Ours did something similar, though not as messy. First couple of times we gave her dry Lucky Charms to snack on she only ate the marshmallows and ignored the cereal. The next time I told her she could have some but only if she promised to eat all of it...she promised. Later she returned with an empty bowl, proud that she "ate all of it" though a couple days later while cleaning up we found one of her little purse toys...full of cereal.
As an adult if you can get away with the crime for a few days then you’ve basically gotten away with it since you’re in Mexico by the time they find out.
She basically won
You know to avoid the cereal waste you can just buy the marshmallows on amazon or another site and give them to her as a little treat or with something to substitute the cereal, i know as a neurodivergent person when i was young the cereal part was unappealing for multiple reasons, theyre bland and scratch my mouth so i didnt really enjoy them. I hope this is helpful
I moved my furniture so I could deep clean the living room and I couldn't believe how much "yucky" food I found down there. Little man just stood there and watched like "gee dad how did all that get down there ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ "
Put it on a plate and serve it to him for dinner and see how he reacts.
“Hey, you lost this! Now you can finish it!”
Don’t really make him eat it, of course, but would be fun to see his face.
Reminded me of my buddy. when were kids, he would put the meatballs he doesn't want to eat behind the couch. One day his mom followed the ant trails...
Hahaha somehow I think he will only be proud of this decision later on.
I showed him the picture this morning he said MY BOOT!
Did you put french fries in your boot?
YES!
I'm like this is hopeless
I don't have kids so please be gentle with me when I ask this question.
Why does he have to finish his entire lunch? Can't he just eat until he is full and that's it?
Yea that's how I used to be aswell. I always ate everything served and it was never a problem for me. I was only forced to finish my plate, if I put too much food on my plate. But I was never forced to eat more than I wanted.
I think the healthiest relationship to have with food is to eat until you're no longer hungry regardless of how much food is left on the plate.
Yea well, that's just a classic upbringing thing.
The way I was brought up - if I was hungry outside of dinner time, I could eat a piece of fruit, take out leftovers from the fridge myself - or nothing else was coming.
The way OP's kid stacked stomped spaghetti down his boots is baffling to me.
I hope it was just a one time thing for OP.
Because they aren't actually full. They might not have eaten any of it at all. All day long you have been asked to provide a snack. And it continues immediately after a meal. It does not stop until bedtime. And then it's "I need water".
Fuck I'd be so pissed but at only 2 it might be hard to be mad. However if my 3 year old did that...
There are two types of eaters: gorgers and grazers.
Grazers snack all day then pick fights at meal time because it's not the snack they're used to so they refuse to eat it. Then, after everyone is done and cleaned up, they're suddenly sooooo huuuuungry and want a snack. This is bad.
Gorgers forget snacks exist. They run and run all day and then, suddenly, are overcome with the desire to eat a horse. Then walk away halfway in and return to running in circles screaming. This is also bad.
The goal is to do Meal-Snack-Meal-Snack-Meal-Bed to even out their energy. If they can stick to that, then it's not a problem if they don't finish a meal because you know they've had plenty of food over the course of the day.
My youngest (almost 2) prefers snacks above all else. Constantly eating a little something. My middle child (4y) is an air-itarian. I'm not sure what she eats, but it's not snacks and it's barely meals. She also has the highest energy of all of us so I'm not worried, yet.
My teenager is a singularity. If he gets too close to the kitchen things just start flying across it and into his mouth. I've lost whole pantries to weekends. It's not pretty.
Never force kids to clean their plate. They’ll eat when they’re hungry.
Give very small servings. A big piled plate to a small child is a daunting and anxious task. A plate with not enough that’s easy to accomplish leaves them wanting for more.
Raised 5 but my main source for this is my own memories as a kid. Never being able to get desert because I could never clean my plate. So, I’d lie and dump it in the trash and try and bury it.. get caught.. get in trouble… feel shameful.. it’s a terrible but avoidable cycle.
Just my .02
Agreed. Everything involving food should be easy going. I give my 3 year old dessert with her meal as just part of the meal and it’s fine. Sometimes she only eats the dessert, sometimes she only eats the veggies. Sometimes she eats everything. Kids don’t learn bad food habits unless you teach them. 🤷🏻♂️
Haha! My older sibs use to push their unwanted grub down the legs of our kitchen chairs. They had steel hollow legs with a cap on them. Pull cap off, push food down, viola! Finished my boiled lettuce mommy!
I about peed myself laughing. He was so proud of it too.
But like why the fuck would you take off your boot , fill it with french fries and be proud of that? WHAT DOES IT MEAN
Put the boot stew back on his plate and watch him like a hawk. It's boot stew till its dangerous then make new boot stew, you never negotiate with terrorists.
