We've laid down the law with the grandparents. Some of you may remember way back in June our boys went on a week long vacation during which our ten year old gained 8 pounds. Here we are in September and he has not lost them. I was so mad at them! I KNEW he was not going to lose that weight because I can't nag. It's such a delicate subject with children. I have no control. You'd think I would...but I don't. I can't control what he sneaks short of putting a lock on the cupboard. All I can do is provide only healthy choices and encourage him from the sideline. So mad at them!!
Anyway, the kids were at the grandparents Saturday into Sunday and we ordered them not to feed our kids crap. That was the order....no crap. They took the kids to the PANCAKE HOUSE!! DH said, fine...but no pancakes. The kids were furious, of course.
DH and his dad got into quite an argument over this. They take great offense to our desire not to feed our children crap. It's a battle of the wills.
Here's what I don't understand and can not wrap my brain around. These people have serious health issues. Grandmother is getting her fourth heart cath today!! Both have heart issues, both have high BP, both have type II diabetes. Should they want better for their children and grandchildren? Do they think those diseases just happened to them? I would think they'd cheer us on from the sidelines and encourage us! It amazes us that they beat us down!
And we're not all that radical!! We use turkey meat instead of hamburger, a typical meal is protein, veggie, small complex carb and snacks are fruit and/or yogurt. We use whole wheat bread. We're on a mission now to cut out HFCS and we use raw sugar. I've switched to soy milk but the children still drink regular milk. WE EAT ICE CREAM ONCE A WEEK!!
What we don't do: pancakes, goldfish, sugar cereal, potato chips, fruit snacks, canned fruit, canned veggies, chicken nuggets, french fries, hamburgers, brownies, cookies, donuts, ho-ho's, twinkies.
The don't-do list pretty much describes my kids entire diet when they are with the grandparents. And then they wonder why they have behavior problems!
I just don't get why they don't want better for us. Why don't they applaud this? If they can't applaud it, shouldn't they at least support us or turn a blind eye? I mean how can they possibly think their way is BETTER?
ETA: Before my healthy lifestyle switch, I ADMIRED people who ate the way I eat now. I was jealous that I seemingly couldn't do it myself or I thought I wouldn't like the food. I had such admiration for people who took such active control of their health. Was I the nutty one?