[akcskye]

Oh no, no problem at all.

That's the one thing we're fortunate about, and I should've put in the post...it's either Diet Mug Root Beer or Diet Sprite (no caffeine in either). that what they like is caffeine free.

So, for that, some people ask me why do I care...and the reason I do care is that it can start unhealthy dietary habits, IMO.

Hubby and I have caffeinated soda, and we do not drink coffee (something their birth family let them do!!! egads!!!) once a morning and they know it's off limits and that I DO monitor it.

Their overall issue that spilled over to the soda pop was sneaking food/lying about how much they ate, and so soda was next to sneak, I think...haha

I do know in their other placements, soda was a priviledge, so I was just baffled why it became such an issue here...if you don't have it and "don't need it", then why need it here, you know?

But, now, we go to Sam's Club and buy PLENTY of bottled water (our tap just doesn't taste right) and Fruit20, and the soda issue is declining as is the food.

I do have one question though, KIND of off topic.

These 2 kids are the youngest kids in the family...we haven't had kids in the family for over 15 years.

I do NOT remember eating as much as they do when I was their age, and they eat more than me now, and I'm a 220 lb vegetarian (I only eat one meal, maybe 2, NO lie) a day.

My weight is from hormones rather than food overindulgence...but is it normal for kids to seemingly be hungry ALL the time when AMPLY fed?