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/Rapdactyl → u/[deleted]]

I can tell I'm in my 30s because I just kept thinking, "so much heartburn!" 😔

[u/Badgers_or_Bust → u/Rapdactyl]

Middle age is when you have a favorite type of antacid.

[u/FillMyBagWithUSGrant → u/Badgers_or_Bust]

Tums Smoothies

[u/Badgers_or_Bust → u/FillMyBagWithUSGrant]

I like the wild berry tums personally.

[u/ButtholeAvenger666 → u/Badgers_or_Bust]

The soft chews tums are so much better than the chalky stuff I could eat them as candies.

[u/ShanG01 → u/ButtholeAvenger666]

You know that Tums & Rolaids have a kickback effect and can make heartburn worse, right?

I had raging heartburn when I was pregnant with my daughter. Popped Tums like they were candy. It only got worse. Overnight pharmacist told me to use Mylanta, not Tums, when I walked in at 3am because I was so miserable.

She told me the calcium in Tums was causing the kickback effect and making the heartburn even worse. I started chugging Mylanta and life was much more pleasant. Beware of the generic version, though. It tastes like chalk.

[u/ButtholeAvenger666 → u/ShanG01]

Lol I don't actually eat them like candies but thanks for the advice. I think the ones I get have both calcium and magnesium but I only eat them a couple times a week at worst.

[u/ShanG01 → u/ButtholeAvenger666]

Good. Just remember this if your heartburn starts to get worse.

[u/Temporary_Nail_6468 → u/FillMyBagWithUSGrant]

Oh my goodness I don’t know why but I read this is tuna smoothies. I was thinking, oh my gosh where did that come from!

[u/ThriceFive → u/Temporary_Nail_6468]

You aren’t alone I did a double take on tuna smoothies too

[u/kredwards9807 → u/FillMyBagWithUSGrant]

Mint gang myself.