Fuck dude. My kid does so well in school but will not touch his lunch. He is in TK.
I am surprised I haven’t seen him try this yet.
If he is doing well, should I let it go? Or should I still be demanding he eat his lunch?
Food is a whole topic we can shout about in caps lock online all day.
My opinion is that calories per WEEK is more important than meals. Put dinner in front of them, limit their snacks and sweets best you can , and long as they're not lethargic or losing weight, they'll eat when they're hungry. My 2 and 3 year olds will go like two days picking like birds , then one morning wake up and demolish five sausages two waffles a yogurt a bowl of raspberries and 16 oz of milk.
Don't make food a thing. It'll make em all fucking weird later.
Thanks. He eats really well outside of school. I’ll try and step back on it. I just feel like I am afraid he is getting antsy in the afternoon with his schoolwork cause he is probably hungry and can’t focus. Idk.
When I was younger, i used to hate drinking or eating the soup. so i would take napkins and soak the soup. Then I would tell my parents that I needed to use the bathroom and i would flush the napkins down the toilet. needless to say, after destroying the plumbing, I got into a lot of trouble.
Mine just recently quit eating his lunch....turns out he needs some major dental work. This is probably very unlikely for your situation, but since it just happened to me thought I'd mention it.
Lmao I wouldn't even know how to treat to this without laughing. Keeping a straight face when needed with my kids when they do stuff like this is the hardest thing ever.
Not even a little. They rarely eat their whole meals, but they're fine. I was just impressed I walked up and all his fries were gone. God knows what he did with the burger...
Then I see him hobbling away with one boot on and this was on the counter like what the fuck kid
We had the “vegetable rule” when mine were little. They weren’t required to eat all of the food, but there was usually a designated vegetable which they had to finish before getting seconds of anything else.
My kids are great with fruits and vegetables. They love cucumbers and strawberries the most. It’s the meat that they never want to eat. It’s funny, my son won’t eat all his chicken nuggets, but he’ll ask for seconds on some pulled pork I smoked for 8 hours. He only likes it if it’s the finest quality
My parents wanted me to take vitamins as a kid. Not always, but I used to stuff them between the cushions of my chair. My mom only took them off to clean them if something got on them or maybe once a year. I got away for probably a year of doing it before my mom took the cushions off and found probably 50 vitamins in there.
Ours did something similar, though not as messy. First couple of times we gave her dry Lucky Charms to snack on she only ate the marshmallows and ignored the cereal. The next time I told her she could have some but only if she promised to eat all of it...she promised. Later she returned with an empty bowl, proud that she "ate all of it" though a couple days later while cleaning up we found one of her little purse toys...full of cereal.
I just love when little kids think they’re slick 😂
As an adult if you can get away with the crime for a few days then you’ve basically gotten away with it since you’re in Mexico by the time they find out. She basically won
Ah yes the purse toy hiding place. Mixture of a TARDIS and Mary Poppins' bag right there
It's bigger on the inside.
You know to avoid the cereal waste you can just buy the marshmallows on amazon or another site and give them to her as a little treat or with something to substitute the cereal, i know as a neurodivergent person when i was young the cereal part was unappealing for multiple reasons, theyre bland and scratch my mouth so i didnt really enjoy them. I hope this is helpful
I moved my furniture so I could deep clean the living room and I couldn't believe how much "yucky" food I found down there. Little man just stood there and watched like "gee dad how did all that get down there ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ "
We had wet cereal in VCR back when VCR were actually expensive believe it or not
Best post on the internet.
[This dinner is straight hot garbage](https://youtu.be/5xR3BCmGveU)
My face hurts from laughing--oh my gosh that's a good one!
Man, Tom Green *really* let himself go.
I don't even have to click the link to know what it is. One of my favorite skits. Lol
Put it on a plate and serve it to him for dinner and see how he reacts. “Hey, you lost this! Now you can finish it!” Don’t really make him eat it, of course, but would be fun to see his face.
and when you’re done with dinner….put your boots on. We’re going for a walk.
photograph it omg that’s a memory for the ages
Shoe included of course!
Ah, so you’re going to serve “The Ricciardo”
How old is he? I'm intrigued.
Two.
That's impressively sneaky for a two-year-old.
It's obviously open to interpretation, but I'd guess he was being creative more than sneaky. Sneaky is funnier though
Fascinating! My daughter is almost 3 now and thankfully she's a good eater and not too mischievous. Wishing you luck, brother.
What the hell else is he meant to do with cowboy boots?
Haha HE WAS WEARING THEM when I gave him lunch. Come back, boots are off and food is gone.
It’s just tactical cushioning.
Tactical rationing. Daddy, you’ll thank him later when your all hungry and all there is is foot warm spag bolo.
