Stassi Schroeder Defiantly Lets Her 4-Year-Old Daughter Hartford Drink Coke: 'Come for Me, I Don't Care'
Stassi Schroeder shared a video of her daughter Hartford, 4, drinking Coke on her Instagram Stories
The Vanderpump Villa star explained that she was letting her kids try the soda to combat jet lag following their flight to England
"Come for me. I DONT CARE,' Schroeder — who is also mom to son Messer Rhys, 23 months — defiantly wroteStassi Schroeder is doubling down on her daughter drinking soda.
On Saturday, Aug. 9, the TV personality, 37, defended letting their 4-year-old daughter Hartford drink Coke to combat jet lag following their flight to England.
'Letting the kids have their first soda experience because I need to keep them up to prevent the jet lag and get them on schedule. Come for me. I DONT CARE,' Schroeder wrote alongside a photo of a Coke bottle and glass.
Schroeder, who also shares 23-month-old son Messer Rhys with husband Beau Clark, then shared a video of Hartford sipping the drink through of a straw.
'Drink that up girl. No jet lag,' she wrote across the clip.
"This will be the only time you're going to have it, though,' Clark said to Hartford as she prepared to try the drink.
"Yeah so if you really love it is only reserved for moments when we're trying to prevent jet lag," Schroeder added.
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"It's good ... Yum. Can I have this tomorrow?' Hartford then asked as she took a sip.
"No," her mom replied.
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The Vanderpump Rules alum and her family appear to be on vacation in the U.K. with Schroeder sharing more snaps from their trip on her Instagram Stories.
In one photo, Schroeder flashed a smile as she and Messer walked on an outdoor pathway in front of a building.
She then shared some shot from Nicholson's Pubs in London, including of a traditional pie and mash lunch, before posting a picture of her children standing on a bridge.
The proud mom also included a video of Messer posing for a photo by a brick wall and saying 'cheese,' before yelling 'done' as he ran away.
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She then added a snap of her husband standing behind their son's stroller at The Story Museum in Oxford, along with a clip of her strolling past an old building set to the Downton Abbey theme tune.
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