How My Daughter Got Soda

There is only so much we can do as parents to protect our children from whatever we decide they should be protected from… which is a long list.

As you might imagine, my wife and I consider ourselves fairly selective in what we guide our children to consume, and carbonated soft drinks are not something we encourage.

This past summer my daughter, Rachael, was at a day camp.  Out of our control, yet in a very good environment.  And, unfortunately one afternoon she complained of a tummy ache, and was sent to the camp nurse…

The camp nurse apparently did not see any harm in treating Rachael’s tummy ache with an age old remedy called… ginger ale.  And that’s where my new “parenting issue” began.

That afternoon Rachael asked her mom about ginger ale, and other carbonated soft drink flavors, and she told her little sister that it tasted good and that she should try some, too.

And now we have to deal with this, all because of a well meaning camp nurse.

What’s a parent to do?