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To be annoyed? Or am I being pathetic??

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2Tiredtocare · 01/12/2013 21:02

DD6 went to a birthday party this weekend and when I was dropping her off the party mum asked her what she would like to eat out of 3 options and what she'd like to drink out of Coke, Diet Coke, Fanta and Sprite. I said she's not really allowed/into fizzy drinks, party mum said fine she can have something else. DH picked her up and she was very happy as she'd had coke, I feel quite pissed off as we've got this far without going down the coke route and typically she loved it, I guess I need a grip as she's not a baby but it aggravates me. At least it wasn't diet coke I suppose, hate that crap

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NoComet · 01/12/2013 21:35

Get a life
It's a party!

CailinDana · 01/12/2013 21:36

Diana do you not think that by turning sweets etc into something so unobtainable that you're just making them more desirable? My 3 year old ds has tasted a lot of sweet things but doesn't crave them at all - he wil often turn down a biscuit/sweet in favour of fruit or bread. In fact we tried to motivate him for potty training using sweets and he's so blase about sweets it didn't work at all!

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2Tiredtocare · 01/12/2013 21:36

Helpful as ever Starball thanks

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pictish · 01/12/2013 21:36

Party mum probably completely forgot what you said, in the clamour of hosting a kids party. Forget it!

RedLondonBus · 01/12/2013 21:38

dear lord! Shock

MammaTJ · 01/12/2013 21:38

I would say go for the sprite in future, it being the lesser of the evils.

I would not be happy at being lied to though, and that requires direct discussion!!

DirtyDancingCleanLiving · 01/12/2013 21:40

Where was the party?

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2Tiredtocare · 01/12/2013 21:42

A tour of a fizzy drinks factory

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Xmasbaby11 · 01/12/2013 21:43

YABU. She was bound to have it sooner or later. Time to let her make her own mind up a bit more often?

pictish · 01/12/2013 21:44

Ok - next time you see her, march up to her and and snap "what did I tell you about NO FIZZY JUICE?" and then dunt her in the face with a head of broccoli.

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2Tiredtocare · 01/12/2013 21:44

Yes I think so Xmasbaby

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WorraLiberty · 01/12/2013 21:46

Oh goodness me, I don't know why you've even given this a second thought OP.

It was a drink of coke at a party.

Anyone would think she'd sniffed a line

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2Tiredtocare · 01/12/2013 21:46

Er I don't think I mentioned anything about 'confronting' the mother? I seem to be typing things without realising it! Coke is not fizzy juice HTH

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2Tiredtocare · 01/12/2013 21:47

Why would anyone think she'd sniffed a line? Is my OP hysterical?

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pictish · 01/12/2013 21:47

Well what do you want us to say?
These things happen.

HairyPotter · 01/12/2013 21:50

Does your dd know she isn't allowed fizzy drinks? One of my dd2's friends isn't allowed it either, but if offered always asks for water.

It could have been another person handing out drinks who didn't realise she wasn't to have fizzy stuff. Did you ask her why she drank it? At 6 she is old enough to know your rules.

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2Tiredtocare · 01/12/2013 21:51

Just a reasoned response to my comments thanks Pictish I'm more than willing to hear I'm BU, in fact I suspected it myself but its crap to say I won't be able to deal with the 'real dangers of the world' and I'm a competitive parent (if only you knew)

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2Tiredtocare · 01/12/2013 21:52

She drank it as according to her everyone else in the class drinks it, oh well

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DirtyDancingCleanLiving · 01/12/2013 21:53

A tour of a fizzy drinks factory

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WorraLiberty · 01/12/2013 21:54

'Sniffing a line' was a joke...

But while you don't sound exactly 'hysterical'...you are being quite weird and OTT about one drink had on a special occasion.

everlong · 01/12/2013 21:54

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Message withdrawn at poster's request.

pictish · 01/12/2013 21:55

I said unless you are a competitive parent in a ridiculous context so you would know I wasn't being serious....come on...you are being very defensive...and you asked!

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2Tiredtocare · 01/12/2013 21:56

OTT Grin maybe I should beat her to death with broccoli live up to my new rep

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Only1scoop · 01/12/2013 21:57

Are you 'fizzing' about this or just lightly 'bubbling' Wink

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2Tiredtocare · 01/12/2013 21:59

Smile I want to let out a soda stream of obscenities

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