Nothing before Noon
Every morning my kids ask for candy. I'm not talking donuts or pastries, I'm talking straight up sugar. There's probably no difference nutritionally but I'm setting principles for life. If I let them eat candy in the morning what's next? Crack? I hear sugar is a gateway drug. Just saying. It's not like they need a pick me up either. They wake up between 5:45 and 6:30 like they've been robbed. Like something amazing has been happening all night and they have just waisted the last 12 hours. God help me! While I avoid giving them sugar before noon, an arbitrary line i've drawn in the sand, I try to get as much caffeine into my system asap so I can ride that roller coaster the remainder of the day until bedtime. Don't judge, these people shoot out of bed with the sun and immediately start interrogating me about our plans for the day. I'm not even awake and have agreed to all sorts of things, in hindsight that may be why I have four kids.