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<blockquote data-quote="EndangeredCheerleader" data-source="post: 581860" data-attributes="member: 15279"><p>You are not being petty. I get it! Missing food happens A LOT in our house. It's a legitimate frustration. I can't offer a solution but I completely sympathize. (((hugs))) </p><p></p><p>This issue comes and goes randomly around here. Sometimes what's missing is plain bizzare like frozen peppers and family sized broccoli casseroles (really?!) but usually it involves things that have been specifically set aside for other purposes. It gets stuck in their Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) minds as something they must have even if they waste it or give it away. </p><p></p><p>While I was out grocery shopping yesterday, DD13 snuck out the backdoor with all the indivual sized drinks and chips we had and fed neighborhood friends. House rule is simple: eat from the family sized packages so that children packing school lunches have what they need during the week. There were several bags of chips and costco sized jugs of apple juice she could have taken from the pantry. I was annoyed at having to go back out for lunch drinks. husband grounded her (his watch- his consequence) which doesn't do anything but prevent opportunity. And honestly, it does seem petty, doesn't it? A kid ate up all the junk food? Oh noes! LOL! But it's part of a bigger problem and it's so darn intentional with what gets taken- something off limits. Ugh! Instead of choosing the large bags of Dorito's bought for home consumption, she snuck out the 12 pack of indivual bags she knew we needed for other purposes. </p><p></p><p> My pizza cutters are currently missing, one is a huge red plastic wedge thingy that's impossible to miss. The fact that both are MIA at the same time leads me to beleive Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) kid may know where they disappeared to. I don't expect to see them again, but who knows, they might make a comeback after I buy replacements. Funny how that happens... Thank freaking goodness for the dollar tree! </p><p></p><p>I'm new here too. We had the same experience with therapy. DD13 got worse. I agree with others here that what you describe sounds like Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) behavior.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EndangeredCheerleader, post: 581860, member: 15279"] You are not being petty. I get it! Missing food happens A LOT in our house. It's a legitimate frustration. I can't offer a solution but I completely sympathize. (((hugs))) This issue comes and goes randomly around here. Sometimes what's missing is plain bizzare like frozen peppers and family sized broccoli casseroles (really?!) but usually it involves things that have been specifically set aside for other purposes. It gets stuck in their Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) minds as something they must have even if they waste it or give it away. While I was out grocery shopping yesterday, DD13 snuck out the backdoor with all the indivual sized drinks and chips we had and fed neighborhood friends. House rule is simple: eat from the family sized packages so that children packing school lunches have what they need during the week. There were several bags of chips and costco sized jugs of apple juice she could have taken from the pantry. I was annoyed at having to go back out for lunch drinks. husband grounded her (his watch- his consequence) which doesn't do anything but prevent opportunity. And honestly, it does seem petty, doesn't it? A kid ate up all the junk food? Oh noes! LOL! But it's part of a bigger problem and it's so darn intentional with what gets taken- something off limits. Ugh! Instead of choosing the large bags of Dorito's bought for home consumption, she snuck out the 12 pack of indivual bags she knew we needed for other purposes. My pizza cutters are currently missing, one is a huge red plastic wedge thingy that's impossible to miss. The fact that both are MIA at the same time leads me to beleive Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) kid may know where they disappeared to. I don't expect to see them again, but who knows, they might make a comeback after I buy replacements. Funny how that happens... Thank freaking goodness for the dollar tree! I'm new here too. We had the same experience with therapy. DD13 got worse. I agree with others here that what you describe sounds like Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) behavior. [/QUOTE]
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