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Post by duskymonkey on Apr 30, 2019 23:00:54 GMT -6
well no wonder he has diarrhea all the time! I’d have diarrhea all day every day too if milk was my only source of nutrition. Does he not want solids or it’s easier for her to give milk vs prepare a snack or meal? He won’t eat regular food - just always whines and asks for “bo-me” (which means bottle milk). He will maybe eat rice, if it’s squeezed by his mom or dad into a ball and then popped into his mouth (he won’t pick it up and feed himself). He would never sit at a chair longer than 30 seconds to eat a normal meal anyways, so for her, it’s just easier to give him a bottle of milk to guzzle all day. Which he then carries around all over the place and gets milk all over my house. That was another rule we established - no taking the milk bottle out of the dining room. She just has no rules, limits, or discipline with him...I’m astonished some people actually parent this way. I’ve never seen something like this IRL. I’m now legit worried reading this. Have you had updates on the kid, if his diarrhea has ended? I may have mentioned but if a child drinks too much milk, the milk calcium prevents the absorption of iron causing an iron deficiency hence anemia. This is a dangerous health issue, even more for a developing child. ☹️ Also practice and theory are entirely different beasts, some people just aren’t able to apply theory to practice however I’m stumped that they aren’t willing to try. Im so sorry but I’m angry that they aren’t doing everything they can for the well being of their child. It’s hard, DS is almost 5 and 80% of the tIme I am coaxing him to eat. He’s never been one to feed himself but I’m worried so I do what I need to to push food into him. Lil fella is awful with his naps...I spend more time putting him down ( rocking, swinging, patting etc. you name it!my back is sore and my arms are like noodles!) than he spends napping but he needs it so I do whatever is necessary to make sure he gets it. I’m just flabbergasted I suppose at what I consider basic common sense. I shudder at the thought if they had to deal with a SN kid, I see what my sister does everyday with my nephew and no matter how hard ( we talk and she cries and I cry) she never ever will give up doing above and beyond for him everyday and for that matter the rest of his life. sorry for the soapbox post. Just can’t read and not say anything and yeah only so much you can do Taitai
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Post by duskymonkey on Apr 30, 2019 23:11:56 GMT -6
doodlemommy, we have a few inches of snow too! It’s like freezing here 🥶 also I love your mom eventhough I know nought of her. I should prob bring lil fella with me to the dentist next time I go just to get him sit in the chair. DS is basically like a honey badger and does well with strangers and never fought much brushing his teeth. Lil fella on the other hand is like an angry gnawing beast and takes both hubs and I to get anywhere near his mouth everynight. When hubs was away, I had to headlock him to brush his teeth and it was the most horrible thing for me, hearing him scream, writhe and cry 😭
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Post by duskymonkey on Apr 30, 2019 23:16:43 GMT -6
cythe...did everyone die! Was it good!! Wait! Don’t tell me 😬 I’m trying so so hard not to read anything about it. I did see headlines about last weeks episode regarding the battle of winterfell which I assume was with the white walkers and their zombie army and they now have a zombie dragon!
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Post by Taitai on May 1, 2019 3:14:05 GMT -6
duskymonkey Yes - I hear you on everything regarding my friend. They are now back with us, and thankfully, their kid doesn’t have diarrhea anymore. He’s actually constipated now....hasn’t pooped since Friday 😩 I’ve mentioned the anemia thing to her before (about drinking too much milk and having too much calcium), and she is reaaaaallllly defensive about it. She just said her pediatrician is fine with how her son eats...but they’ve been traveling the world since August 2018...so how much does the pediatrician know? 🤔 As I said, my friend and her kid are back with us - they will be staying here until they fly to the USA on May 6th. My friend seems to finally feel bad about her kid getting my kids sick. DS2 is a total mess with bronchitis, and DS1 is now coming down with whatever her kid brought into our house about a week and a half ago. I made sure to lament around my friend that DS1 will now miss his big music performance tomorrow, which he’s been preparing all term for - because he got sick. I said how bummed I am to miss it, as we had to buy a special costume for DS1 for it (which he won’t be able to use). But I added I’m not going to send him to school to infect all the other poor kids. I also complained about how I had to take DS2 to the doctor yesterday and miss work, and that I’m not getting any sleep, since DS2 is coughing and asking for me all night. My friend has just been putting her head down and moping around. I think she finally realized the negative impact they have had on our home. The first time they came (back in January), they departed before they could see how sick DS1 and DS2 got. They didn’t see me struggling getting the antibiotics into DS1, like I am now having to do with DS2. They didn’t see/care about how sick our kids got the first time around. Our nanny is also sick and coughing and wearing a face mask - so I told my friend that she needs to keep a close watch over her own kid, as my nanny and kids are just not in good shape. I am so over having them as house guests, and it probably shows - but I give zero cares now. I’m angry that my kids are really sick with whatever horrible virus they brought here, plus all the other damage they did to our home. Last night, my friend’s husband accidentally exploded some play squishy ball their kid had with these tiny little gel balls inside it...and they got EVERWHERE...hundreds of them...on the couch, the rug, underneath furniture. DH and I are just done. 😭
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Post by CoachTsWife on May 1, 2019 8:12:25 GMT -6
UGH Taitai. I'm surprised they are already back at your place - I thought they'd be gone longer on their trip. I'm so so sorry that your boys are sick now. All the other stuff is bad enough, now to be dealing with sick kiddos and all that entails just sucks so bad. Sending hugs. And wine.
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Post by Taitai on May 1, 2019 23:57:06 GMT -6
UGH Taitai. I'm surprised they are already back at your place - I thought they'd be gone longer on their trip. I'm so so sorry that your boys are sick now. All the other stuff is bad enough, now to be dealing with sick kiddos and all that entails just sucks so bad. Sending hugs. And wine. Hahaha - once DS2 improves and I don’t have to hold him upright for hours each night to sleep, I am going to have all the wine!! And see Avengers Endgame. Reaaaaaally hope I can see that before it leaves the theaters here.
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