Gazing adoringly at a glass of water
By Faye
@FayeHazel (40248)
United States
January 23, 2018 3:04pm CST
So, awhile ago - I saw an ad for a popular water softening company.
The ad, which was plastered on the side of a large van, featured a cute little girl gazing lovingly and adoringly at a glass of water.
Hmm.
Now I'm not dissing the benefits and downright health needs of water.
Water is needed for life, and drinking enough plain water is needed for health. Clean water is often under appreciated - as in addition to drinking it - we need it to wash our bodies and our items. 
However I think the above appreciation of water is more of an adult understanding. I can remember from my own childhood that I usually preferred juice, milk or the occasional soda or flavored punch mix.
How many kids would gaze that eagerly at a glass of water?
The whole thing struck me as sort of funny.
Photo: Pixabay
Water is needed for life, and drinking enough plain water is needed for health. Clean water is often under appreciated - as in addition to drinking it - we need it to wash our bodies and our items.
However I think the above appreciation of water is more of an adult understanding. I can remember from my own childhood that I usually preferred juice, milk or the occasional soda or flavored punch mix.
How many kids would gaze that eagerly at a glass of water?
The whole thing struck me as sort of funny.
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10 responses
@AmbiePam (85469)
• United States
23 Jan 18
That reminds me of the time my dad was a little boy, and he was so thirsty he drank out of a mud puddle.
It also makes me think of my niece whom, when offered a drink at a gas station, asked for Bug Juice. Oh, the names of sugary kid drinks!
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
24 Jan 18
Oh dear. Poor dad drinking out of a mud puddle.
Ha! Bug juice. That's a good one.
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@Gita17112016 (3611)
• Trinidad And Tobago
24 Jan 18
I hardly drink water when I was a kid. Even today it's hard for me. I mix in a little mauby to help me swallow.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
24 Jan 18
I know, it's a struggle for me too to get enough water.
I had to look up Mauby - we don't have it here. Sounds good!
I find it helps to store some water in a glass jar in the fridge and add some fruit, gives it a light flavor. That helps. :-)
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
26 Jan 18
@Gita17112016 Lemon water is very good. I also like adding lime, or cucumber. Some people like adding mint leaves, that isn't my favorite though.
I wish we had mauby.
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@Gita17112016 (3611)
• Trinidad And Tobago
25 Jan 18
@FayeHazel Indeed. I am thinking of putting lemon in the water to drink. Mauby is made from a bark and I just love how refreshing it is.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
24 Jan 18
Unfortunately the same is true with me 
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@DianneN (246720)
• United States
24 Jan 18
@FayeHazel If we were lucky, we had soda or Kool Aid!
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
24 Jan 18
Lol, same here too! Apple juice, please!
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
25 Jan 18
@DianneN Oh Kool Aid was the best, wasn't it? Esp. the weird flavors like blue!
@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
5 Nov 18
Lol, I bet. Even with my limited exposure to kids - I have heard many choruses of "I want soda!" (or juice, milk, kool aid....)
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
6 Nov 18
@porwest Ah yes everything except chores, health food and drinks, bed times lol
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@porwest (78761)
• United States
6 Nov 18
@FayeHazel Kids want everything, but nothing healthy.
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
24 Jan 18
Maybe they live in an area where the Water is not good to drink so they never get a chance to drink much of it, or their family does not give them much water to drink. I know many times parents never think about the importance of water so they often only give their child Milk, Kool aid, Juice, etc
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
24 Jan 18
True - I think the only kids that would (realistically) be that enthused are maybe kids who are deprived.....?
It's true, it seems like a lot of kids tank up on other drinks.... which (I think) should be saved for treats
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
24 Jan 18
Ah yes, I'm ever trying to drink more water myself.
That does make sense - when we're young it seems harder to deal with the fact that water is boring
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
24 Jan 18
My nephew actually loved milk but would ask more for water than milk or juice. I was very proud.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
24 Jan 18
That is a great habit - I'm happy he was into water early on
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@Spontaneo (14703)
• United States
23 Jan 18
A kid without good, pure, clean water. While growing up, we only had well water. I hated the well water. Well, when I would go into the city, I would always grab a glass of water. I always called it "city water". The city people would complain about it having chlorine. It tasted good to me!
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
24 Jan 18
You have a point. A kid without clean water would be the sort of kid to gaze adoringly at a full glass.
It's funny. I'm the opposite. I miss the well water. City water is .... tolerable.
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