I’m going to do something here that I don’t ordinarily do, which is a serious rant. As in, I’m serious when I rant about this.
Why is it that when you invite my little Ginger over to your house for a playdate, you feel compelled to stuff her full of junk food? I’ve yet to have Ginger come home from a playdate and not report that she had one or more of the following: lollipops, ice pops, fruit juice, candy bars, ice cream, artificially-sweetened water, jelly beans, and/or gummy bears.
What is the point? It’s not as though Ginger or any other pre-schooler needs a bribe to go on a playdate. Do this many people really think it’s acceptable to feed kids this much garbage? I realize that I’m a wee bit neurotic about sugar intake in our house, but apparently the rest of the population sits on the extreme far side of the spectrum on this issue.
Moreover, are pre-schoolers really not capable of going 90 minutes without eating or drinking? Ginger is on the lean side, but she doesn’t look as though she’s hurting for food.
Let our kids play, and scale back the junk food. I can promise you that I won’t be feeding your kid any of that stuff when they come over to my house because (1) they don’t need it; and (2) I respect the fact that you may not want me to feed your child like that. Trust me, our kids will have a good time without it.
