15 Parents Who Have Been At The Mercy Of Their Fussy Eater Kids Share Their Woes
If your kid is a picky eater, you know the struggle. The struggle of trying to get them to just take one bite. The struggle of bribing them with dessert. The struggle of worrying about them getting enough to eat.
Don’t worry—fussy eating is pretty common among little ones. So if you’re sick of making macaroni and cheese and chicken nuggets for the tenth time this week, know that you’re not alone. Here are 15 parents who shared some hilariously relatable tweets regarding their kids’ picky eating habits. Enjoy!
-
Always Throwing Food Away
You could make dinner for a toddler, or you could just cut out the middle man & throw away a plate of food and squirt ketchup on the dog.
— Simon Holland (@simoncholland) September 12, 2014
-
Or Seeing it Turn Up Again
Apparently I pack an apple in my 5 year old’s lunch so it can get out of the house for a few hours.
— Brian Hope (@Brianhopecomedy) April 15, 2013
-
They Never Like Anything Home Made
Dinner is a great time for my family to come together to tell each other exactly what is wrong with the meal I made.
— Jessie (@mommajessiec) March 20, 2018
-
Their Preferences Are Strange
My preschooler is a pretty picky eater for someone who snacks on boogers all day.
— Walking Outside in Slippers (@WalkingOutside) May 5, 2016
-
Always Asking for Snacks After Meals
Wish I was as brave as my kid who just ate zero bites of her dinner and then asked my wife for a snack 6 minutes after the table was clear.
— Simon Holland (@simoncholland) September 15, 2015
-
So Many Tears
Ok, yeah, let’s cry at the table about having to eat a fish stick. Let’s do that. #pickykids #shutupandeatyourdinner
— Mommy Shrink (@mommyshrink) April 8, 2013
-
. They Hate Something They Liked Last Week
Parenthood is full of surprises. Fix your child’s favorite breakfast, yogurt with peaches, and SURPRISE! They now hate yogurt. And peaches.
— MyMomologue (@MyMomologue) June 22, 2017
-
You Reevaluate Your Career
If persuading my kids to eat the dinner I cook every night doesn’t count as sales experience, I don’t know what does.
— MamaFizzles (@MamaFizzles) June 27, 2017
-
You Succumb to Questionable Measures
Hey, parents of an only child considering having one more, know that I just split an M&M in half.An M&M.In half.
— Val (@ValeeGrrl) November 7, 2015
-
They Live Off a Select Few Items
Toddler food pyramid: Cheese Yellow crackers Meat pressed into shapesF R U I T S N A C K S
— Jennifer S. White (@yenniwhite) April 11, 2017
-
So Much Ketchup and Cheese
70% of parenting is just melting cheese on stuff to try and get your kids to eat it.The other 30% is dipping it in ketchup.
— Babies Daddy (@dshack8) July 12, 2015
-
They’re Literally Never Satisfied
5-year-old: I’m hungry.Me: *lists 100 different things she could eat*5: Anything else?
— James Breakwell, Exploding Unicorn (@XplodingUnicorn) February 25, 2018
-
It’s Just One Big Joke Now
I made food for my son, set it in front of him like he was going to eat it and then we just laughed and laughed.
— Mommy Cusses (@mommy_cusses) February 21, 2016
-
God Forbid You Try to Hide a Veggie
My kids can’t find their shoes when they need them, but the tiny piece of onion in their dinner is always found! #pickykids #sassymama
— Valerie Belknap (@vbelknap) October 10, 2015
-
You’re Already Thinking of Revenge
Can’t wait to teach my kids how to cook, so then after they spend an hour making dinner I can tell them that I don’t like it, and request they make something else #ToddlerLife #parenting #pickyeater
— Verónica Curran (@sereia85) November 30, 2017
Do you have a picky eater? How do you deal? Share your most relatable anecdote!