Protein powders...and kids?
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Leslie:
this is unbelievable. I can't believe anyone would spit in her face and kick her cast. Sometimes it takes all your strength not to march down to these kids house' and knock them into next week for their inhumanity.
Seems you daughter and mine both come from the sensitive, nice girl with above average intelligence category. All we can do is smooth their heartaches, and reassure them that they will come into their own in time and their lives will be the richer for not stooping to practice such behaviours themselves. Not to mention the incredible empathy they will have for others as they mature.
I guess it was hard for my Martha because another girl who professed to be her friend and who came round here to play and/or sleep over most weekends since April (with no reciprocity on the part of the girl's family) now ignores her and threw her over for another "best friend" because Martha refused to always bow to the other girl's command, and last time she was at our house she showed her true nature with spiteful comments which I overheard such as "if we went on a trip to martha's brain, it sure would be vacant." Charming. We are not bothering with this girl anymore. Who needs that aggro?
Are boys any easier? Not that I was thinking of having any more!
Clare
this is unbelievable. I can't believe anyone would spit in her face and kick her cast. Sometimes it takes all your strength not to march down to these kids house' and knock them into next week for their inhumanity.
Seems you daughter and mine both come from the sensitive, nice girl with above average intelligence category. All we can do is smooth their heartaches, and reassure them that they will come into their own in time and their lives will be the richer for not stooping to practice such behaviours themselves. Not to mention the incredible empathy they will have for others as they mature.
I guess it was hard for my Martha because another girl who professed to be her friend and who came round here to play and/or sleep over most weekends since April (with no reciprocity on the part of the girl's family) now ignores her and threw her over for another "best friend" because Martha refused to always bow to the other girl's command, and last time she was at our house she showed her true nature with spiteful comments which I overheard such as "if we went on a trip to martha's brain, it sure would be vacant." Charming. We are not bothering with this girl anymore. Who needs that aggro?
Are boys any easier? Not that I was thinking of having any more!
Clare
mogambo
Cathlete
I am very pleased to hear about this happy ending. My only information to share, is when I wanted my daughter to eat a bit more protein while she was at home (now a college freshman), I put some vanilla Spirutein in her oatmeal, or made her a protein shake with frozen bananas after her workouts, or a track meet. It's hard getting girls through the teen years. Good luck, you are doing a great job.
icklemoley
Cathlete
Clare, I’m so glad that your daughter is ok. I have only just seen this post so I’m sorry for not responding earlier. Though I am not a parent I am very happy indeed that she is “healthy” and “ok”. I cannot imagine the worry that parents must go through with children worries. It amazes me sometimes the strength that parents must face with the daily challenges that children bring. Though children can never be an option to for me, I am constantly reminded on this board of how much love children can bring (as well as being a pain in the arse! lol) x
Wayne:
don't rule kids out! families take all shapes and sizes, you know that! And we never know now what we may desire or be like tomorow, so.......
Yes, kids are a lot of worry, but so much fun too. And I would never want my life without them. And thanks for that last expression, living out here I don't hear it all that often, except out of my mouth on a regular basis, it's just sooooooo saxon! :7
Clare
don't rule kids out! families take all shapes and sizes, you know that! And we never know now what we may desire or be like tomorow, so.......
Yes, kids are a lot of worry, but so much fun too. And I would never want my life without them. And thanks for that last expression, living out here I don't hear it all that often, except out of my mouth on a regular basis, it's just sooooooo saxon! :7
Clare
icklemoley
Cathlete
arse! lol ... xxx so funny x
Hi Clare,
My DS is a picky eater and only weighs 40# (he's 8). My ped told me to try to add protein, in shake/smoothie form if need be... Certainly, "real" foods are preferred, but she told me to do whatever needed to be done. She even told me to let him have "junk-food" cereal for breakfast if it would boost his soy-milk intake as a result. (He's allergic to dairy.)
She also mentioned Spirutein as a good brand of non-dairy protein shakes for kids. Of course, as others have said, talk to your ped (which I see you've already done!
) before you add anything like that to her diet!
My DS is a picky eater and only weighs 40# (he's 8). My ped told me to try to add protein, in shake/smoothie form if need be... Certainly, "real" foods are preferred, but she told me to do whatever needed to be done. She even told me to let him have "junk-food" cereal for breakfast if it would boost his soy-milk intake as a result. (He's allergic to dairy.)
She also mentioned Spirutein as a good brand of non-dairy protein shakes for kids. Of course, as others have said, talk to your ped (which I see you've already done!
) before you add anything like that to her diet!Oh Clare, I'm so glad that everything is ok! That can be so scary when you think there is something wrong with your child.
I completely understand worrying too much, I am right there with you. I do the same thing all the time. I think it makes a better mother though. AT least you are paying attention to your daughter and showing that you care.
I know where your daughter is coming from with hurtful girls. I remember coming home from my friends houses hurting from what they would tell me. Girls are very hard on eachother when they are younger. Boys, well, the only difference is that they handle their problems with fists. I remember my brother kept getting pushed down from one of his so called "friends" when he was little. My mom told me that she finally got to the point where she pushed the little boy back because my brother wouldn't do it. I don't know if that was the right thing to do, but I guess it worked. I haven't had to deal with too much of that yet, my son is only three. He has been pushed and hit by one little boy. I think I will just keep him away from that little boy though rather than hit the boy back.
Sounds like you are a great mother that pays close attention to your children. They are lucky to have you as their mother.
Kathy
I completely understand worrying too much, I am right there with you. I do the same thing all the time. I think it makes a better mother though. AT least you are paying attention to your daughter and showing that you care.
I know where your daughter is coming from with hurtful girls. I remember coming home from my friends houses hurting from what they would tell me. Girls are very hard on eachother when they are younger. Boys, well, the only difference is that they handle their problems with fists. I remember my brother kept getting pushed down from one of his so called "friends" when he was little. My mom told me that she finally got to the point where she pushed the little boy back because my brother wouldn't do it. I don't know if that was the right thing to do, but I guess it worked. I haven't had to deal with too much of that yet, my son is only three. He has been pushed and hit by one little boy. I think I will just keep him away from that little boy though rather than hit the boy back.
Sounds like you are a great mother that pays close attention to your children. They are lucky to have you as their mother.
Kathy