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My Macaronian...

     As I listened to a TedTalk podcast on my way to work, I get frustrated, “Children need a healthy diet.  Starting their day with a healthy breakfast increases their concentration and allows them to learn.........."  As I listen, I think..."You must not know what it is like to live with a Macaronian!"      Diet stories when others were younger go a lot like the stories I used to hear from my grandparents about walking to school.  "We used to walk up a hill both ways with snow up to our knee caps."  Remember those stories?  Now with diet, it goes like this; "We didn't have a choice, what was on the table is what we ate."  or  "Healthy eating habits start by them seeing what their parents are doing."  Here is the doctor's advice when my Macaronian was younger; "He will eat when he is hungry.  Make sure he is taking his multivitamin."  My Macaronian was super skinny when he was between the ages of 5-10.      Over the ye

The F........Word

Fornite.      What did you think the F word was going to be?  Sorry, but honestly, that is a word that may create the same cringed face most of us have when we hear the F word that has a very foul meaning.  This is a real quick story about what I am dealing with at home with two boys that are complete ADDICTS to this game.      When I say addicted I truly mean it.  If given the opportunity, both my boys would never leave the game.  Their weekends revolve around it.  If you were to ask them what paradise is they might say..."Never leaving Fortnite, ordering carry-in that delivers up to the room just to avoid not stopping their game, and a controller that allows me to play during bathroom breaks."  I have a strange feeling someone has worn adult diapers playing, just a guess.  I have coffee therapy sessions with a friend that also is living with a Fortnite addict.      A few months ago, I was at the end of my tolerance with Fortnite.  Both boys were arguing about turns.