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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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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HA! nice.
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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?
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god, I hope her teacher was in the next booth…
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Heh. Funny how life can jump up and bite you in the ass like that, huh?
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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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Hahahah! That’s too funny.
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Yeah, but it’s not like Erin has fries at her preschool?
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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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