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Grandparents are sugar-pushers!!!

27 replies

CheekyMonkey1989 · 08/02/2026 20:59

Just that really it drives me up the bloody wall!

My youngest DD has only just turned 1 and they are constantly asking can she have chocolate, cake and biscuits when we go round. My answer is always no 😡 They call me a health freak, to some extent I am a bit and you know what I don’t care.

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MountainBiker · 08/02/2026 21:46

Mine are the same. It's exhausting. And I don't understand why - they didn't give me lots of cakes and sweets etc when I was a child! (And neither did my grandparents). Good luck pushing back against it

Chattanoogachoo · 08/02/2026 21:22

My grandson has been brought up thinking that interesting fruits like lychees, dragon fruit etc are treats.
He's six and I'm not sure how long this will last but think the longer you can hold off sweets, fizzy drinks etc the better.You need to have your opinions upheld and should make this clear. The addictive nature of sweet things isn't well understood.