
So it went abit like this …….π
I give fourth born her tea, she only eats half of it and declares she’s not hungry. Β I send her back and tell her she must eat some more. Β I then catch her chucking it in the bin! Β She gets a big telling off, starving children were mentioned and I tell her she will have nothing else to eat this evening – she doesn’t care, she’s not hungry π
Two hours later we are dropping third born off at Scouts and the conversation goes as follows:
“Mommy I’m hungry” π³
“Tough Lana, you should have eaten your tea”
“I wasn’t hungry then but I’m hungry now. Β Can I have something from the shop?”
“No”
“You can’t starve me you know!” π
I don’t reply, I just sigh heavily
“You’re naughty, you are, it’s not nice to starve your little child”
At this point I start howling with laughter “Go and tell a policeman then” π
“I will” she replies
At this point I offer to take her to the police station – she agrees this is the best course of action ……..
I do a swift U turn and head back into Town
“You do realise they may lock me up for not feeding you don’t you?”
“Yes” she replies π³
“How will you get home if they lock me up?”
“I’ll walk home or ring Daddy, he’ll feed me!” π
At this point it becomes a battle of wills and stubbornness
I pull up opposite the police station and we get out of the car
“Are we really going in there?” she asks looking not the slightest bit worried
“Yep” I reply and march up to the glass door ……..
My dear little daughter waited until I had my hand on the door before a little voice said
“I’m sorry” β€οΈ
We get back into the car, she taps me gently on my knee and says “I’m still hungry” ππ