Cereal for dinner, it’s what wise woman resort to on the days that seem to never end. Not every meal needs to be #instaperfect. #momwisdomwednesdays
Wisdom Brought to You Today, by Sara H.
We have all had those busy days,
Rush to the school pick up line,
Rush to soccer practice, ballet or tennis practice depending on the day,
Rush home to discover that the chicken you meant to thaw, is still in the freezer.
You contemplate for a moment, how to quickly cook this frozen block of chicken into a quick meal sure to please.
If only you would have bought that instant pot that everyone is raving about. You know that scary pressure cooking pot that can magically go from frozen food to dinner in 30 minutes! The one that you are terrified to use because you think it will blow up literally, in your face!
So, you pull the chicken popsicle from the freezer, commit to making it edible, as fast as possible when your middle child walks in.
“Ma, my science report that you said you would help me on is due tomorrow.”
“Shit!” You say slamming the chicken into the sink in defeat. “Sorry, I didn’t mean that toward you.”
So, you walk over to the cupboards and decide that Captain Crunch will be joining you for dinner this evening.
Cereal for dinner will not kill you, or your children and sometimes it is a necessary dinner time food in order to get all the things done. ~ Sara H.
Thank you to Sara H. for submitting this story to start off the weekly blog series featuring mom wisdom from silly-serious shared by real moms living real lives! I have been known to serve cereal for dinner in my 19 years as a parent, on more than one occasion. Some days are tough and other days, are even tougher. Don’t beat yourself up over it, some mom’s are trying to figure out how to feed their kids.
Speaking of not being able to feed your kids, we recently came across a fantastic engaging picture book called Maddi’s Fridge. I talk more about the difficulty moms having just feeding their children in my book Not A Picture Perfect Parent Coming soon to a store near you.
“With humor and warmth, this children’s picture book raises awareness about poverty and hunger” excerpt taken from the Amazon site but I could not have worded it better. My three younger children ages 5, 10 and 12 loved this book. In fact, this book reached into my children’s hearts so deeply that my 10 year old asked if we could collect some food and drop off to a local food bank.Of course, I obliged!
We discovered this book and so many others, participating in the 101 Picture Book Challenge at the Toledo library. You can find the list of books here to participate on your own. If you are local, join the challenge online or at a local branch. The winning prize is a picture book, so if you did this on your own just take your kiddos to a local book shop, buy a hot chocolate and let him/her pick out a book as a reward. Maybe even stop by a local food bank or a homeless shelter to drop off some food.
If you are interested in contributing in the weeks to come you can reach me at betsyharloff@gmail.com, through my Instagram profile or on my Facebook author account.
