where i live anyway. how the women berate other women who dnt brreastfeed but bottle feed yet their own kids are addicted to pepsi at the age of 2
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BLOG IT!! 
P.s) hear ya
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I know. My sister-in-law, she has her 2 years old and he is addicted to pepsi and they let him drink. He’s so spoiled. I’ve told my hubby in dabbay lafzon that its not good for him all the time, once in a while, fine but not all the time. He said well… and that’s it. I love this kid but not him being stubborn all the time.
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y blog??? first u say life is dead without me, then when i decide to liven it up u tell me to blog it!
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and then they say “ajkal k bachay pepsi k bagher nai reh saktay”
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I cringe whenever I hear someone say that!! Well duhhhh if you get your 18 month old addicted to pepsi he’ll wanna drink it all the time! It has caffeine 
What I hate even more is how they make it sound like I’m depriving my child of Pepsi and Coke if I refuse to give it to them LOL!!! Hate it hate it hate it. I wish people would just mind their own business, if you wanna give your child coke (which is wrong and SO unhealthy) then by all means go ahead and do so but don’t tell me what to do!
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Kasam se…mein nahi thi.
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I know what you mean, an 18 month old in our street in Pak, drinks 8 bottles a day of milk and pepsi mixed in a bottle. He’s weak, and has yucky teeth, but the mother says it’s the only way he’ll drink it.
my nephew is in Pak for a holiday and my sister said to her in-laws that if anyone feeds him rubbish, she’ll be taking the first flight home. That kept everyone in line.
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pepsi and milk??? what the hell?? thats disgusting! but also, the kid doesn’t milk THAT badly!
he’s going to have rotten teeth for the rest of his life and probably be hyperactive from all the sugar he’s digesting.
i’m constantly challenged on not giving my kid coke or cake or candy- he’s only 17 months old! i know that at some point when he’s older, he’ll want it, and then it’ll be allowed in moderation, but there is NO way he’s having it until that day arrives! i don’t even give him flavoured milk. the best part is when this advice comes from people who have no children of their own. i’ve got all of it saved up in my head for when they give birth. phir pata chalay ga how irritating it is!
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my inlaws and rest of tabbar bring chocolates for my 2yr old webever they visit, crisps nestle juices etx and its annoying. they turn up at dinner time and give it to her before shes had any dinner. pisses e offf. i take it off her she cries an my mil fil all jump in and feel sorry for her and give it to her. i had to snatch a hard candy toffee from my daughter today becos mil gave it to her when i told them not to.
ad wats even moreeeeeeee infuriating is that mil fil dobt wana give her saag/ certaib sabzi/ certain daaal becos " pait karab hoga"
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My baby is mashahallah almost 2 n mashahallah no fizzy drink, chocolate , lollipop anything , last to last weekend I was having BBQ with friends all kids were having lollipop n when my friends offered my baby I was like no, n they were she is growing let her taste its ok, I was like no I don’t want her to taste I know once she l start her schooling she might ask for them when she will see her fellows but until then no I don’t want her to taste.
me n huby make sure we are not having any such thing in front of her.
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well its true.. chocolate wont hurt her stomach unless its taken in truckloads.
some veggies do induce gas and for a kid.. gives them tummy aches. daal too. midget is 3 and i still dont give him channay ki daal.
i still dont agree with their behaviour.. but u gotta know your facts woman. how will u fight them!
they are the way they are and that society the way it is… koi hul nahi.. just do as you please and grow a thick skin. abhi thak kiu nahi ugaai! (grow)
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well they do this because you and your husband are not on the same page. They are grandparents, they will give her chocolates, candy, ice cream, etc. But you and your husband have learn to work as a team and control the children, decide how much they can consume and at what times. My grandparents and uncles/aunts would bring us chocolates and candies, etc. Heck my dad got me chocolates and cheese for my b.day but both parents had certain rules. We were not allowed to eat the who bar/container in a day or two, we were not allowed to eat before or during dinner time. Since, both my father and mother had set those ground rules for us, so our relatives were respectful of them. The problem at your end seems like it is always you fighting. We never hear your husband taking any steps to stop this.
and yes saag and chanay ki daal can make a little child’s tummy loose. Last thing you want is a toddler with diarrhea. Mash daal can cause gas so you want to avoid it especially at night time.
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that is not limited just to Pakistan but everywhere.
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surely there are other ways to make them drink milk like make a nice kher or home made milkshakes…my son is 3 and i can confirm that any child can live without this nasty fizz candy choco or crisps
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Sooo bad for their teeth, especially if they are drinking it from a baby bottle.
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I don’t want my kids to drink soda AT ALL but I don’ tknow how I can do that…I’m pretty addicted to diet soda…which means I’ll have to quit or just hide it really well. :hinna:
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MashaAllah you’re superb parents. That’s great to hear. I also don’t plan to let my son anywhere near fizzy drinks…until he’s an adult…and then I can’t stop him! Hehehehe. He’s 2 yrs old and he hasn’t had chocolates etc. But he loves munching on fruits and raw veggie sticks etc.
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True. I’ve seen it here in the UK where one Mum was giving her baby fanta in a bottle! Terrible!
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In the states they use colas to clean blood after road accidents, just shows how acidic it is.