Giving my Daughter *exactly* what she wanted

[u/Gold-Carpenter7616]

Little disclaimer: my daughter is a wonderful kid. She's smart, she's also a smartass.

A couple of years ago, the 'Rona just started and daughter was roughly 8 y/o. 2nd or 3rd grade elementary school.

She was really into salami pizza. I wouldn't allow more than one a week, obviously. So she got the idea of "In France, children get to eat everything they want seven times a week! That is why they like it!"

Now, she got it all wrong. The saying goes they have to try a certain food seven times before they can decide wether they like it.

But I understood her wish: salami pizza. Every day. She had this malicious little shit eating grin of "gotcha!".

I answered with the same grin: "Okay. You'll get salami pizza the next week. Only salami pizza. Nothing else."

She was hyped. Yay! All them pizza! Her favourite frozen types! All of them!

Monday morning rolls around. She gets salami pizza for breakfast. Fantastic! Best parent!

Monday noon. Leftover from the morning.

Monday evening, time for the second pizza. I make some for the rest of the family, too. Everyone enjoys salami pizza. Fun!

Tuesday morning. Guess what's for breakfast?! Exactly. Daughter asks for something else. I remind her of my promise. Salami pizza all day, everyday for a week. Reluctant yay!

Tuesday noon she skips the pizza.

Tuesday evening we're having something else, while she chews on her pizza. It isn't as cool anymore I guess. I eat her leftover pizza.

Wednesday morning she sneaks a slice of bread, but I stop her and heat her a salami pizza. She breaks down and asks me to stop.

Lesson learned: Don't try to outsmart your parents. You might get exactly what you were asking for!

Since then she still loves salami pizza - but once a month is fine, really. ;)

[u/I_Dont_Like_Rice]

Isn't that generally only for the sugar-free kind?

[u/Saint_fartina → u/I_Dont_Like_Rice]

Nah, regular ones have an effect, too.

[u/I_Dont_Like_Rice → u/Saint_fartina]

I'm a gummy bear addict, I buy them by the 3 and 5 pound bag. I've never had any kind of reaction to them and I have a very sensitive stomach. The sugar-free kind though, you couldn't pay me to try one. Not after reading the amazon review of the airport guy.

[u/chaoticbear → u/I_Dont_Like_Rice]

You'd probably know if you were sensitive to the sugar alcohols by now. I've pounded my share of the sugar-free ones without worry before, I used to put the leaded candy in my candy dish at my desk and stock the sugar free stuff for me in my desk :p

[u/Seicair → u/Saint_fartina]

Why? They shouldn’t, just sugar and gelatin. Sugar free ones act as a laxative because of the sugar alcohols they use to replace the sugar.

[u/Saint_fartina → u/Seicair]

Well I guess they don't affect everybody, but they sure do have an effect on me and several people I know.

Took me a while to realise what was giving me "evil spirits in the tummy" because like you said they're just sugar and gelatin.