Happy Freaking Monday

[jodielyn10]

I need a Whine Thread today.  (and also wine...7:45 am is appropriate drinking time right?)

Ingrid has been refusing breakfast lately before daycare.  I don't know if she's the only one, but our Daycare recently sent a note home to all parents that kids need to be fed breakfast before coming to daycare, there's supposedly been an issue with kids asking for snack earlier and earlier.  Well fantastic, why don't they come to my house and force-feed my child.  Seriously, there is no making a child eat.  I know she's getting hungry and whining for food once she gets there, and she's whining and crying at home because she doesn't want to eat.

Also, we forgot to pull their blankets out of the dryer to take back today (because we were distracted dealing with a crying psychopath), so they don't have blankets for nap time. 

And Eli is suddenly in a separation anxiety phase and drop off is a nightmare with him lately.  So I got to leave my crying, whining, hungry children at daycare with no blankets while I go off to work...and I left my fucking lunch in the refrigerator.  JOY

[starfishy]

jodielyn10 that sounds like an awful start to the day. Forgetting your lunch is the worst!

Are you allowed to send food with the kids to daycare so if they are hungry they can eat? Sometimes I send T with an extra snack and they are fine with it.

[summergirl1211]

jodielyn10, that sounds awful. I'm so sorry. Do they have extra blankets at daycare? I know I've forgotten Riley's before and they always have extras. That stinks that Ingrid isn't eating. We're lucky in that we can bring food for Riley (blueberry waffles ALWAYS), and they also give her cereal and fruit.

Hugs friend. I hope your day gets better from here!

[jodielyn10]

Yes, they do have extras, I just feel like the failure of a parent who sent hungry blanket-less kids.

They also have snack time, and they would probably let me send something for her to eat later, but I don't want to do that. I actually WANT her to be hungry, because I don't want her to get the idea that she can just suddenly refuse to eat breakfast and demand to eat what she wants instead (cheese. No, sorry kid. You can't just have cheese for every meal). If I thought the problem was that she just wasn't hungry yet I would ask to send her with food, but she's eaten breakfast at the same time on weekdays her entire life, she is just trying to force her will on us now and the battle SUCKSSSSSSS. I'm not going to give in just because daycare doesn't want to listen to her whine though.

[laurski81]

jodielyn10,ugh...I'm sorry you are having such a rough morning I hope the rest of your day gets better.

[roo1582]

I'm sorry you are having such a rough day jodielyn10. I hope the rest of your day is much better!

[somethingcleverer]

I hope things get better today jodielyn10, that sounds like a really rough start to your day.

[bliz1712]

Ugh, refusing to eat is the worst. You guys have a commute don't you? Could you do something so she could eat it in the car? Granola bars, fruit, etc.

[junkytrunk]

Jul 13, 2015 8:12:41 GMT -5 bliz1712 said:

Ugh, refusing to eat is the worst. You guys have a commute don't you? Could you do something so she could eat it in the car? Granola bars, fruit, etc.

I was going to suggest something like that too. A banana or something not too messy.

[xanthepants]

jodielyn10, Hugs girl. Some mornings in my house make me want to cry and curl up in a ball. They are hard and I want a do-over button. Sounds like you need one today too.

[aimeefarrahfowler]

Sorry for the rough morning. I posted about dropping A off at VBS this morning over in chat stew. It's so hard. H usually does drop offs in the morning (I go to work 3 hours before he does) and I'm glad I don't have to do it every day because it kills me.

[jodielyn10]

Thanks guys. I think it was partly so hard this morning because we spent the weekend with my dad - who Ingrid ADORES - and now we get to come home and be the bad guys who don't give her everything she wants. My dad always gets up with the kids (I actually think he sits up awake waiting for them to wake up) when we visit so Eric and I can sleep in and apparently she didn't want the watermelon he offered her for breakfast so he went to the store and bought strawberries.

[starfishy]

I didn't know it was a power struggle thing- yeah then be like here are your choices and don't ask daycare for a snack. She'll figure it out. although so annoying for you right now.

I hope your day is getting better.

[bliz1712]

mmmm that sounds all too familiar, my Dad is the same way. He will do anything for his grandkids, he was even going to do swim lessons with Hanna on Friday but then last minute V stepped in.

[MissMusic]

ARGH not a good start to your day! Did it get better by now, at least?

[mightybee]

What a rough start to your day. I hope it got better...and if not, it's almost Tuesday!

[jodielyn10]

I'm happy to report my day did get better! We decided to implement a behavior chart (which we've been meaning to do anyway) and also to offer her a banana with her breakfast so that if she doesn't want to eat what we give her she can still eat the banana - but we don't lose a power struggle by offering her something different. This morning she ate the banana only. At least there wasn't a fight and she didn't ask for a pouch or cheese.

On the plus side, I didn't have a fight with her over getting dressed this morning because I reminded her that if she wanted to get her "getting dressed" sticker she had to get dressed without fussing.

[jennmm]

Jul 14, 2015 6:32:42 GMT -5 jodielyn10 said:

I'm happy to report my day did get better! We decided to implement a behavior chart (which we've been meaning to do anyway) and also to offer her a banana with her breakfast so that if she doesn't want to eat what we give her she can still eat the banana - but we don't lose a power struggle by offering her something different. This morning she ate the banana only. At least there wasn't a fight and she didn't ask for a pouch or cheese.

On the plus side, I didn't have a fight with her over getting dressed this morning because I reminded her that if she wanted to get her "getting dressed" sticker she had to get dressed without fussing.

My kid has a banana problem. She loves bananas. She loves bananas like some people like drugs. Often, I put one on her dinner plate because I know she will eat it and it's fruit. It makes me feel a little better.