Birthday Cake?

It's weird how a like we are Berry Sister -- I did the SAME thing.  No big deal at all.  

I don't think we are the ones who are weird.....  But if I have a clone somewhere then I am glad it's you Kat the Small.

I completely agree.  

Teach your daughter how to make something else that would be a good choice for you (sugar-free pudding, something from Eggface's website).  It'll expand her cooking skills and you'll be setting a great example.  

Don't give in to pressure to eat something to make someone "happy" - especially your kid.  Five years from now she's not going to remember that you didn't have cake for your birthday but she will remember that NOT eating the cake turned into a big effing deal, right?  

 

Honestly, for me, one bite is one too many.

you can tell your daughter that birthday cake is "not my food" anymore ... And leave Iraq that.

there is no one and nothing that will take me back to certain foods .... 

 

Tryong to substitute other things does not help me ... It is easier to refrain than moderate ..... So, I just don't do it ... For anyone or anything.

A six year old is only upset if someone else is making her upset. It comes from a deprivation mindset, "oh I can't eat this!". If you move to I choose to be healthy and for me that means not eating this right now, or having a fruit treat on my birthday, whatever, you can easily change it now.

I agree with the folks who have said it is important to be a good role model. Food isn't bad, it was our relationship with it. We need food and there may be a time you want to have a piece of cake.

As long as you are happy and comfortable with your choice, you r child will be too, unless someone else is telling her something different.

And there are lots of healthy options out there. Enjoy your birthday!

That is why I made this post to ask for healthy options. I dont understand why everyone is getting hung up on the fact that I said my daughter would be upset. My husband is currently deployed and he isnt going to be here for any of the holidays. I dont feel like making a bunch of changes to our traditions when she is dealing with him not being here. The last deployments she was too young for it to affect her. If I wanted advice about my daughter I would have asked.