Baby eating McDonalds - would you say anything?

[Stargazer77]

I know. Crazy thing is she was actually really strict with her own kids diet growing up.

I'm pretty sure drinking a cup of gravy would make most people hurl. Let alone a 3 yr old.

 

[Natsku]

I could go for a nice mug of gravy right about now

 

[TropicalFruit]

Wow, some of the replies on this thread are so rude.

OP, I am with you. I completely agree you shouldn't be taking your child to eat at McDonalds once a week, regardless of age, it is not healthy. The fact that people are arguing with this is deplorable.

I also find it comical that some have suggested ''perhaps the child eats super healthy the other six days of the week.''. RIGHT. Like a chance in hell. Let's be sensible. People who care about their food and eat well don't have a weekly Mcd's habit.

 

[Ozzieshunni]

Wow, some of the replies on this thread are so rude.

OP, I am with you. I completely agree you shouldn't be taking your child to eat at McDonalds once a week, regardless of age, it is not healthy. The fact that people are arguing with this is deplorable.

I also find it comical that some have suggested ''perhaps the child eats super healthy the other six days of the week.''. RIGHT. Like a chance in hell. Let's be sensible. People who care about food and eat well don't have a weekly Mcd's habit.

I know people that have a takeaway or fast food once a week and their children are very healthy and they care about food

I think this thread has turned into beating a dead horse. OP should not get involved in what other people do with their children. If you don't want your child to have McDs it's fine. Doesn't mean parents that do are bad parents. I'm sick of this! I've seen ABUSED children whose parents don't care and hurt their children. I would have rather seen them get a weekly McDs than be sexually or physically abused!

 

[Stargazer77]

But the OP just asked a simple question.

She just asked should she say something....or keep her nose out.

That's all.

She didn't say she had called children's services or phoned the police.

And some of the replies have been unneccesarily rude.

I noticed some wise guy has also started another thread mocking this one, which will undoubtedly make OP feel even crappier than she probably already does after reading some of the responses here. Was it really necessary to do that?

People have feelings yo!

 

[Ozzieshunni]

I saw the other thread as well. It is unnecessary. OP was concerned, but like all parents, we have to judge when it is right to speak to another parent about their parenting. My SIL does not discipline her daughter or follow through with punishments, but again, it's not my place to talk to her about it. My niece knows the rules when she's here and behaves for me so what SIL does at home is her business.

 

[Stargazer77]

Yep. Completely agree with you on that. And that's cool, OP did ask for opinions.

Although I did lose it with my own sister last xmas when she was still asking her two year old if she 'wanted to go to bed' at midnight.

After 3 hours of my niece crying of over tiredness I snapped 'for gods sake put her to bed'.

Well, it was my house

 

[aliss]

but again, it's not my place to talk to her about it.

And that is exactly it.

If someone here thinks I am a crap mother because my boy happened to have a McDonalds muffin at breakfast this morning (because he DID), then please, let me spend the week with you and I will point out every little thing that YOU DO WRONG IN MY EYES, whether or not it's actually "wrong".

 

[Ozzieshunni]

but again, it's not my place to talk to her about it.

And that is exactly it.

If someone here thinks I am a crap mother because my boy happened to have a McDonalds muffin at breakfast this morning (because he DID), then please, let me spend the week with you and I will point out every little thing that YOU DO WRONG IN MY EYES, whether or not it's actually "wrong".

DH and I believe that it's her right to parent how she chooses. All that matters to me like I said is that my niece behaves when I'm watching her.

 

[aliss]

And nobody here is proclaiming that McD's is in any way "healthy" - healthy is broccoli, olive oil, and grilled chicken breast. If you wish to feed something like that to your toddler 24/7 (because we're NOT talking about a baby here anyways), then be my guest, but when a toddler is well past the initial weaning stage then most of us see it as no big deal for a child to enjoy a little bit of McD's, bite of ice cream, or whatever. And that is our right. You can think what you want about us, I really don't give a crap, but I would be pretty unimpressed if my COWORKER came to an online forum and said I was overweight and wanting to know if she should tell me that I shouldn't give my kid McDonalds. I'd lose my freakin' mind over that.

