Some People Who Post Comments on the Internet Need to Calm Down. Really.

Wow, wow and double wow!!! First, I read this article about a mother who can't get her daughter to eat anything but a few items, which are not very healthy. I really felt sorry for this mom because I have some of the same problems with my kids, although the issues are not nearly as severe as those mentioned in the piece. My older daughter will not touch any cheese except for parmesan (NO idea where she gets that from), hates butter (as do I) and is very picky in general. My younger daughter will eat cheese but whines and complains when asked to eat any vegetable except salad. When they were younger and my husband was deployed in Afghanistan, I let them eat pasta with sprinkle (parmesan) cheese and fruit every night for dinner, because I knew they would eat it and they both liked it. Sometimes you have to choose your battles, as every parent knows. But what happens when the battle is as extreme as it is for this family? I have no doubt that this child has some kind of sensory processing problem and/or issues with extreme anxiety in general. However, many of the trolls (oops, did I say that?) who posted comments on the article did not feel much sympathy and generally directed their venom straight at the mother. Where baby daddy at??? Just kidding. Notable comments included "are you serious? get a job and quit screwing up your child....she is using it as a means of manipulation....I am so sick of mothers without parenting skills," "That little brat needs to eat what her mother cooks! What a little bratty nuisance!! She needs to have her butt spanked! Snotty-nosed, self-indulged, smart-mouthed BRAT!!! Let ME babysit that BRAT!!!!" and "Don't people know how to raise children any more? Sit at the dinner table, put down the food, the kid will eat it or not, don't give her anything else to eat and after a little while she will eat it. They must be liberals." These people need to get a life and stop judging!! Sorry to cut this short, but I'm late for date night. :)