Funny story! A couple of years ago I was really sick with head cold symptoms that would not quit. I made the announcement to my husband that I was sure I was suffering from Ebola! (I am not a hypochondriac or overly dramatic!)

Fast forward to the next week when I’m feeling healthy and Mr Marcos is feeling the symptoms so he goes to the doctor while I’m at work. He calls from the clinic and says “Honey, didn’t you say you had Ebola last week?!?!”

In the background I can hear our doctor cracking up laughing at him. I knew what had happened as soon as I heard her laughing and after dying inside asked him “You didn’t tell her we had Ebola did you?!?!?!”

Of course he had told her that we had Ebola. So. Awesome. She told him “IF I really thought you had Ebola I would have fled the exam room as soon as the word left your mouth!”

Apparently he’d never heard of the horrible disease that is Ebola. He knows now.

By: Aimee

Aimee — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:42:58 +0000

Wow — I threw that All of a Kind Family reference out there thinking NOBODY would get it! How cool… yes, Meghan, I read the whole series over and over again. I absolutely loved those books, and would love to reread them as an adult. I can’t remember who mentioned it above, but I always loved that pickle and sweet potato thing; and the other story that I loved for some reason was the one where Henny “borrowed” Ella’s dress and stained it, and had to dye it with tea.