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Page 30 2022 Home For The Holidays Lincoln Daily News November 23, 2022 In other words, we take children, taunt them with what they want, and then say, “not so fast, you have to eat the same stuff you ate a month ago first.” And we know they don’t even like most of it, and then we get mad at them for it. Children aren’t just picky for the sake of it, you know. Younger people have more sensitive taste buds, and a bad texture means game over. That’s why I have yet to meet a child that likes stuffing. Come to think of it, most adults don’t like it either, but just do a better job of hiding it. But then, just as the children are trying to say they’re finished with their food, we berate them for not eating enough. I genuinely don’t think people remember what it’s like to be a kid when it comes to food, especially at the holidays. We make so much food to have leftovers, not to force it down everyone’s throat all at once. Again, none of us really want it the first time around. Why make dinner such a battle? And then we decide to taunt the children with sweet desserts. Cookies, cakes, pie; a random aunt’s homemade fudge. And every year, we give in and give them more sugar and sweets. And then we wonder what possessed us to do that as they bounce off of everything. Now I know what you’re thinking. This is where I ramble about children and sugar and how we should do more to learn a lesson and separate the two, preferably by actual miles, or else we can kiss any kind of silence good- bye as they bounce off the walls. And you’d be half-correct. The problem is not “I gave my kid sugar, dear God, what have I done?”The problem is Continued —