[quote=njtosd][quote=CA renter]Sounds like you’re going to be great parents, CE (but stay away from that soda!). I like your ideas here. Don’t worry too much about the food; you can make a hobby out of cooking with the family (that’s what we do, since we also love good food, unfortunately).
This will be such an awesome experience for you guys! :)[/quote]
OK – I have to agree that soda isn’t great. And maybe I am sensitive because I developed a morning Diet Pepsi habit in college before I started on (the more caffeinated) coffee. But why does this thread put so much more emphasis on soda than, say, alcohol and/or smoking? Plus, I feel like the biggest battle we face is not soda but staying fun and cheerful in the face of unfathomably messy rooms, mountains of laundry, homework, bills and (for example) my 12 year old’s incessant drumming. Sometimes I go to bed at night and realize I was a real buzz kill for most of the day. Staying positive in light of all the commotion is a daily challenge . . .[/quote]
Mountains and mountains of laundry! Where does it all come from?!?
Totally hear you on trying to be happy and fun while attempting to rear decent kids in a relatively clean, organized home. It’s especially difficult when dad gets to be the fun guy, so mom is the only one doing all the disciplining throughout the day.
The kids on our street were all discussing their parents in our backyard one day, and we overheard them saying: “Dads are all fun and awesomeness!!! They are so awesome and fun! Moms are all about rules and cleaning.” Of course, the dads thought it was great, not so much for us moms. 🙁
As for the soda, my DH drank soda daily as a kid, and I drank plenty in my teens and young adult years, too. But that stuff is pure junk. My MIL is a lifelong drinker of diet Pepsi, and she’s had a lot of bone problems (hip and back surgeries), in addition to being obese, even though she eats very little. I’m pretty convinced her poor diet (what she does eat is lacking in nutrition and there’s not nearly enough produce), smoking, and Pepsi habits are to blame.
It’s one thing to have a soda a couple of times a year when you go to a movie or something, but daily drinking is just so bad for you, IMHO, that we don’t have soda at our house except for what is reserved for parties and guests.