 

[MrsBandEgglet]

I think giving my son chips from McDonalds once a week is fine, like I say he doesn't really touch the rest of it and the rest of the week I ensure he gets healthy substantial meals so I personally don't see that as "deplorable". These threads seem to crop up quite often and the outcome is usually the same; making harsh judgments on other people's parenting is just not neccessary and is probably a pretty futile exercise anyway because a lot of people will just tell you to shove it! If you know somebody that is hurting the child then so be it, we'll all go knock her door down lol but if people are gonna start getting berated and giving lashings for feeding their kids a mcdonalds I think society has lost a little perspective

 

[louandivy]

Am I the only one here who thinks McDonalds is the most gross thing ever? If I'm going to eat crap, it has to be Dominos

 

[annawrigley]

Wow the thought of drinking a cup of gravy is making me want to hurl Not really as bad, but we took Noah for lunch with FOB's family the other week. He got a ham sandwich and his cousin who's a little older got a tea cake and jam. While we were waiting for her tea cake, FOB's nana took it upon herself to open the jam and start feeding Noah and his cousin it off a spoon Wasn't too impressed but I bit my tongue so as not to cause a scene

 

[louandivy]

Although Vancouverites, your Dominos is shit and nasty. I was very disappointed with you this Summer.

 

[louandivy]

Wow the thought of drinking a cup of gravy is making me want to hurl Not really as bad, but we took Noah for lunch with FOB's family the other week. He got a ham sandwich and his cousin who's a little older got a tea cake and jam. While we were waiting for her tea cake, FOB's nana took it upon herself to open the jam and start feeding Noah and his cousin it off a spoon Wasn't too impressed but I bit my tongue so as not to cause a scene

Ewww thats just gross as well though, who would want to eat jam by the mouthful?!

 

[annawrigley]

Wow the thought of drinking a cup of gravy is making me want to hurl Not really as bad, but we took Noah for lunch with FOB's family the other week. He got a ham sandwich and his cousin who's a little older got a tea cake and jam. While we were waiting for her tea cake, FOB's nana took it upon herself to open the jam and start feeding Noah and his cousin it off a spoon Wasn't too impressed but I bit my tongue so as not to cause a scene

Ewww thats just gross as well though, who would want to eat jam by the mouthful?!

I know, not me! It was pointless as well cos he already had his sandwich so its not like he was starving!

 

[TennisGal]

^^ I just dipped a spoon in my homemade plum jam I wouldn't feed it to my littlies, though, well...not neat!

 

[going_crazy]

Wow, some of the replies on this thread are so rude.

OP, I am with you. I completely agree you shouldn't be taking your child to eat at McDonalds once a week, regardless of age, it is not healthy. The fact that people are arguing with this is deplorable.

I also find it comical that some have suggested ''perhaps the child eats super healthy the other six days of the week.''. RIGHT. Like a chance in hell. Let's be sensible. People who care about their food and eat well don't have a weekly Mcd's habit.

Really? And you know this because........?

 

[Stargazer77]

Wow the thought of drinking a cup of gravy is making me want to hurl Not really as bad, but we took Noah for lunch with FOB's family the other week. He got a ham sandwich and his cousin who's a little older got a tea cake and jam. While we were waiting for her tea cake, FOB's nana took it upon herself to open the jam and start feeding Noah and his cousin it off a spoon Wasn't too impressed but I bit my tongue so as not to cause a scene

Yuck.

Do you find that grandparents are so much more indulgent with their grandkids than they ever were with their own kids? My mum had always got a stash of chocolate and crisps and donuts in the cupboard for when they have Emma. She doesn't even like donuts... But my mother thinks I am making this up just to spite her lol

 

[whit.]

Wait, soo..my 8 week old shouldn't be having McDonalds?