To wonder how people feed babies this revolting stuff day in day out

[moogy1a]

Had to give a mindee a jar of food today ( mum particularly wanted her to have it).
it smelt rank and I couldn't bring myself to try it.
Little one wolfed it down though so obviously used to the taste and it wasn't "off".
AIBU to think that except in emergencies babies should be fed food you would be happy to eat yourself ( or is Heinz food particularly revolting?)

Moogy, I'm not talking about your subsequent posts.

Your OP was out of order, I said that on the very first page. Regardless of whether your mindee's parent would care about this thread or not, it still isn't appropriate or acceptable behaviour to post about someone in a way that sounds sneering and lip-curling. I work in a school; I wouldn't do this, and that's a) without my real name on here and b) in a school of some 1500 pupils.

I DO think some of the posts addressing you have been out of order but I also think you've done yourself no favours by insisting that there wasn't even the slightest bit of criticism aimed at the parent in your example and that all you wanted was an innocent discussion about baby food.

I mean if I lived in your area (and I used to strangely enough) then this thread would mean I wouldn't even consider using you as a childminder - sorry - but I wouldn't. And before you say so, NOT because "you feed them healthy food" but I'd be paranoid that anything I did that didn't meet with your approval would be plastered all over Mumsnet!

No one said you supported that!

It was pointed out that you had the same views on jars as The Alpha Parent. I took it as "Do you really want to be agreeing with those assholes?"

Also you research does not back up what you are saying.

Where have you shown that jars are full of salt, sugar and fillers?

I haven't read your linkys moogs.

I'm referring to all this talk of crap and salt you were on about earlier.

Anyway, what my position is thus:

Is it better to home cook food from a nutritional point of view - arguably yes

Do you not understand why people use them - hopefully you have a little more insight now as people have explained why to you

Are jars the stench vile full of crap devils leavings you are alluding to - no of course not

Are babies fed jars poor buggers? - no

Are you a good childminder? - I have no reason to think not, but I'd be careful what I post about mindees in your position. That's all.

I still would be interested in which one you were on about initially.

I think people see it as bullying because lots of posters are disagreeing with one person.

It can look bad but people have strong of opinions on subjects like this which means more posts.

'Tis a risk we all take when starting a thread.

I've posted lots of links to credible research. If you can't be arsed to read them or you ignore them ( or maybe simply don't understand them) then that's up to you.

No need to be rude now. If you want your arguments to be credible, then you need to find the right research, if its available, to back that up. Yes your research is from a credible source. But its not addressing the argument you are trying to make. You're using the wrong research for your argument.

I think people see it as bullying because lots of posters are disagreeing with one person

Not really I have seen posts where the OP is nearly 100% disagreed with but I haven't thought they were being bullied.

It's not that I'm personally offended by it, but lots of aspects of this thread remind me of bullying type behaviour.

I don't think the OP is without fault but it all seemed a bit disproportionate.

I think it's much worse than so called bullying to say you have had pm's who agree with you etc, that's very divisive, if you DO agree with the OP then have the balls to keep it on site otherwise it smacks of whispering behind the bike sheds which is childish and unnecessary imo.

Jesus, now I'm being slated for saying people agree with me.

Thats very convinient then Piano

I hate the expression have the balls, don't know why I said it-have the guts.

I hate the expression 'have the balls,' don't know why I used it-have the guts.

I hate the expression 'have the balls,' don't know why I used it-have the guts.

at least one the PM'ers said they didn't want to reply on thread because some of the posters were so nasty they were nervous of agreeing with me publicly in case they got the same barrage of abuse.
is that OK?

I hate the expression 'have the balls,' don't know why I used it-have the guts.

I hate the expression 'have the balls,' don't know why I used it-have the guts.

I hate the expression 'have the balls,' don't know why I used it-have the guts.

What's convenient?

Excuse my phone

Alright valium, we get it!

No one say balls :o

2tired I don't get it. what's convenient?

Because its bullying enough for piano to describe it as such but not enough to report, convinient.

I really do think you have an agenda and have said as much.

I don't really think it's disproportionate.

If you going to say people are feeding their children unhealthy foods and in turn making them unhealthy, prove it.

Otherwise they will get pissed off.