My reaction is that if this is the biggest thing you have to worry about with a 7-year-old and a 9-year-old, you are doing really well as a mommy.
Try not to let it get to you. They will eat more politely when their girlfriend, not their mother, tells them that she can't stand it.
Im their nanny not their mom. But yeah the smacking is the only thing that gets on my nerves really
At least they eat. So many moms write in about their child who is a picky eater.
Oh my gosh you are so right. That does make it easy when I fix them lunch