Quick as a flash – the best parental decisions.
Flash ah! I saved my whole universe.
Over the last month Pickles has been really disinterested in meals. All that sugary, yummy stuff is no problem, fruit is no problem…meals – she’s totally disinterested. I have a toddler flailing about, moaning, groaning, throwing her arms in the air and zipping those ruby red lips shut tight every time a ‘meal’ is placed in front of her.
Enter, The Dragon!
I never, ever, ever, ever, dreamt I would be the kind of person that would be affected by this. The typical ‘chilled out’ personality of a Capricorn shouldn’t be affected by a few skipped meals. But noooooooooooo….
Crazy Mummy Volume 1:
Call Buffy, call Superman, call anyone. Neurotic, pushy and pedantic is what I started to become. I had become the kind of Mum you see on some reality TV show with a toddler with a severe disorder created by their parent/s. (I hide my embarressment). My panic, my worry (lets get real here) my absolutely ridiculous panic over her not eating and the effects on her health turned me into a crazy, neurotic, sitting next to Pickles shoveling food into her mouth Mummy. My reflection was not pretty. I hated what I saw.
So in my typical fashion of decision making, I made one in a flash.
Today, in my pursuit of happiness and calm I decided that the morning bottle was to be dropped to try and make Pickles hungry at mealtimes.
And…
it worked!
Today’s lunch and dinner are all in a lovely, scrummy little tummy.
Fingers crossed it sticks.
Quick as a flash – Some of the best parental decisions I have made have been those I’ve made instantaneously. Not having the emotional thought behind my intention helps the picture seem clearer and the outcome so much easier.