My daughter and granddaughter are here to visit for a few days. Last night my daughter complained that there was not any snack (translation: junk) food in the house. She wanted the Little Debbie Zebra snack cakes that I used to buy when she was growing up. In retrospect, I did not handle it well. There is plenty of good food in the house so I should have just ignored the comments.
Anyway, I kept the baby while she went out with old friends last night. She was planning on stopping by the grocery store on the way home to pick up a couple of items for the baby so I told her to get some money out of my purse and buy the Little Debbie cakes while she was there. I wanted her to enjoy her visit. I did not tell her how much money to get or specify "Get 1 box of cakes."
When she got home, it turned out that she had taken $25. She came home with 2 packages of cookies and 4 Extra large boxes of Little Debbie cakes. I got so upset.
We have 2 grown sons living with us. One has an extreme weight problem, Biggest Loser type problem. I am very concerned about his health. The other has put on 40 pounds in the past 2 years and has started working on getting it off. I don't buy junk that I think will hurt them. Gone are the soft drinks and Little Debbie type foods. They can buy it themselves if they want it. I am seeing improvement in the way they eat. Oh yeah, she forgot to buy the carrots and grapes her brother asked her to pick up.
The question is, what should I do now?? This morning I gather up the unopened items, one of the bags of cookies and two boxes of Little Debbies. They are in my trunk. I am considering
1 - giving them away at work
2 - throwing them in the dumpster at work
3 - leaving them in the trunk and giving them to the daughter to take home
Tonight I think that I am going to try to explain to my daughter why I am so upset. I will appreciate input from everyone, but especially from 20-somethings that can identify with my daughter. BTW, my daughter needs to lose about 40 pounds herself. I never say anything about any of their weight because I don't think it helps anything.
Thanks!