To think party mum should have checked before giving out inappropriate prizes

[SoonToBeSix]

Genuinely don't know if I am being unreasonable. I was at a birthday party today with three year old ds and he won musical bumps. He was swiftly handed a packet of haribo . I tried to encourage him to " save" them for later ie I would put them in by bag and through them away but he was so upset I let him have them.
I do not give my dc sweets ever with the exception of a small amount of chocolate at Easter from well meaning relatives. Most eggs get given away.
I really feel she should have checked first before handing them out.

Usually I can carry on these arguments until everyone gives up! I have failed- I am losing the will to live!
Last word- it may not be the norm for every 3yr old to have them but it is the norm for them to crop up everywhere( and you have said so) and you have to deal with it.
It will get worse from 3 yrs on!

Haribo = sugar rush. It makes ds hyper, so any party mum would have to deal with that. I don't say no, but it is just as well the packets are tiny, and they are certainly not allowed any time before bed!!

Make a choice and stick with it, dont want your child having sweets don't waa waa on about it, just take them away you'll even get to comment loudly and judgily on it which sounds right up your street

Definitely agree with delphiniumsblue.

Both DS are veggie. When DS1 went to parties, i would take small chocolate bars to swap with non veggie prizes on the quiet if the parents didn't know he was vegetarian. Same with school, same with clubs. It really was never a problem.

Someone gave my one year old a party bag with sweets in it, I called the police naturally

Was it the 'pass the parcel police' though....

Yes, I leapt on it like an unexploded bomb