Stassi Schroeder<\/strong> is standing by a controversial parenting decision \u2013 no matter what the haters have to say.<\/p>\n The Vanderpump Rules<\/em> alum, 37 \u2013 who shares daughter Hartford<\/strong>, 4, and son Messer<\/strong>, 23 months, with husband Beau Clark<\/strong> \u2013 documented her kids\u2019 \u201cfirst soda experience\u201d before taking an international flight.<\/p>\n \u201cI need to keep them up to prevent the jet lag and get them on schedule,\u201d she captioned a snapshot of a bottle of Coca Cola and a glass shared to her Instagram Story on August 9. \u201cCome for me. I DONT CARE.\u201d<\/p>\n She also posted a follow-up video of Hartford sipping the sugary drink.<\/p>\n \u201cDrink that up girl. No jet lag,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n However, the child\u2019s father clarified in the video that this would be the \u201conly time\u201d they were allowed to drink it.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah, so if you really love it, [it\u2019s] only reserved for moments when we\u2019re trying to prevent jet lag,\u201d Schroeder chimed in.<\/p>\n When Hartford asked if she could have it again \u201ctomorrow,\u201d the reality star quickly said, \u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n While it\u2019s unclear if the mother of two\u2019s plan worked or simply led to an intense sugar high, she did continue to document their trip on social media.<\/p>\n On Tuesday, August 12, Schroeder shared a carousel of photos<\/a> of her family exploring the U.K. She also took to her Instagram Stories to post a snapshot from their visit to The Story Museum in Oxford.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/staging.nationalenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Feel-free-to-creep-on-slide-8-\ud83d\udc80.jpg\")