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Here are twenty-six utterances I’ve banned from the dining room table. If either one of my children should happen to speak, or even mutter, any of these words or sentences, he will end up in his room without having taken another bite of his meal. None of these words accords respect to the person who cooked my kids’ food, whether it was me, their father, or some third party. Furthermore, these responses are by several degrees too extreme to describe the feelings that ought to be elicited by the relatively bland and child-friendly food served in my household.

Without further ado, I give you the list. If you’re one of the lucky parents who doesn’t need it now, you’re practically guaranteed to need it in the future. You can thank me then.

A is for Awful
B is for Burnt
C is for Cruddy
D is for Disgusting
E is for, “Eww…”
F is for Foul
G is for Gross
H is for Horrible
I is for Inedible
J is for, “Just one bite, OK?”
K is for, “Kill me now.”
L is for Lousy
M is for Malodorous
N is for Nauseating
O is for Overcooked
P is for Putrid
R is for Revolting
S is for Slimy
T is for Terrible
U is for Undercooked
V is for Vile
W is for Wretched
X is for, “This is eXcellent — not.”
Y is for Yucky
Z is for, “I’d get better food if I were caged in the Zoo.”

by Slouching Mom

[tags]kids, children, parents, parenting, manners, respect, disrespectful terms, honor, lessons[/tags]
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