tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990862363870617874.post1174706000014056742..comments2017-02-15T06:26:22.499-06:00Comments on The Lost (And Found) Mind of Kaleesha Williams: Picky Eaters part 2-- Children Are People TooAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18401587244734109896noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990862363870617874.post-15645108202045113662014-07-24T08:07:11.282-05:002014-07-24T08:07:11.282-05:00Well, I had a response via email but was denied pe...Well, I had a response via email but was denied permission to share it here when I requested it. But I'd like to give you the gist of it and share part of my response, in case anyone else came away with a similar impression after reading my posts.<br /><br />This reader thinks I'm making a mountain out of a molehill with the food thing. She thinks we are guilt-tripping the children and should just let them eat or not eat and that there wouldn't be an issue if Denny and I would stop making it one. There were some hard words for me about my recent freedoms as well as attacks on Denny which were uncalled for, all of which I chose to ignore. (Some people can't accept the notion I could go from a man like Bobby to a truly kind and considerate man like Denny. And living free equals living in sin in the minds of some.) My response:<br /><br /> The impression I get from your email is that you seemed so eager<br />to correct me and point out my "hypocrisy" that you overlooked the<br />point of the posts. Maybe the mistake was in my writing; it wouldn't<br />be the first time. I hoped the second blog post with my friend's<br />letter would amplify and clarify the first. The point was not so much<br />about getting the children to eat as it was about the role of parents<br />in educating their children, reasoning with them, helping them gain<br />perspective. I see where you're coming from and respect that.<br />Whatever works and choose your battles. But we can force them to eat<br />or we can let them eat whatever they want and if that's the end of it<br />then we will still fall short as parents because we're dictating and<br />expecting them to "just accept this" instead of taking the opportunity<br />to educate them, to openly discuss something with them. It can be<br />"just food," but it can also be a teachable moment, a moment for all<br />of us to grow.<br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401587244734109896noreply@blogger.com