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MOM RANT MONDAY!!!

Ok, so I'm going back to the "picky eating" thing with my daughter...this morning I asked her if she was hungry and she says yes.  So I asked her what does she want to eat, and she says food!  (little smart ass!)  Now mind you, she's only a year and ten months...

So I proceed to go into the kitchen and fix her a good "big girl" breakfast...eggs and cheese, turkey sausage, waffles and orange juice, all neatly cut into bite sized, perfect for toddler pieces.  I place her bowl down in front of her, proud as a peacock at the effort I invested to prepare a healthy, wholesome breakfast for my darling little girl, and what does this heffa do???

SHE REFUSES TO EAT!!!

I'm at my wits end!  It's not like she doesn't have a variety of things to eat...I try to keep alot of healthy options just in case she gets tired of eating the same old meals.  I also make sure to keep her favorites stocked up too...it just bothers me so bad when she doesn't eat what I fix her because as children we were taught not to waste food, and if we didn't eat what we were given, WE DIDN'T EAT!  Now, I know I can't do that with a toddler, and she doesn't understand the concept of not wasting food, but I don't know how to impress upon her the fact that it's important to eat healthy balanced meals several times a day.

I rarely give my baby any candy, and occasionally I will give her a few snacks like fruit bars, cheese curls, or raisins, which she loves.  But not so much to the point where she loses her appetite and wont eat a solid meal. I'm just concerned that her nutritional needs aren't being met...I've even gone as far as to buy four six-packs of Pediasure  just to make sure she gets the vitamins and nutrients she's lacking from not eating.  AND THAT SHIT ISN'T CHEAP!!!

Now don't get me wrong, she appears healthy, and each time she goes for a check-up, she comes back with a clean bill of health, thank God...perhaps I'm just worrying too much.  I guess that comes with the territory of being a new mom.  Or maybe it's the battle of wills that bothers me the most.  How this little girl can be so obstinate and disobedient at such a young age baffles and worries me at the same time. If she's gonna be this stubborn at only a year and a half, I can only image how tough it's gonna be when she hits puberty...OH LAWD JESUS, TAKE ME NOW!!!!