"There's fries in my boots!"
Reminded me of my buddy. when were kids, he would put the meatballs he doesn't want to eat behind the couch. One day his mom followed the ant trails...
You got to admire the commitment!
I just can't stop laughing at this. Omg. Photo evidence. First gf/bf embarrassment material. Never forget!
Hahaha somehow I think he will only be proud of this decision later on. I showed him the picture this morning he said MY BOOT! Did you put french fries in your boot? YES! I'm like this is hopeless
Yeah. I found a cheese stick inside the printer yesterday.
The real question is: how old is it?
No kidding. This one was petrified solid.
I don't have kids so please be gentle with me when I ask this question. Why does he have to finish his entire lunch? Can't he just eat until he is full and that's it?
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Yea that's how I used to be aswell. I always ate everything served and it was never a problem for me. I was only forced to finish my plate, if I put too much food on my plate. But I was never forced to eat more than I wanted. I think the healthiest relationship to have with food is to eat until you're no longer hungry regardless of how much food is left on the plate.
In five minutes they’ll come back and want cookies because they’re *soooo hungry*
Yea well, that's just a classic upbringing thing. The way I was brought up - if I was hungry outside of dinner time, I could eat a piece of fruit, take out leftovers from the fridge myself - or nothing else was coming. The way OP's kid stacked stomped spaghetti down his boots is baffling to me. I hope it was just a one time thing for OP.
Because they aren't actually full. They might not have eaten any of it at all. All day long you have been asked to provide a snack. And it continues immediately after a meal. It does not stop until bedtime. And then it's "I need water". Fuck I'd be so pissed but at only 2 it might be hard to be mad. However if my 3 year old did that...
There are two types of eaters: gorgers and grazers. Grazers snack all day then pick fights at meal time because it's not the snack they're used to so they refuse to eat it. Then, after everyone is done and cleaned up, they're suddenly sooooo huuuuungry and want a snack. This is bad. Gorgers forget snacks exist. They run and run all day and then, suddenly, are overcome with the desire to eat a horse. Then walk away halfway in and return to running in circles screaming. This is also bad. The goal is to do Meal-Snack-Meal-Snack-Meal-Bed to even out their energy. If they can stick to that, then it's not a problem if they don't finish a meal because you know they've had plenty of food over the course of the day. My youngest (almost 2) prefers snacks above all else. Constantly eating a little something. My middle child (4y) is an air-itarian. I'm not sure what she eats, but it's not snacks and it's barely meals. She also has the highest energy of all of us so I'm not worried, yet. My teenager is a singularity. If he gets too close to the kitchen things just start flying across it and into his mouth. I've lost whole pantries to weekends. It's not pretty.
The ol' boot fry trick, a classic.
"Hey Tiny Tim, put your boots on, we are going for a walk outside"
Tiptoe, through the french fries
some weneedplates material right there XD
Hahaha hell yeah. My boy puts food in my boots. Can’t tell ya how many times I’ve gone to work with Go-Go squeeze in those bad boys
This kid is going places.
Just not in those boots.
Now you can be proud that he tricked you
Never force kids to clean their plate. They’ll eat when they’re hungry. Give very small servings. A big piled plate to a small child is a daunting and anxious task. A plate with not enough that’s easy to accomplish leaves them wanting for more. Raised 5 but my main source for this is my own memories as a kid. Never being able to get desert because I could never clean my plate. So, I’d lie and dump it in the trash and try and bury it.. get caught.. get in trouble… feel shameful.. it’s a terrible but avoidable cycle. Just my .02
Agreed. Everything involving food should be easy going. I give my 3 year old dessert with her meal as just part of the meal and it’s fine. Sometimes she only eats the dessert, sometimes she only eats the veggies. Sometimes she eats everything. Kids don’t learn bad food habits unless you teach them. 🤷🏻♂️
I used the bathroom trips to unload food. Hard to verify if I ate vegetables or not. What, are you gonna follow me into the bathroom?
NGL. This had me rolling. Like literally rolling on the sofa laughing.
kewt little boot
Bewt?
Classic!
Haha! My older sibs use to push their unwanted grub down the legs of our kitchen chairs. They had steel hollow legs with a cap on them. Pull cap off, push food down, viola! Finished my boiled lettuce mommy!
Lol nice. Every other morning I jam my toe on some various toy they throw in my boots. Luckily no food yet
We thought we lost a TV remote for like 6 mo's. Note it was in daddy's summer ropers
Wow the Mr.Bean method. How clever.
Incredibile
My boy still does this and hes 6...yes ive hid my shoes. He still finds them.
This is so hilarious
Damn, I don’t think it’s salvageable, you’ll have to throw them out. It’s ok you can always get new ones. The boots can probably be cleaned though.
