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<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 309362" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p>I am going to agree with Fran on the food issue. A two-year-old doesn't understand Thanksgiving traditions and most of them are picky eaters. Add to that the fact that she will be away from home and out of her comfort zone, I just wouldn't make a big issue out of it. I would have some hot dogs in the fridge and if the parents ask, tell them that they can fix one for Hailie.</p><p></p><p>I also wouldn't worry about how it affects Keyana. After all, she is a year older and used to eating at your house. She probably won't even notice what Hailie eats but even if she does, I would just let her have some, too. This just isn't something I would worry about.</p><p></p><p>We actually faced the same dilemma from the other side. We would go to husband's mama's house in south Georgia for Thanksgiving and my kids would suddenly be faced with things like collard greens. Being city kids and having a transplanted Yankee for a mother, these were not things that they had ever eaten. I wasn't about to try to convince my two-year-old to try collard greens in front of a lot of people. I would just bring a bag of things that they liked and no one cared. His relatives were just happy to see us and they were glad that we were there. As they got older, they learned to just eat the things that they liked and politely say no thank you to the things that they didn't like.</p><p></p><p>As far as her rudeness to you . . . I think I would have pointed out that I didn't have anything to eat or helped myself to a sandwich. What could she say to Jamie . . . your mama had the audacity to expect to eat at our house?</p><p></p><p><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/Graemlins/rofl.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rofl:" title="rofl :rofl:" data-shortname=":rofl:" /></p><p></p><p>I'm sorry that you had a disappointing visit.</p><p></p><p>ETA: My beautiful difficult child has a cleft in her chin that she got from my dad. I love it because I feel like I still have a little part of him with us.</p><p></p><p>~Kathy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 309362, member: 1967"] I am going to agree with Fran on the food issue. A two-year-old doesn't understand Thanksgiving traditions and most of them are picky eaters. Add to that the fact that she will be away from home and out of her comfort zone, I just wouldn't make a big issue out of it. I would have some hot dogs in the fridge and if the parents ask, tell them that they can fix one for Hailie. I also wouldn't worry about how it affects Keyana. After all, she is a year older and used to eating at your house. She probably won't even notice what Hailie eats but even if she does, I would just let her have some, too. This just isn't something I would worry about. We actually faced the same dilemma from the other side. We would go to husband's mama's house in south Georgia for Thanksgiving and my kids would suddenly be faced with things like collard greens. Being city kids and having a transplanted Yankee for a mother, these were not things that they had ever eaten. I wasn't about to try to convince my two-year-old to try collard greens in front of a lot of people. I would just bring a bag of things that they liked and no one cared. His relatives were just happy to see us and they were glad that we were there. As they got older, they learned to just eat the things that they liked and politely say no thank you to the things that they didn't like. As far as her rudeness to you . . . I think I would have pointed out that I didn't have anything to eat or helped myself to a sandwich. What could she say to Jamie . . . your mama had the audacity to expect to eat at our house? :rofl: I'm sorry that you had a disappointing visit. ETA: My beautiful difficult child has a cleft in her chin that she got from my dad. I love it because I feel like I still have a little part of him with us. ~Kathy [/QUOTE]
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