Well, I am trying the dietary changes suggested in 'Little Sugar Addicts' and so far they seem to be working. Have increased the protein component of the boys' diets and am being very vigilent as regards the sugars they consume. Luckily both boys like things like eggs and peanut butter and when I make oatmeal I make sure to add milk as the liquid and keep the sweetner limited. Dinosaur oatmeal will be a VERY occasional treat as it is outrageously high in sugar. Of course, that is why Xander loves it so much. Funny thing about the boys: Jason dislikes fat (except for things like McDs French Fries), spice (except for Salt) and is generally pretty good about limiting his sugar consumption at any one sitting. Xander, on the other hand, LOVES spice, sugar, fat ('Pease, may I have a little bit of more butter for my bread?') and sweets. His appetite for all things, when he is in good health, is vast... Henry the 8th, perhaps? Jason is the moderate... in most things.
Xander has, meanwhile, entered a very uncomfortable stage: he is possessive of EVERYTHING. We return books to the library. He cries. We donate stuff to Goodwill. He cries. We mail off copies of Captain Wavy Cape. He cries. We MENTION mailing off copies of Captain Wavy Cape. He cries. Everything is his and he is quite indignant when people dispose of things without his permission. This does not, however, preclude his giving things to people. He sees something yellow and thinks of G'ma Pat. He sees something purple and thinks of G'ma Mary. He sees pirates and thinks of his Bahbah, his Daddy, and himself. Sigh. My question now is, when does this stage end?
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