Mommies.

[[ash <3]]

Okay, I know we all either are moms or want to be moms. This is a place you can come to tell us about your mommy. What things you'll do because she did them? What things will you do differently? Updates and all that!

I'll start. My mom's name is Joan. She's forty-eight and from New York. She's very stubborn and usually likes thing a certain way.

When I have kids, I'll be teaching them several languages while they are learning to talk. My mom didn't do this with us, but I wish she would have. I don't plan on letting my kids eat fast food or processed meats. Just from my weight loss struggles and knowing how bad it is for you, I see what it can do. When I was growing up, we didn't do a lot of crafts or baking or anything. I want to do things like that with my kids. I have recipes for cookies for kids and fun little ways to get them to eat healthy.

What about you?

[lisa]

These things are MUCH easier said than done.....nothing wrong with a little fast food every now and then.:-)

[Mel]

This is true.

[[ash <3]]

I'm not saying there is anything wrong with it. I just won't do it because I was fed it as a child, and my children will be predisposed to obesity because I'm fat. Maybe I'll be able to spare them the things I had to go through.

[Mel]

I know my children will most likely battle with their weight because of their father and my family. The reason I'm the smallest in my family is because I fell into that pit where I was anorexic my teen years (not many knew). I battle with stomach issues everyday. It sucks. So I honesly don't care if my children are a little chunky, I don't want them to go through what I did. I'm not really going to make weight an issue in my house, we don't want to battle both sides.

I will try to keep them eating healthy, of course! But I'm not going to jump down their throats if they eat fast food every now and then.

[[ash <3]]

Oh no don't do that. I say just let them know how bad it is.

[Mel]

They will know the consequinces of it all. I'm not going to sugar coat it for them.