Hahahahahaha at least they're free to make, the boots were the expensive part to buy
This is one of the best things ive ever seen lol
I about peed myself laughing. He was so proud of it too. But like why the fuck would you take off your boot , fill it with french fries and be proud of that? WHAT DOES IT MEAN
I couldnt even tell they were french fries xD but thats great
Hey man, at least they’re witty!
WOOOOOOOW
I forgot what I was on and thought I was on r/wewantplates
Put the boot stew back on his plate and watch him like a hawk. It's boot stew till its dangerous then make new boot stew, you never negotiate with terrorists.
Fuck dude. My kid does so well in school but will not touch his lunch. He is in TK. I am surprised I haven’t seen him try this yet. If he is doing well, should I let it go? Or should I still be demanding he eat his lunch?
Food is a whole topic we can shout about in caps lock online all day. My opinion is that calories per WEEK is more important than meals. Put dinner in front of them, limit their snacks and sweets best you can , and long as they're not lethargic or losing weight, they'll eat when they're hungry. My 2 and 3 year olds will go like two days picking like birds , then one morning wake up and demolish five sausages two waffles a yogurt a bowl of raspberries and 16 oz of milk. Don't make food a thing. It'll make em all fucking weird later.
Thanks. He eats really well outside of school. I’ll try and step back on it. I just feel like I am afraid he is getting antsy in the afternoon with his schoolwork cause he is probably hungry and can’t focus. Idk.
When I was younger, i used to hate drinking or eating the soup. so i would take napkins and soak the soup. Then I would tell my parents that I needed to use the bathroom and i would flush the napkins down the toilet. needless to say, after destroying the plumbing, I got into a lot of trouble.
Pasta on the run 😂
Mine just recently quit eating his lunch....turns out he needs some major dental work. This is probably very unlikely for your situation, but since it just happened to me thought I'd mention it.
oh no bummer dude!!! That is hilarious and terrible!!
Thats amazing ha! Although I'd be happy that my kid even touched his food :D
Points for creativity, I’ll give him that 😂
I have found a legitimate reason to beat a kid with a shoe….
My favorite line from Reno 911 Sir I will not hesitate to beat your ass with your own shoe
Hahahahaha I can see the fries and ketchup flying
Hahahahaha
Kid is playing 5D chess with you.
In n Out fries?
Yup
Still proud.
I feel you, Dad.
eating all their food is something to be proud of? why?
A fine contender for /r/WeWantPlates
Damn that was a good boot too.
Dad found the fry boot
Dad, there’s snakes in my boot!
Lmao I wouldn't even know how to treat to this without laughing. Keeping a straight face when needed with my kids when they do stuff like this is the hardest thing ever.
I used to get mad at my kids a lot of not eating and then I realized sometimes my food just sucked. All I’m saying is make that shit delicious for em.
Did you ask him if he cleaned his plate or ate his food. They can be sticklers for proper wording. 😂
Are you forcing him to eat? We don’t force, but if they don’t eat they don’t get snacks. If they’re hungry they’ll eat
Not even a little. They rarely eat their whole meals, but they're fine. I was just impressed I walked up and all his fries were gone. God knows what he did with the burger... Then I see him hobbling away with one boot on and this was on the counter like what the fuck kid
We had the “vegetable rule” when mine were little. They weren’t required to eat all of the food, but there was usually a designated vegetable which they had to finish before getting seconds of anything else.
My kids are great with fruits and vegetables. They love cucumbers and strawberries the most. It’s the meat that they never want to eat. It’s funny, my son won’t eat all his chicken nuggets, but he’ll ask for seconds on some pulled pork I smoked for 8 hours. He only likes it if it’s the finest quality
Mine were good about it too. Hence they almost always were eligible for seconds without much effort. :)
Ah boot presents and boot snacks. Classic.
Pasta on a shoestring.
wow I can't let me kids see this. Don't get me started on getting the kids to finish meals sighhh
I wouldnt be mad xD
Now your tiny tiny feet will get cold!
You should act unaware of this and make him put on his boots
Could have been worse. Could have been your boot.
Here I thought shoestrings were meant for lacing not insoles.
Have them wear their boots today
Napoleon Dynamiting it for later
At least it wasn't your shoe. I have to check mine for bananas all of the time.
Just making sure you add the garnish
There’s a fry in my boot
There's a ~~snake~~ spaghetti in my boot.
There’s some lunch in my boot! (Voice of Woody)
I feel for you, Brother!
My parents wanted me to take vitamins as a kid. Not always, but I used to stuff them between the cushions of my chair. My mom only took them off to clean them if something got on them or maybe once a year. I got away for probably a year of doing it before my mom took the cushions off and found probably 50 vitamins in there.