I know it's not a big deal. But it's a nice day and my 12 year old is playing with another 12 year old neighborhood friend at our house, on this warm sunny day today. The kid got thirsty, he asked for "milk or something".

Here's the thing, my kid drinks water. Almost always water. We dont keep juice in the house, and the only soda ever brought in is for my 4 years sober husband who likes a 20oz coke zero once in a while. I mostly drink water too.

Why am I so annoyed the boy ran back to his house for mini cans of soda.. he offered one to my son, and sure it's fine. I'm not an jerk about it. My son can have one too, but water is the best thing for you outdoors in the summer. My son even got the kid ice in his cup. He took one sip of water, and ran home for sodas.

Ayeee. Im just venting.

I grew up on cool aid and juice boxes, I was a super unhealthy kid because of the options given to me. I think I've done well teaching my son how to know his own body, and he doesn't even care for soda too often, and it will take him over a day to finish off a Gatorade, because he just prefers water. He's 12 with shit brushing habits (when do they start doing it on their own without reminders) but he has no cavities or complaints from the dentist.

It just drives me nuts what giving so much sugar to kids does to their future habits. I've a few other memories of other kids who's parents let then be just as unhealthy. As an ex fat kid, it's abuse in my opinion to not teach kids health in their formative years. It sets kids up for a lifetime of poor eating habits and poor health. I got fit in my 20s, and it was the hardest thing ever, It would have been so much easier to learn healthy habits from the start.

My son has a "big" from the big brother big sisters program, dude is super active in his community, a fire fighter, and has also aided in teaching the importance of water for hydration. Everytime they hang out he brings his water bottle, they both do. It's just normal to have water all the time for us. I just get shocked a little when water isn't normal to drink by someone I guess.

I get having things once in a while, but watching this kid turn his nose to water, when they are running around on a hot day, just, gives me the heavy sighs. I'll quit being dramatic now, it just hurts cuz I wasn't healthy as a kid, and watching other kids go through that sucks.