Food as a Disciplinary Tool: Redux

Sitting in a McDonald’s chomping down fries and a cheeseburger (Emily went with the chicken sandwich, and Erin had the McNuggets) from the Mini-Meals Menu (Just $2.99 each, with a small drink to boot! What a deal!) I was suddenly confronted with a daughter who was more interested in what was behind our booth than what was on her tray.

“Erin, sit down please.”

“O-kay!” and she sat. Briefly.

“Erin, sit down please.”

“O-kay!”, and she sat. Briefly.

“Erin, sit down or I’m going to take your fries away.”

The mild death stare from Emily…well…you didn’t want to be in my Oh-So-Self-Righteously-Blogging chair.

Goddammit.

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9 comments

1 psumommy { 10.12.09 at 5:33 pm }

BWAHAHAHA!

Can McDonald’s fries really be consiered food though? They’re usually toys for my kids.

Wait a minute…did McDonalds PAY you to eat their stuff? Did they? DID THEY?

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2 Jen { 10.12.09 at 6:23 pm }

HA! nice.

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3 SheWho { 10.12.09 at 6:23 pm }

Well, McDonalds. Let’s get real. The day I realized I was TRYING TO FORCE A KID TO EAT FRENCH FRIES was the day the “clean plate rule” disappeared utterly from fast food.

kids teach, don’t they? :D

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4 thatgirlblogs { 10.12.09 at 8:29 pm }

god, I hope her teacher was in the next booth…

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5 MommaSunshine { 10.13.09 at 2:11 am }

Heh. Funny how life can jump up and bite you in the ass like that, huh?

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6 Jane { 10.13.09 at 6:57 am }

I just love moments like these. A chance to laugh at ourselves is always good. But seriously? French fries are not food, in my book.

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7 caramama { 10.13.09 at 5:25 pm }

Hahahah! That’s too funny.

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8 Juli Ryan { 10.13.09 at 8:13 pm }

Yeah, but it’s not like Erin has fries at her preschool?

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9 anymommy { 10.13.09 at 9:12 pm }

Whew. I’m kind of glad this happened, because I’ve totally taken cupcakes from all three of my kids and you made me feel a little guilty about it.

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