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Post by elderberry on Oct 20, 2015 12:35:10 GMT
We're spending half term in France with my cousin. Schoolteacher, grandmother, no-nonsense eater of organic, locally-grown food. I did warn her that DD's diet is limited, that she won't eat salad except for cucumber. First meal - courgette quiche, lettuce, olives, grated carrot, pine nuts, organic spelt bread. She spent most of the meal telling DD how she would eventually have to accept that she had to eat things that are good for her, and describing how much her 3-year-old twin grandsons love her spinach quiche. DD sulked and finally ate the pastry from the quiche and half a slice of some super-posh organic ham that my cousin produced when she'd finally accepted that DD wasn't going too eat the salad.
To make matters more difficult, I had suggested to DD that this was a good week to take a break from her ADHD meds because she wasn't going to be in the sort of social situations that most need them. I'm not sure my cousin was quite so impressed with the whirling and the whining.
A lifetime of dealing with children doesn't really seem to have prepared my cousin for this week. It may be a very long one!
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Post by serrakunda on Oct 20, 2015 13:41:09 GMT
lets cut to the chase
Sticker chart!!!
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Post by damson on Oct 20, 2015 15:59:46 GMT
Poor DD. Especially as there are lovely greasy fast carbohydrate croissants, sandwiches with ham and cheese, hot chocolate and tons of pizza in France. How long before ta cousine caves in and feeds her baguette with nutella complete with a glass of orangina?
Xxx D
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Post by milly on Oct 23, 2015 16:56:13 GMT
One summer my dd had a two week break from her Adhd meds (other than a few sessions where they were needed). The idea was to kick start her appetite as her growth rate had been declining. Somewhat to my surprise, it worked (or appeared to, unless it was a coincidence).
So maybe all that healthy, veggie stuff could start to look more appetising....?!
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Post by elderberry on Oct 23, 2015 18:47:40 GMT
Ugh. Four days on and DD has basically spent the week sulking. I have rather less sympathy for her than I had at the beginning. She has been desperately rude day after day, I think my cousin's very placid husband is just about at the end of his tether. We concocted a cheese and ham toastie tonight, one of her favourite things in the world, and she refused to eat it because the bread wasn't white sliced (even though she loves baguette) and the cheese wasn't cheddar (even though she had bought a huge Babybel and insisted it was only for her).
Two trips to the beach today, both ending in crisis. I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of times she has managed to say thank you for anything at all. I know it's hard for her, being here, and I know the food is a particular problem, but even so... And not to be blamed on going off the meds as that has only been managed for two days. DD doesn't have an appetite problem on them anyway.
Home tomorrow. Phew.
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Post by rosie on Oct 24, 2015 20:51:37 GMT
Sounds really hard. Hope things improve once she gets home. It's really difficult spending a day with people who don't get it; but nearly a week ... !
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Post by lankelly on Oct 24, 2015 21:45:59 GMT
Well on the subject of food...Moptop fridge dives constantly after staying on short breaks away...the carers are lovely but don't get why he scrunches his nose at unsulphured dried apricots and naked fruit bars, whatever they are...Hope your online shop was ordered in advance Elderberry and the tesco/Morrison's (et al man) is on the kerb side as you pull in... Well done on your survival skills break both of you btw.
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