How many moms out there feel like they are running a restaurant? Oooo, I see EVERYONE is raising their hands (yes, I can see you, the miracle of the internet!)
Last night Fitfreak and I had a conversation about dinner. What prompted this was the fact that I had had the stomach bug and was still pretty tired and just not mentally prepared to deal with the evening meal. I had asked my husband (via phone) if he thought it would be all right if I just ordered a pizza to be delivered for them. His response:
(LOOOOOOONNNNNGGG PAUSE) "Uh, okay".
Clearly it was not okay, and when I asked him why the hesitation he said "Well, didn't they just have Burger King on Friday?"
Granted, I don't want my kids eating fast food day after day. But for the love of God, I was sidelined with the stomach bug (to be fair, no puking, just chills, headache, stomach ache, nausea, body aches and exhaustion). I know it may not seem like much, but making dinner for my family is a HUGE venture. Why?
One child likes rice but doesn't like potatoes. The other likes potatoes but doesn't like rice. My husband has SEVERE FOOD ALLERGIES. And I am trying to lose weight. My kids like roasted chicken but not chicken breasts made on the grill or any other way. My older son likes spaghetti, nachos, tacos, sausage soup, steak and hamburgers. THAT'S IT! My younger son is more adventurous. He will try a variety of foods. Plus, my husband doesn't get home till almost the children's bedtime. Do you see where I'm going with this?
Some nights I'm tempted to just give them a PB&J and be done with it (though the younger one needs it without the "J". AAARRGGGH!) But then a friend's voice comes back to haunt me: "You need to give your kids a hot meal every night!"
And that's where Breakfast comes in! Nothing better for dinner than fryin' up some bacon and making pancakes. It's hot! It's fresh. Everyone will eat it (okay, I won't but I can always have a salad!) and it also has NO NUTRITIONAL VALUE WHATSOEVER!
Personally, I think the pizza would have been better.
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Hey...at least it was a HOT dinner/breakfast!!! But remeber...I encouraged you HEARTILY to order the damn pizza. No one died from eating an extra pizza once in awhile. BTW - the next time Mr. Flossy has the tummy bug...make sure he whips up a nice meal for ya all and when he is done he can come over here, cause it's the same shit at my house.
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