To give my dc wet grapes

[lecce]

Yes it's a grape thread, but not as we know it.

Met up with a friend today and I rinsed my dc some grapes, then cut them, (of course ) then put them in a bowl and added yoghurt. My friend said, "I can't believe you give your children wet grapes!" She was laughing but also meant it, ifyswim. I said, "What?" and she explained that I should pat them dry.

I don't get it. They're wet inside anyway and water is fine from the tap, no? I know this friend gives her dc squash with tap water, so what is the problem?

Our dc started killing each other calling for us at this point so we forgot about it. I will ask her what she meant when I next see her, but in the meantime, I really need to know:

AIBU for giving my dc wet grapes?

your friend is a loon

Yanbu. Has she got OCD?

I give them a shake but there is no way i would pat them dry

I would never do that.

Because I never wash them.

I don't even wash grapes....they come home from supermarket, open wrapping and kids eat them!!

does she warm the loo seat for him too?

Wet grapes, noooooo! Your poor poor kids, I hope they are strong enough to recover from this trauma. . .

I bet she has a special towel just for drying them all individually

I'm just impressed you washed them (yes I always cut them when my kids were small but rarely rinsed and they are ridiculously healthy teens now)

Why on EARTH would it matter if they were wet? I'm dying to know now!!!
The only thing I can think of is them being slippier -therefore choking hazard, however being cut up too that's not a problem.

Please update when you know why!:)

I prefer wet grapes than grapes with pesticide and fertilizer residue on them, to be honest.

I always wash fruit and veg. Why would you not? They have been handled by all sorts of unwashed hands and are covered in insecticide.

I don't pat grapes dry for me but I have to for OH as tap water gives him hives.

I have just discovered how nice frozen grapes are :)

Strange. At least you washed them [busmile]

Oh, thank god. It was one of those wierd comments that really made me doubt myself for a moment, thought there was some obvious point I was missing then.

Thank you, MN .

I cba washing any sort of fruit tbh

LOL at Bunbaker!

YANBU.

If more parents were as responsible and sensible as your friend and dried grapes for their children the world would be a better place.

It would improve the national economy by increasing water bills and keep wimmen busy so that only men could work in these difficult times of mass unemployment.

Does no-one realise how essential grape drying is?

What does cba mean?

Can't be arsed?

Can't be arsed, Bunbaker.

Source - teenaged daughters. :o

Can't be arsed?

Hope so, because I sometimes forget to open the blueberries to stop ds2 screaming the supermarket down.

I've never heard anything so ridiculous!

Sorry, should be an 'or' between "to" and "open".

I have a special electric grape drier so my fingers do not contaminate them. Am amazed none else has.