Dear fellow parents
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BS Gal
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I can't imagine the $ I spent throwing away stale crackers, chips, etc. that I tried to feed the squirrels and birds. Even they weren't having it. Eventually, the food you throw on the lawn for the wildlife disappears when it rains. He gets it now cause he has his own place and purchases his own food.kwillia said:Yes, yes I do... in fact, I just had to ask "Why is the milk still on the counter?" just two seconds ago...
Dougstermd
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Pete said:Good idea, so I need to hoard the snacks in my room.
defineately don't toss them. or what the he11 will you eat.
M
Mousebaby
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I bought about 6 cereal containers and a few other containers and I now put their snack crackers and cookies and cereal in these containers as soon as I get home from the store! I started doing it mostly because of the tiny little ants making it past the rolled up cereal bags. I am glad that I did it though, I am tired of throwing away perfectly good food because of my lazy children. I tried to make them eat the stale stuff but that didn't work. Good Luck Pete! 
Otter
Nothing to see here
Pete said:As most of you know I have a 9 year old son who I refer to as "Boy". Boy rocks, he is funny, good natured and I like to think he is fairly smart.
So I was wondering at what age I can expect him to open food packages like a civilized human and not a savage beast starving to death. I also cannot seem to impress upon him how to "close" the package after he has secured his snack.
Now I have suffered (not really suffered but I couldn't think of a better word) through 9 years of horribly mangled cereal boxes and I have pretty much taken it in stride. However day before yesterday I got some groceries. Yesterday morning Boy, a funny, good natured and smart kid mangled the Hostess donut box and snared a powdered morsel of bliss. After scolding him I figured that he had finally gotten the picture until tonight when I opened the cupboard and found a package of mangled saltine crackers still open with cracker shrapnel laying about.
When will it end
Just brief respites, like when he leaves for college or the service. It will continue when they return. yw
kwillia
n/a
Okay, my Boy just made a bowl of air popped popcorn and was already walking away from the kitchen when I had to point out the 20 or so pieces that had landed in the floor... should I biatch about it here or start a new thread...
BTW, he has since been made to turn around and clean it up.
BTW, he has since been made to turn around and clean it up.
kwillia said:Okay, my Boy just made a bowl of air popped popcorn and was already walking away from the kitchen when I had to point out the 20 or so pieces that had landed in the floor... should I biatch about it here or start a new thread...
BTW, he has since been made to turn around and clean it up.
I have a dog for that sort of stuff, which is why he looks like a pickle barrel with legs.
Pete
Repete
Feel free, biatch away.kwillia said:Okay, my Boy just made a bowl of air popped popcorn and was already walking away from the kitchen when I had to point out the 20 or so pieces that had landed in the floor... should I biatch about it here or start a new thread...
BTW, he has since been made to turn around and clean it up.
Mine also is a swine when eating. I need a drop cloth.
onebdzee
off the shelf
cattitude said:
Out of the 6(yes, 6) kids that I am now and/or have raised, 4 are boys and they do the same thing(oldest is 21 and his wife complains about this)....I think I could buy a small country with the money that I've thrown away in stale cereal, chips, crackers, etc.
My girls on the other hand, put things away in air tight containers and/or "ziplock" baggies
Now if I could just my girls to clean up their make-up
This is my experience as wellBS Gal said:
Pete
Repete
Mrs. Jones said:So far this week my 10 year old mangled a box of oatmeal, gushers and poked a hole in a bag of marshmallows only big enough to squeeze a marshmallow out, leaving the rest to go stale.
What is funnier is Boy came over so see what I was laughing at, read this post and knew immediately the subject of this thread.
DAD!
harleygirl
Working for the weekend
My boy read over my shoulder also. He said "you ain't gotta worry about the towels, mom, but throw some extra clorox on my t-shirts."Pete said:
What is funnier is Boy came over so see what I was laughing at, read this post and knew immediately the subject of this thread.
DAD!
