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Older kids drinking baby bottles
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Most restaurants in Europe will offer a kid's menu, and generally this consists for the major part of healthy stuff. Freshly made spagetti with meatsauce, a toasted ham and cheese sandwich, an omelet, meatballs in tomato sauce, fishfingers not fried but prepared in a skillet, etc... Of course some will also offer the fried food.
As far as I remember the States were a lot worse. Mind you, the last time I looked was about 8 years ago, so do not shoot me.
I have noticed the DR restaurants are certainly lacking in this
I would say "sippy cups" are common in the US, and really there isn't that much difference between a bottle and a sippy cup.
Fast food is tryng to clean up their act, so you'll see apples at McDonalds (which is just a token gesture, for sure). The average restaurant still seems to be the cheeseburger, grilled cheese, chicken strips and fries variety, IMO.
Often my son will eat off the "senior" menu, smaller portions, yet better choices.
It's not just a Dominican phenomina...my sister in law from Colombia had 6 kids, all drank bottles until they were in school...and she used to give the baby leche con pepsi to get her to stop throwing trantrums... and all the kids had copious amounts of sugary candies and sugary cereal while they watched R rated horror movies before bedtime... when the kids would mis behave she would tell them chucky was coming to get them... parent of the year ? No... lack of education? yes
YES,You MAY!
But I was thinking more along the lines og "Post-Of-The-Month"???????????????
Easy post to make,just "Observe",and "Report"!
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Cris Colon
But I was thinking more along the lines og "Post-Of-The-Month"???????????????
Easy post to make,just "Observe",and "Report"!
Welcome to "Paradise"!
Cris Colon
Why's it always 'bout you Criss????
He's old, he's been here since day one or two and now he's a mod again. Are you jealous? :laugh:
Chip have you not much to do today??? Why is it when someone goes against what you believe your first reaction is to offend them and discount their believes. It is a forum my dear and everyone has the right to their likes and dislikes and you of all people should respect that. Besides isn't name calling a bit immature.
Well because you asked so nicely, we can make it "Post of the year" really...it echoed what I had posted, based on my observations too as well as the opinion of other Dominicans...sad really that the kids pay the price.
I can say the same thing that I have a right to disagree too.
BTW, I don't see you criticizing anybody else for calling others names and as far as names goes bozo is about as harmless as they come so lighten up.
okay, bottles, diapers, toilet training................what about pacifiers. what really buggs me is the child that is around 4 or 5 years old walking around with a pacifier in his or her mouth. only my humble opinion
You guys getting so bent out of shape on this topic have me wondering if you are married to Dominicans. From my experience it is not a good thing to be espousing how aspects of one's own culture is better than the Dominican one - been there and done that. I learned early on that marriage takes compromise from both parties and for the sake of the marriage and kids sometimes one has to just let things go, ie it's better to save those "silver bullets" for more important issues.
In the specific case of drinking out of a bottle until they are 4 and worse it generally being a sweet beverage in nature I tried to convince my wife it wasn't good for their teeth. Heck even the kid's doctor and a dentist told her and she wouldn't stop. I just figured it was not worth it to take a stand on this issue and other similar one's only to have it destroy our marriage. I feel, therefore, that even though it is possible my kids might have more cavaties than normal that at least they will have mami and papi around in the same house so that seemed like a good tradeoff, after all cavities are an easy fix but broken hearts and longings for better and happier times are never the case.
In the specific case of drinking out of a bottle until they are 4 and worse it generally being a sweet beverage in nature I tried to convince my wife it wasn't good for their teeth. Heck even the kid's doctor and a dentist told her and she wouldn't stop. I just figured it was not worth it to take a stand on this issue and other similar one's only to have it destroy our marriage. I feel, therefore, that even though it is possible my kids might have more cavaties than normal that at least they will have mami and papi around in the same house so that seemed like a good tradeoff, after all cavities are an easy fix but broken hearts and longings for better and happier times are never the case.
Chip I have been married to a " Dominican " probably longer than you knew what the DR was, 20 yrs my friend. Tack another 4 yrs for courtship and well you have 24 yrs that I have lived here. We do not all publicize it but yet yes there are some here. So guess what, been there done that..I however will never ever disregard someones opinion because at one time years ago I learned alot from " someone's " opinion. This forum helped me learn alot, especially those things that were " in-law related " and I am thankful. Do I agree with everything, NO but do I disrespect, NO, it is not my thing. Although I do not relate to some of your believes, I do not disrespect them because they are your believes. You should do the same for others. This is not a challenge of who knows what because some of us have you beat...
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