Talking To Pastries
Posted on 04.22.07 in Parenthood and there are 16 comments.
When you’re a sleep deprived mother of a newborn, you tend to do weird things…
We have some wonderful friends who have been bringing us delicous meals for the past few weeks. Pastas, soups, pork chops, salads and dessert.
Dessert. Mmmm....
Have I mentioned that my will power ends at my front door? I’m great at not buying sweets at the store, but if it makes it into my house....forget it.
So, last night I woke up to feed my son. After I put him back to bed, I went into the kitchen to get some water and as I did, I heard (or at least I think I did) something saying…
“eat me....eat me.”
I turned to see a pan of delicious Neiman Marcus bars sitting on the counter. I’m pretty sure there was a halo of heavenly light shining on them as well.
So what did I do?
I talked back, of course. I said:
“No! I’m am NOT going to eat you!”
Feeling satisfied and vindicated against temptation, I turned and went back to my room.
It didn’t occur to me until the morning that normal people don’t talk to pastries at 4:00 in the morning…
On a scale of 1-10 (1 being low and 10 being high) where is your will power against sweets?
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The strength of my will power depends on my location:
If I’m at the grocery store or a restaurant, my will power is pretty strong....probably an 8 or 9.
If I’m at a party, it’s more like a 4-5.
If it’s at my house, a 1 would be generous.
Apr 22, 07 at 09:22 pm
My parents sent a package to my small person for Easter. It had cute plastic Easter eggs, plastic grass, and even a plastic chicken that “lays” bubble gum eggs. (It’s quite a sight.) But there at the bottom of the box was a bag of Lindt Lindor Chocolates. I had never heard of Lindt Lindor Chocolates, but it is a name that I shall now remember always. Since my small person is only nine months old, I assumed they were for me and my husband. There is now only one left. My husband has only eaten one. I had asked him to “please put them way in the back on the bottom shelf of the refridgerator” when we first got them. He offered to take them to work so that I wouldn’t be so tempted, but after the look I shot him, he wisely put them where I asked.
That said, I would say I am at about a -5 when it comes to these chocolates. In fact, I have an empty wrapper in front of me now, you know, to make sure I spelled the name correctly.
Apr 23, 07 at 01:22 am
Store: 4
Restaurant: 7, sometimes higher
Home: 0
Convenience Store: 0 (I am physically unable to resist overpriced snacks at the gas station! What is that all about?)
I freely accept that sugar is my vice, that and Diet Coke. Ooh, and shopping. And sleeping late on Saturday....
Apr 23, 07 at 06:30 am
At the grocery: 10, unless I’m buying the occasional treat for hubby or the kids.
At home: 9, I hardly ever eat snacks at home.
At work: 0, all it takes is for someone to bring in goodies, and I can’t resist!
Apr 23, 07 at 06:54 am
It depends on if it is free or not. If I have to pay for it, then I’m a 9. If it is already paid for or free, then I’m about a 3.
Kim, my mother-in-law got our three year old girl that same bubble gum egg laying chicken. It is quite a sight.
Apr 23, 07 at 08:37 am
Depends on the kind of pastry...if it’s anything cream-filled, cream on top, meringue, anything like that, I won’t touch it. It doesn’t even matter if there’s chocolate anywhere near it, it stays far from me. So 10.
BUT, if not, probably about a 4 if it’s in my house. One of my best friend’s is a FANTASTIC baker and she makes stuff every Monday for our 24 nights. Talk about a little difficult… 
Apr 23, 07 at 09:57 am
Um...yeah.
My will power is low. Like 1.
Like if they said “eat me” to me…
I’d be like, “Ok. You asked for it.”
Apr 23, 07 at 12:23 pm
Kat often reminds me that sweets are not healthy for me and the children. For that reason, if by some freak of nature we have sweets in the house, then the noble, fatherly instinct in me kicks in that wants to rescue my children from the bad, bad sweets. Therefore, I eat them (sweets, not children). My moto being ‘better me than them’
So I eat it all and feel pretty fantastic about myself at the same time.
Delusional, but effective.
Apr 23, 07 at 01:32 pm
You are such a great man for protecting your family like that.
Father of the year stuff....I am moved.
Apr 23, 07 at 01:59 pm
Jimmy,
I think that’s called protective eating.
Thanks for taking one for the fam. That’s so altruistic of you.
Apr 23, 07 at 08:14 pm
Resturants= 10. They are too expensive!
Overpriced snacks at the gas station=0 (I’m convinced they spray something on me when I enter the store that makes me do this!)
Home=depends on the sweet, but usually not much.
Upcoming cruise=no way!
Lindor Truffles=God’s gift to women! I lived in Europe for 8 years and they are absolutely THE best chocolates in the world!
Beth
Apr 23, 07 at 09:08 pm
These days? 10. I’m on a roll, baby.
Apr 24, 07 at 06:33 am
I’m with Heather on the convience store temptation. I’ts prob. all the road trips that have led to sweet treats along the way!
I can’t have them in my house or I eat them after the kids are in bed. For some reason that is my time of temptation…
Apr 24, 07 at 06:35 am
0.5!
Did you know that if you drink a diet soda while you eat your candy bar that the Nutra-Sweet will destroy the sugar/fat of the candy bar?? Well...that’s what I like to tell myself anyway.
Apr 24, 07 at 08:18 am
Susanne,
That’s a good one. I’ll have to remember that. I typically use Jimmy’s reasoning - better me than the kids. That works really well...so far.
Kristin,
Naptime is my biggest temptation time. I’m usually a bit frazzled and in need of some comfort food, so I go searching for anything sweet. I’ve even been known to snack on semi-sweet chocolate morsels when there’s nothing else in the house.
Cristy,
So if you just quit your job, you’ll be a perfectly healthy eater! 
Apr 24, 07 at 11:38 am
if I am at the grocery store- I don’t buy them. But other than that, I am helpless and it is an act of God if my hand does not find my mouth.
Via the Feed
Kat
Apr 22, 07 at 08:16 pm