>>Funny, that is what my daughter usually says... :o) If it is something she is not interested in eating, then she will say she ate a large lunch and only wants a snack. However, that snack is usually as large as a meal.
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>That was against the rules in my house. You ate the dinner that was served and except for special circumstances (one kid didn't eat red meat, for example), everyone had the same meal. I was a mean mom. <g>
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It was that way in my house, too -- the one I grew up in. I think that was very much the norm back then. It no longer seems to be as common in this country, due probably to many factors.