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My friend thinks Im uptight....

55 replies

Mammie81 · 04/09/2011 18:29

At lunch. My 9mo DS eating his shepherds pie, her DD eating her carrot stix things. He was trying to grab them off her (and her fruit shoot which I dont like.) I realise this is a MN cliche. Im not a troll. Friend said 'Can he have one of her carrot sticks? He wants one'

I said no because I dont really like crisps myself, they looked bright orange - they had stained her DD's fingers - and they were for 12 months +. And I doubt he 'wanted' one. He grabs for everything.

She said I was uptight, and she agrees with me on some things but that was too far as they were melty and he'd be fine. I wasnt too worried about choking, it was the orange stained fingers and the fact I dont like crisps that put me off!

Anyway, I know I wasnt really BU because I can feed him however I choose to, but am I really uptight?

OP posts:
youarekidding · 04/09/2011 21:54

I'd rather give my DS a fruit shoot than something that turns him orange. Grin

Seriously Mammie it's OK to be caucious as they say for 12+ and you weren't sure what they were. I'd just give your DS plain old carrot sticks. My DS chewed them at 9mos and didn't have any teeth either.

CurrySpice · 04/09/2011 21:58

Yeah, bit uptight. But it's your call I guess

duckdodgers · 04/09/2011 22:01

"They just looked like Nik Naks to me and I hate those things."

Oh yes crisps are evil, should be banned Hmm Of all the things in the world I "hate" cant say crisps have topped my list.

naughtaless · 04/09/2011 22:02

Your baby, your rules.

cleanteeth · 04/09/2011 22:06

I also agree with kalypso, there's nothing wrong with being cautious. But you should try out the Oranix crisps, my DS loves them and they're really healthy :)

CurrySpice · 04/09/2011 22:08

duckdodgers I personally have never met a crisp I don't like :o

Poshbaggirl · 04/09/2011 22:12

You'll look back and laugh when you are bundling an utterly intoxicated 15yr old into the back of an ambulance..... For the second time.
Organic friggin carrot sticks vs bits of carrot splashed over a pub car park. Chill out.

knittynoodle · 04/09/2011 22:13

I agree on the Niknaks front. They are so covered in flavoured powder they look furry!

CurrySpice · 04/09/2011 22:16

Mmmmm...furry....

knittynoodle · 04/09/2011 22:18

But I never liked those 10p tomato football crisps either....

[takes cover from retro crisp lovers]

duckdodgers · 04/09/2011 22:23

curryspice me neither Grin

Scampi nik naks were a particular favourite at 1 point.

FigsAndWine · 04/09/2011 23:31

YANBU at all; why should you you give your DS a processed snack, if you don't want to? And just because it's organix doesn't mean it's not processed crap.

I can't believe how many people are labelling you uptight because you don't want to give an under one processed food. WTF would you? Hmm

Assuming you don't make your friend feel bad for feeding her DD fruit shoots and 'snax' then why should she criticise you for choosing not to? Some friend.

Original poster
Mammie81 · 04/09/2011 23:40

I fucking love you FigsandWine

OP posts:
IgnoringTheChildren · 04/09/2011 23:45

The big fat carrot flavoured ones are 7 months plus and the thinner ones are 12 months plus, however having read the ingredients and watched DS2 (now 9 months but he's had them occasionally since about 7 months) demolish them I have no idea why Organix think that younger babies shouldn't have them! (unless it relates to the ease of the baby picking them up...)

"Uptight" is rather mean - your baby, your choice. However don't completely write them off without checking them out first - they're a very handy snack to have when you're out (apart from the orange staining, which does come off!)

My friends refer to them as "socially acceptable crisps". :)

FigsAndWine · 04/09/2011 23:50

Right back atcha Mammie! Wink Grin

elisadoeslittle · 05/09/2011 07:46

If you are not going to be giving him crisps when hes a toddler, then its sensible not to get him into the habit now. They dont NEED to have these things.

And like someone else said, if she'd given her a Fruit Shoot then you had reason to doubt her judgement. Not uptight. Perfectly reasonable.

CurrySpice · 05/09/2011 07:47

Oh I see OP you only wanted people to agree with you Hmm

elisadoeslittle · 05/09/2011 07:58

Curryspice, you seem disproportionately grumpy about this Hmm I can imagine you doing the 'Oh I see!' part of that post in real life with a waging finger and frowny forehead. Get over it, some people dont like crisps.

CurrySpice · 05/09/2011 08:02

Elisa, not at all. My first post was a bit non-committal. My next two were jokey (as ascribed by the :o) and that last one was was a bit rolly eyed because the OP only "fucking loves" someone who agreed with her. Nothing to do with crisps

No wagging finger or frowny forehead here - and I couldn't give a flying fig who likes crisps or doesn't

Not grumpy and nothing to get over

So Hmm yourself!

elisadoeslittle · 05/09/2011 08:05

Why wouldnt you 'fucking love' someone who had agreed with you when everyone else had flamed you over not giving your baby CRISP'S! Which is a perfectly reasonable thing!

CurrySpice · 05/09/2011 08:13

Because when you post on AIBU (on any subject - believe me I am not a crisp nazi!) you are presumably asking for all opinions because you have a genuine question, not because you want everyone to validate your opinion

I find it annoying when the OP gets all huffy with those that disagree (although to be fair, this OP didn't do this here) and personally thanks those that don't

Bugbear of mine

But not enough to make me wag my finger or furrow my brow

So get over it

CurrySpice · 05/09/2011 08:13

And I didn't flame her. So you can wind your neck in about that too!

elisadoeslittle · 05/09/2011 08:17

I never said you flamed her. I said the majority of people have. And of course, in the face of all that, you would love someone who agreed. Like youve said, she hasnt gotten huffy at all either, so your 'you only wanted people to agree with you' was abit accusational.

MugglesandLuna · 05/09/2011 08:17

laughing at the thought that Organix is processed crap.

YABU and a bit precious OP.

CurrySpice · 05/09/2011 08:20

Oh yes, that was accusational! But I can assure you I am not disproportionately grumpy about this, I haven't wagged my finger and I couldn't give a monket's chuff who does and doesn't like crisps and can't understand why you would think I did!

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