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how long does it take to eat a sandwich?

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Submitted by briarmommy on Wed, 06/22/2011 - 2:06pm

Quick question just want to see if I am out of line. How long should it take an almost 8yr old to eat a turkey sandwich? I think an hour is to long and think he is just trying to annoy me. Am I being crazy here?

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Submitted by briarmommy on Wed, 06/22/2011 - 2:25pm

I turned the tv off as soon as I put his sandwich on the table, you would think he would get bored just sitting there.

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Submitted by SteppingUp on Wed, 06/22/2011 - 4:23pm

I also have to turn off the TV for SS3 to eat at a normal pace, and he still does that. I know there's a big age difference here but I always think the same thing: What fun is it to sit at the table for a freakin' hour???? Why is that entertaining at all? Whatever. It's no skin off my back as long as he's eating he can sit there until it's bed time. He knows he has to sit until he finishes.

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Submitted by Siferra on Wed, 06/22/2011 - 2:17pm

You're not crazy - and he's a bit old to be pulling games like that. When my SS5 is in the mood to eat he'll down a sandwich in about 5 minutes. Otherwise he'll nurse it up to 2 hours.

If it's getting on your nerves, set a time limit and take it away after. When SS5 is annoying me with slow eating I'll give him 30 minutes, then he's done. Or - at 8 he should be able to make his own turkey sandwich so that you can start to get uninvolved in the process

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Submitted by briarmommy on Wed, 06/22/2011 - 2:28pm

Thats my thing he is to old for this crap, everyone but DH and I baby him. DH does it a little but not that much, like yesterday he needed a shower and he couldn't even turn it on himself. Then he kept asking DH to come in and check to see if there was shampoo in his hair, he has almost no hair where the crap would the shampoo be? I just am getting annoyed at his inability to grow up, my 1yr old acts better then he does.

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Submitted by Disneyfan on Wed, 06/22/2011 - 2:54pm

Maybe he's full. If he wants to sit there for 3 hours and stare at a turkey sandwich, let him. If he's in the way, sit him off by himself and ignore him. As long as he knows he is getting to you or it becomes a power struggle, he will continue to do it.

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Submitted by lexaprotakemeaway on Wed, 06/22/2011 - 2:58pm

When mine do that, I just ask them if they're done. If they are, and there's not much left of it, it goes in the trash. If there's at least half left, it gets wrapped up and put in the fridge for later.

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Submitted by DoingItAgain on Wed, 06/22/2011 - 3:30pm

Or, if he is like my SS, he will dump it in the trash as soon as you turn your back and tell you he ate it.

I like the idea of a time limit... if only half or more eaten, take it away, put it in the fridge and when he gets hungry again later, he can have it then... or go to bed.

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Submitted by mcnat on Wed, 06/22/2011 - 3:46pm

you're not crazy! an hour is way too long for an 8 year old to need to eat a sandwich. he's looking for a reaction, try not to give him one.

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Submitted by Kita.Marie on Wed, 06/22/2011 - 3:59pm

I gave my SD 9, 6, & 5 mac and cheese 45 mins ago and SD5 just now got finished when I told her dad said if she's not done when he gets home she'd be in trouble.

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Submitted by briarmommy on Wed, 06/22/2011 - 8:20pm

Thanks for the advice, that is actually what I did for dinner he had 30min to eat his food and I told him upfront if he didn;t eat it in that time I would give it to the dog. He ate all his food in 15min. I think he may be starting to realize finally I will do what I say unlike everyone else who threaten punishment and never follow though.

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Submitted by Disneyfan on Wed, 06/22/2011 - 6:40pm

Why does it matter how long it takes him to eat lunch at home? If we didn't have plans for after lunch, I wouldn't care how long he sat at the table.

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Submitted by MJL2010 on Thu, 06/23/2011 - 1:40pm

It is so annoying. Such ridiculous hijinx (talking, talking, talking nonsense and avoiding eating when they are all together) go on at our table with the three six-year-old boys (well, mine turns seven in three days!!!) that we have had to have them eat in shifts. DD5 actually eats without complaining- anything we have she wants to try. DS is pretty good also- really dislikes oatmeal and will occasionally complain about stranger types of veg...but will always eat it, knowing that we mean what we say and expect him to do the right thing....HOWEVER, SSs6 are used to getting whatever they'd like from BM. As they report (and we know that may not always be *exactly* what is occurring!) she makes them either pasta or chicken nuggets every night. No veg other than broccoli, and constant treats. So they come here and get pretty hungry, but try to hold out as long as they can before they realize that we mean what we say about "no more food 'til next mealtime"!!