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can't we have one day with out drama??
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<blockquote data-quote="keista" data-source="post: 463776" data-attributes="member: 11965"><p>OMW! When did my girls move to your house??????? Seriously i have almost the same exact discussions at my house. They don't bug me too much because I've been practicing not engaging them for......Oh......6 years or so. They still try (it's been getting less and less recently) but since I"m not "playing" the game with them, it doesn't bother me as much.</p><p></p><p>You want to go get fast food? Sure! Go ahead! Fortunately my girls never have enough money so they cannot accomplish this, but they have my *blessing*. Oh, you don't like what I'm making? (I only make food they like) Well, then don't eat. No desert until you eat dinner though. And we have plenty of nights that I call "free for all" where they cook for themselves and can choose anything they want as long as it requires minimal help from me. Sometimes the older two end up making mac and cheese for all three of them. Other times it's each one for themselves.</p><p></p><p>You know there is food, you know she won't starve, don't let her suck you into the drama. It takes practice, but once you get the hang of it, it get easier. Once you master disengaging on food issues, it makes it easier to disengage on other issues.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keista, post: 463776, member: 11965"] OMW! When did my girls move to your house??????? Seriously i have almost the same exact discussions at my house. They don't bug me too much because I've been practicing not engaging them for......Oh......6 years or so. They still try (it's been getting less and less recently) but since I"m not "playing" the game with them, it doesn't bother me as much. You want to go get fast food? Sure! Go ahead! Fortunately my girls never have enough money so they cannot accomplish this, but they have my *blessing*. Oh, you don't like what I'm making? (I only make food they like) Well, then don't eat. No desert until you eat dinner though. And we have plenty of nights that I call "free for all" where they cook for themselves and can choose anything they want as long as it requires minimal help from me. Sometimes the older two end up making mac and cheese for all three of them. Other times it's each one for themselves. You know there is food, you know she won't starve, don't let her suck you into the drama. It takes practice, but once you get the hang of it, it get easier. Once you master disengaging on food issues, it makes it easier to disengage on other issues. [/QUOTE]
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