To take DD 5 to McDonald's every other weekend?

You are clearly wrong, she should be getting a cup of soup (salt) from the vending machine at the baths like we had to in the 80s.

My child is 16 and actually coeliac. She’s never eaten at McDonald’s, not once!

As you have no idea who we/ I campaign against your comment is a bit weird.
Of note if we eat out we won’t be eating any animals from Brakes as we don’t eat animals.

That still doesn't apply to the here and now in the UK. When the human league are asked precisely what the chicken industry is supposed to do with male chicks (the main reason they score so many retailers low), they don't have an answer.

Parents are being berated for being judgemental and condescending, not because they don't feed their kids McDonald's.

I have given my child McDonald's maybe three times in her life, because none of us really enjoy it. But I am one of the people saying it's not bad parenting to let your kid eat some chips every 2 weeks after exercise.

Because... it's not.

okey dokey then

Indeed we do. I have excellent reading comprehension.

You are a condescending prick who thinks they have all the answers to life.

You do not. Life is not all about money. My parents had more than enough in place to secure our futures if they died.

Do you think that i would have been a happy person if my parents died, simply because there was now money for me?

Do you think I would have 100% ended up as a person able to contribute to society if my parents had died, just because they left me with money?

Or, do you think that if my parents died when I was young, no matter what money was left, that would have had more of an impact on me than whether I had McDonald's every month or whether they could afford to give me an apple instead of a plate of frozen chips?

You're saying that everyone who can't afford to leave children money when the unexpected happens are bad parents. That is what all your posts boil down to. If you think EVERYONE is misunderstanding you, that's not our comprehension, it's your ability to put the correct words to the page.

People who can raise functioning, independent adults should be parents. People who cannot shouldn't. And having read almost every one of your posts, from you own beliefs, your parents shouldn't have had children. Because you informed us you come from a not well off background and we all know that means your future wasn't secured.

Unless your children are very stupid, they will be able to see, as we all can, that it is clearly, demonstrably, food.

Food that may not be to your taste, food that should not be eaten too often, but food. If they are both not stupid and also have some empathy for others they'll realise to some it's a treat.

You are SO out of touch with reality

Many dont have insurance or savings before kids

Many dont own a home before kids
Many dont have some high flying career - hell i never wanted one, i just wanted a job that i go in, do my hours and come home, i dont need advancement or some super high salary

If you had all that before kids, you are in a super small minority

What you seem to be suggesting is that woman who dont have all the above shouldn't even have sex cos of the pregnancy risk - which is completely illogical as we have sex for more than just having kids

I dont know how anyone can be so anal about life and claim they happy

Mmm
Id disagree
People have different reasons for liking or disliking different things
Ive given ( as have others ) a reason and maybe even some additional knowledge.

And further......McD's are actually doing a hell of a lot better than many.

Have you directed your ire about animal welfare at Brakes? No. Because you dont know who they are and I can tell you (because I do know who they are) that their food is supplied with far less welfare than McD's. Why? Because no one cares enough to look into their supply chain. McD's know that they have to be unimpeachable in that respect, so they make sure that they are. But people like you, for reasons I cannot fathom, seem to take great delight in trying to take down large corporations that you dont approve of.

Do some of your extensive research on Brakes and their suppliers. McD's are small fry (pun intended) by comparison. Next time you have a "nice pub lunch" with your kids or mates or mum, its very likely Brakes food you are eating.

And yet have not managed to give anything infomative to the OP.

Louds of MNetters have pointed out other issues with McDonalds.
Im doing no different

We have free speech

Very informative.

Now how about answering what the OP asked which is "AIBU to feed my daughter a small portion of fries and an ice cream twice a month?"

This from the Humane League.

Oh grow up

Feeding a hungry child is never wrong 🤣 such dramatics. I love it 🤣 I hope this goes into classics

I don't know why you reached that conclusion??

Dont be ridiculous.

All that is being said is that its not utterly shit parenting to take your hungry child for a small bag of fries and an ice cream after a swimming lesson. Feeding a hungry child is NEVER wrong. Ok so sometimes it isnt the optimal fresh home cooked food that would be best, but fed is better than hungry.

And as I posted above, having looked into the ingredients of the food we sell in the family food pub I currently work in and the same for McD's, McD's wins hands down! I bought some expensive Aberdeen Angus burgers earlier to cook for DD tomorrow and it turns out that McD's are better than those too!

No one is berating parents for nor regularly feeding their child McDonald's. It's the massive over reaction that the world will end if a child has McDonald's once every other week.

That's in the US. Do you have recent data to show the UK McDonalds have serious welfare issues?
Posters aren't berating others for not giving their children McDonalds, it's the over reaction to a child eating potatoes and ice-cream. It has always been traditional to get chips after swimming. They were 16p a portion when I was a lass (and it was all fields around here).

I agree.
The standards on here suck!

This has to be the most batshit thread ever, parents being berated for not regularly feeding their children McDonalds 🤣 What next, call social services if you don't force at least one hour of screen time a day on your kids 😂😂😂

Mc Donald’s definitely sucks the joy out of life.
There are known serious welfare standards amongst the animals they use. Here’s those chickens in those ‘healthy’ nuggets

They suck all the joy out of life I think.

You can try and deflect all you like with your insults. The adults in the room can see right through it.

The problem is not my reading comprehension. I can only comprehend what you actually wrote which was “Parents should always carry enough life insurance to sustain their families if they die. Can't afford the rates, can't afford the family.” You may be backtracking now with your post above but that is not what you originally said. “Parents should ALWAYS carry enough life insurance to sustain their families if they die”. Maybe the problem isn’t the British public’s reading comprehension but actually your inability to articulate fully ( giving you the benefit of the doubt on the above post ).