To think one Easter egg a child is enough

[brexitstolemyfuture]

I'm not a total killjoy, but i want to limit their intake to one over Easter and give away the others.

Even just one contains 16 tea spoons of sugar! Seeing as sugar is linked to diabetes, obesity and cancer i do want to limit it. They've been given 8 eggs each so far, with at least two more to come over the weekend. It's just too much imo.

[Timmytoo]

They look like this

[manicinsomniac]

YANBU, that is an awful lot.

I have a crazily big family so we have an Easter Egg hunt in my grandparents' garden rather than buy eggs for everyone. The majority of the stuff gets labelled though and everyone still ends up with way too much (probably 1 full sized egg, another medium sized chocolate item, a couple of gifty type non edibles, a few cream egg sized things and however many little wrapped mini eggs, sweets etc as we can find).

My DD1 and I won't eat chocolate and my DD3, although very into the 'finding' is too little to really eat the chocolate, so my DD2 ends up with way way waaaaay too much. She bounces off the walls for a month! I probably should care more but she's a skinny little scrap and I'd rather she enjoyed chocolate than fear it like DD1 and me.

[lljkk]

wow... thanks to folk who answered my Q about who does the Giving.

[ForTheSakeOfFuck]

Me: I can't think of a better way of setting him up for a lifetime of obesity and food issues.

HomityBabbityPie: I can, go on and on about healthy eating and obsess over everything your kids eat. Take it from someone who was never allowed chocolate, crisps or fizzy drinks growing up.

The idea of anyone in our house going on and on about healthy eating makes me chuckle. Worry not, Homity. DS gets a very, er, varied diet. Some days it is full of wholemeal virtue and steamed hummus. And some days it is beige freezer deli with Quavers for pudding. In fact just this week he has been living on Frubes, jelly, icecream, and pineapple chunks because he's full of cold and is off his food. Between the scale of extreme permissiveness and extreme restriction, I think we tend very slightly towards being letting him have a bit too much, tbh.

[ForTheSakeOfFuck]

Trifleorbust: ForTheSakeOfFuck: I would find that infuriating. I am far from being a healthy eating fanatic and have no problem with a bit of chocolate once healthy eating is established, but your MIL is putting you in an impossible position by showering your child with excessive treats.

Yup. And then she gets mad when I tell her repeatedly not to buy more. Apparently I'm controlling and selfish and I'm not letting her show her DGS how much she loves him.

[ForTheSakeOfFuck]

Quack: MIL brings a present every time she sees my DDs. I'd really like her to stop as it is a constant flow of tat into the house and my DDs now expect these presents.

Oh god a thousand times this. ^ Every time DS hears that MIL is coming now, all he keeps asking is, "What present am I getting? What surprise am I getting?" When she facetimes him she'll remind him that she's bringing gifts. And when she gets here he more or less mugs her for whatever plastic crap she's brought. And somehow, she perceives that as affection. Urgh.

[lorelairoryemily]

Our ds is one and will be getting ten crazy. Obviously he won't be eating them. because we will! but we will give him a little bit here and there, when he's older I'll just let him hang on to them like I did and inevitably dump them around Christmas

[BrassicaBabe]

^^this. All of this.

I've had the rage for this since about Christmas. DH family all buy eggs. (My family is further afield and doesn't bother. Fine by me but also a wry smile as they are the religious ones). It's just too much. I'm not OTT when it comes to weight/sugar etc they simply don't want/can't eat that much (crap) chocolate. I am happy for them to gorge on choc for days until it's gone but it's not possible. They don't even really like the egg.

Thank fuck I don't have a sweet tooth!!

I wish the family would desist!

[WatchHowISoar]

That's a lot. I buy my dn a colouring book or t shirt, their parents buy the eggs. My parents used to freeze ours supposedly to last us but really so mum had snacks for her.

[HomityBabbityPie]

Fuck, I wasn't saying you personally did that - sorry. I was just saying there is more than one way to set your DC up with food issues.

