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by Paula Schmitt
Back in the day when my four boys were younger, and smaller, I would hear from other parents, who knew from experience, how I was going to be flat broke once my sons were growing teenage boys.
I waited and waited as time went on for my cupboards to be empty and my pockets to be bone dry.
I believe that day has come.
This article is about feeding a teenage boy. Just yesterday (honestly) my son Tony ate:
Breakfast at home
- Two eight-ounce glasses of milk
- Three fried eggs
- Half a plate of home fries
- Seven pieces of bacon
- One bagel
- Two pieces of toast
Mid-morning snack
- Three Krispy Krème donuts
- Two eight-ounce glasses of milk
Lunch
- One 12-inch hot meatball and cheese grinder, with extra cheese
- One full plate piled high of nacho chips with melted cheese on top
- Two chocolate chip cookies
- Two 12-ounce glasses of Sprite
Mid-afternoon snack
- One giant-size bag of Doritos
- One bowl of salsa
- One 12-ounce glass of Root Beer
Dinner
- Two giant chicken drum sticks
- A plateful of French fries
- Green beans
- One dinner roll
- Two eight-ounce glasses of iced tea
Dessert
- One huge bowl of Reese’s Peanut Butter ice cream with M & M’s sprinkled on top
- One eight-ounce glass of milk
Late-night snack
- One large Tony’s pepperoni pizza
- One quart iced tea
Amazing! I took the time today to quickly add this up to see how much money goes down my son’s stomach per day and the amount came to roughly $30.
Multiply that by 365 days and you get approximately $11,000 a year.
Need I say more?
Paula Schmitt is a writer and the "All Sports Mom" to four boys, and one daughter, living in Central Vermont. When she’s not swamped in laundry, grocery shopping, and writing deadlines her hobbies include dusting, cleaning bathrooms and traveling to her son’s sporting events. She writes a regular column, Mommy Mediator, at JustForMom.com and a column, The All Sports Mom, at SanityCentral.com, RaisingOurKids.com, MommyHullabaloo.com, Penwomanship.com, and ShowMomTheMoney.com. Paula has been published in the Herald of Randolph, Kids VT magazine, Adopting for Tomorrow magazine, WriteFromHome.com, Witwords.com, iparentingstories.com, ThePhilosophicalMother.com and several other parenting sites. In between her kids play dates, music lessons, and unexpected sports injuries she is attempting to write her second non-fiction book. Her first book, "Living in a Locker Room: A Mom’s Tale of Survival in a Houseful of Boys," is available for pre-order at Amazon and Barnes & Noble and will be available at bookstores nationwide May 2005. To read more of her columns visit www.paulaschmitt.com and for some much needed adult conversation email her at paula@paulaschmitt.com
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