Faking it.....

[its_our_family]

Our son is 21 months he has gotten to where he wants to "help" me get his juice and such. Which I have no problem with. He is able to say "that kind" or which juice he wants etc.

The problem is that he is obsessed with the lemon juice and the chocolate in the fridge. He wants it in everything and just screams if you change the subject or close the door. He is only happy if he "thinks" you are putting something in his drink.

Is it a bad thing to fake putting it in? I mean, who wants lemon juice in milk?? Or chocolate in apple juice??

For some things he understands not this time but this is something I've been fighting for about 3 weeks.

Thanks!!

[BAU3]

Well, my ds has had peanut butter on a turkey sandwich..alot of other such concoctions that escape me right now.....
Maybe if you let him have lemon juice in his milk.. he may stop asking for it.. but it will be his decision kwim?

:D

[LoveBeads]

I would keep faking it until this obsession passes and the new one begins :D .

FWIW, if you put lemon juice in milk, it curdles and can be very distressing to the tummy if it is then drunk.

Wanna know how I know that?

When I was about 10, I was drinking tea and couldn't decide if I wanted lemon or milk in it. I put both. :rolleyes:

Well, it did look kinda cool.....

[its_our_family]

Well, I've done the lemon juice in water for him (as well as straight lemon juice...he says...mmmmm...and then asks for more :rolleyes: ) And I have done chocolate in juice (which he also "loves") but I won't do lemon juice in milk for just that reason...yuck!

[EFmom]

And here I thought this was going to be another sex thread!:LOL

I'd keep faking it. About the lemon juice, I mean

[merpk]

Originally posted by EFmom
And here I thought this was going to be another sex thread!:LOL

I'd keep faking it. About the lemon juice, I mean




:rotflmao :rotflmao :rotflmao

Whew, so glad I'm not the only one ...

Agreeing with the faking it ... until he figures it out and insists on it, this will do ...

[Queen Gwen]

So, then later he remembers that mom used to give him lemon juice with milk *all the time*, so why not have a big ol' glass of it now...or else he figures it out and realizes that mom used to lie to him. Either way it's lose/lose.

Sorry. I have a thing about lying to kids about what they're eating and not letting them develop trust in their own tastebuds. I'll get off my soapbox and slink back to the crafting forums now.

Gail

[IdentityCrisisMama]

We do a little "faking it" with DD.

I also sometimes let her try things in situations like thes, like BAU3 and Queen Gwen said. This is a good idea because some kids actually like odd food combos.

And, now that DD is 28 months, we "pretend" together and the faking is out in the open.

[its_our_family]

If ti is an ok combo I'll do it but I won't give him anything to make him sick.

What I've started to do is offer him what he can have. It seems to be working well!

This kid LOVES anything salty!!

[CK'sMama]

My DS does this sometimes. I either give him what he can have, or I simply say no. He whines but gets over it quick. It isn’t the lying aspect that bothers me, I just don’t want him thinking that he can have whatever he wants all the time, KWIM? You have to set limits sometimes, and I draw the line at hot mustard water :)

[lilyka]

My kids are obsessed with the salt and pepper shaker. They cry and refuse to eatif the stuff is actually on thier fod but cry and scream until I out it on :confused: nuts, the whole lot of them :LOL so I fake it. They may actually get a touch but not enough for them to taste it. I hate wasting time fighting about it and I hate wasting food equally as much. Can't afford either. So fakein' it is a solution that works for everyone.

[Janessa]

Well I have done both. Faking it and just telling the truth it depends on the situation. Shiah has had some pretty severe food allergies since she was born. I had to eliminate so many things from my diet well nursing her. Now are 2 1/2 she knows that some food she can't eat. We say it hurts her tummy and she's fine with that most of the time. We work hard to have alternatives for her so its not just no it's no you can't have that (ice cream) but you could have sorbet. 99% of the time she's fine with alternatives. When we have faked it is for salt and pepper, hot sauce etc. She only wants it cause she sees everyone else putting it on her food. SO we shake it over her food and pretend. She's to the point though were she understand that its sometimes pretend and I explain if I put it on it would make her food to spicy or yucky. So the faking is less and less as she understands more. The reason I faked it with her was a refused to let dinner become a battle. I think a peaceful meal was much more important then faking it a little bit.
hth
Janessa

[Parker'smommy]

My ds is into putting stuff on his food too as of late. He currently wants salt and pepper on his food. I am sure its because of the actual act of shaking it on the food, not the actual taste so I fake it.
His other thing is that he wants parmasean cheese on everything. ugh. I oblige but now he wants to continue with it and keep putting more and more on during the course of the meal. Then he takes his spoon and just eats teh cheese. ugh. So, I generally just put a little on and fake shake it through the meal. Hopefully his obsession with parmasean cheese will fade? ugh

[mamangazelle]

I wouldn't fake it, but I would make him notice how the milk turns "funny", and maybe just put his fingerinto it and then into his mouth. That wouldn't be enough to make him sick, but enough to make him learn that when you say no to some of his requests, there is a reason to it.
For other mixtures, I'd say let him have it (if you'd let him have a glass of chocolate milk, then a mix of choc. milk and juice isn't really worst, is it?) We tried all sorts of things when we were little, and I swear that my sis and I don't eat chocolate on french fries anymore :)

[eilonwy]

If your son was a little bit older, I'd go with mamato2's suggestion. When I was about 8, I decided that the taste of my medicine was really awful and that maybe diluting it with water would help. My mother told me to do it, as long as I drank the entire cup no matter what. I did, and it was horrible, and lasted much longer than the original teaspoon of medicine would have (of course). I learned my lesson and never did it again.

However, your son is very young and may or may not remember the "lesson". My suggestion is that you offer him a deal: He can have the lemon juice or lemon in water in a separate cup from the milk. That way he can even sip them one right after the other, if he likes. (Gross, but kids have strange tastes). You're not faking it and setting yourself up for issues in the future that way, and you're still (hopefully!) avoiding the tantrum.

[mama_kass]

Originally posted by EFmom
And here I thought this was going to be another sex thread!:LOL


:LOL :rotflmao :bgbounce :LOL

There is nothing wrong with faking putting lemon juice or choclate in drinks. This too shall pass. You did right mama.

:thumb

[Lucky Charm]

And here I thought this was going to be another sex thread!
Me too! My heart was racing as i clicked on the thread, thinking that Megan was gonna purge about faking her orgasms!!

Ok, back to the matter at hand...i would continue to fake the lemon juice in milk deal, unless you get angry enough and really do it, then at the worse, he'll spit it out. on the other hand, your luck he'll love it!

[its_our_family]

Originally posted by sweetbaby3
Me too! My heart was racing as i clicked on the thread, thinking that Megan was gonna purge about faking her orgasms!!


No need to fake it in this house :LOL :wink :wink