I love my DH dearly, he really is a wonderful husband and father to our two DCS...but there is one thing that bugs the crap out of me and I had a bit of a go at him about it this evening. Whenever he is looking after the kids, e.g. today when I had to work and he was off so he collected them from school, he feeds them tons of sweets and buns and general junk food. I'm talking donuts with squirty cream on top, chewy candy bars (like Wham or Refreshers), cheap fizzy drinks etc. They really get far too many treats (almost daily, even if it's just a biscuit) but he will even use sweets as a bribe to get them to hurry up in the morning (so they've brushed their teeth and then he gives them a maoam stripe or some such crap
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Now don't get me wrong, I give them treats too but I try to make sure they eat food too - he, on the other hand, wouldn't know what to make them for dinner if I didn't leave very specific instructions. In his defence though, DCs are fusspots and I enjoy cooking and so generally do most of it, so that's not as big an issue for me as it might be for some. He had a different upbringing to me and as a child he wouldn't have had many treats so I think he's maybe compensating for that in some way. But he has dreadful trouble with his teeth and I am trying to lose weight having been overweight all my life. But even this doesn't make him stop and think about the consequences of a diet laden with sugar. He's an educated, intelligent man and I really don't know how I can communicate any more clearly what a bad idea this is. I have asked him nicely and explained many times and asked for his support in reducing the junk food and sweet treats but to no avail. So tonight I got a bit cross, especially as he had been to the shop for said junk but we've run out of basics like bread and milk!
So, WIBU to get cross with him for feeding the kids piles of junk? or am I a total hypocrite seeing as I give them sugary treats too?