Since we are focused on kids today here at Slashfood, I thought there was no better time to look at our less-than-stellar moments as parents when it comes to what we let them get away with in regards to food or drink. iVillage.com has prepared a brilliant little slide show which includes confessions from real-life parents. Though not all of it is related to food, some of the items are really quite shocking. For instance - would you let your kid eat dried cat food? How about licking food crumbs off the rug on the floor? Have you ever filled their sippy cup full of sugary soda?
As for myself, though I'm sure there are plenty more, two situations immediately come to mind when my parenting skills have been more than questionable when it comes to food: At least once a month my daughter and I have popcorn for dinner. This is generally followed up with a chocolate bar, since we need something sweet to balance out the saltiness, naturally. Also, a few times when she was younger and I couldn't leave her home alone, I would wake her up after she had gone to bed, tell her to get dressed, and have carted her across the city in search of a particular food item or restaurant that I had a craving for.
Time to be brave - let's hear some of your confessions. What have you let your kids get away with (or what have you done) when life just happens or we simply get selfish?
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