[ForTheSakeOfFuck]

Homity Heh, worry not. My DPs had a good crack at setting me up with some of my very own food issues via the tried-and-tested "ALWAYS CLEAR YOUR PLATE" and "YOU WILL EAT EXACTLY WHAT I FEED YOU OR STARVE" routes. Mercifully, I somehow escaped mostly unscathed (still won't eat celery or runner beans - blurgh!) but I know plenty who didn't. On the bright side, it taught me a lot, and DS gets infinitely more freedom and choice. As of this week, he is currently dead set against chips. I have no clue wtf is going on there but I very selflessly help him whenever he finds himself faced with them.

[Sweets101]

Mine only have one egg for their hunt. They have clues to find and get the egg at the end.

[FairytalesAreBullshit]

I recall in my early parenting days I was against chocolate, but my relatives did what they want. DH is secretly a chocolate fiend, but DS not so much, which is why I've gone a different route.

If they did a big Kinder style egg with the normal and white chocolate I'd be up for that.

Was thinking about creative things, would a sprinkling of frosted crushed shreddie be grim on a cup cake on top of white chocolate icing? To sort of look like a nest...

[FairytalesAreBullshit]

Trifle - unless I misunderstood it, you said about DC being upset if she saw that her eggs given as presents, were given away elsewhere. Just thought at her current age, if she gets lots of eggs, you'll have plenty of chocolate to snack on.

What year do you teach? Or can you specify Infants/Juniors or Secondary. Was wanting to ask a question if you didn't mind.

[Trifleorbust]

FairytalesAreBullshit:

Yes but I don't mean now, I mean when this becomes relevant. And she would be upset but you said 'traumatised'!

I teach secondary.

[malificent7]

I think giving to a food bank is a lovely idwa. Its teaching kids tgat excess ( ie 10 eggs) is silly and to give to the poor is a lovely thing to do especially at Easter.
Of course i wouldn't give all of them away.. perhaps galf which still leaves 5! In fact im giving away a masdive egg someone facd me as im on a diet!

I dong get why giving away half of a huge stash of eggs is harsh on the kids... i really dont. Part of being kibd to kids is not spoiling them and teaching them that excess is unessasary and generosity is good. (Im not in the least bit religious... i just believe in helping food banks and not over feeeding kids )

[joannegrady90]

I have bought my DD around 10 eggs and lots of other chocolates, kinder eggs, bars etc but will ration them out after easter. 😂

[malificent7]

Typos... aggggggr! Bloody phone !

[Trifleorbust]

joannegrady90:

Put your hard hat on...

[joannegrady90]

Trifleorbust

😂 I also bought dvds

[malificent7]

Why give unhealthy chocolate to a food bank?
As the recipitents will most likely not get 10 eggs all in one go. Chocolate is not unhealthy per say... too much chocolate is.

Poor people deserve treats as much as middle class children you know!

[MrsPeelyWaly]

Today 19:25 MrsPeelyWaly

A row of easter eggs running the length of the sideboard is the way to go as long as there's no palm oil in the egg

Try requesting that gem with friends and family

I didn't phrase that very well. I don't like chocolate with palm oil in it and have almost given up on chocolate because of it so for me a sideboard groaning with eggs full of palm oil would be a bummer.

Otherwise a row of eggs running the length of the sideboard is the only way to go

[Mrscog]

We used to get loads as kids - 12 one year!! We used to self ration and see how long they lasted. You're only young once - encourage them to share with you/foodbank, don't let them eat them all at once then unclench and enjoy life!

[neonrainbow]

Why would it be"mean" to give away easter eggs to a food bank? Surely that's the opposite of mean?

And what's with gifts at easter? Since when has that been a thing?

[MrsPeelyWaly]

Since when has that been a thing

I wonder if Easter is still a 'thing' in the proper sense or if its just a commercial exercise nowadays? We're not even Christian but I was brought up as one and when Ive mentioned Biblical reference to my UK based Christian family the wee ones look at me as if I have two heads.

Its all very confusing.