to be planning a letter of complaint to the PTFA for poisoning my children at the Christmas fair?

[Mincepiedermama]

Why does it have to be so packed with sugar? After the fair at the juniors my nearly three year old was sick several times in the night because someone gave him those disgusting sugar walking sticks.

At the Infants fair yesterday I gave my kids pocket money and sent them off browsing reminding them about the sugar poisoning incident so ds3 decided to go for the lucky dip. He pulled out a handbag which I thought was great. I later discovered it was FULL of lollies FGS!

I can;'t watch them all every minute of the Christmas Fair because it's one of the places they should be given freedom to roam. Also I was running a stall.

I love school fairs but the sugar thing really ruins them for me and poisons my kids. Why are people so obsessed with sugar for kids?

I have many years to go at these schools so am thinking of writing or talking to the PTFA people about capping the amount of sugar available at these events. Is that reasonable?

Now if you'll excuse me I have to put some more vomitty bedding in the washing machine.

I'd better just clear this up. I didn't let my three year old wonder round the fair on his own. His sister gave him a sugar cane from the jar of 20 she won on the tombola while he was sitting on my knee. I didn't notice until it was too late as I was talking to a friend. I guess my mistake was talking to a friend at the Christmas fair as I wasn't match fit on sugar duty.

Can I just clarify that by PTFA we mean PT FUCKING A and not some other acronym i'm not privvy too having only a bog standard PTA at my school?

I think it's really unlikely that one sugar cane would make a child sick three times unless they had an underlying condition, or an intolerance or allergy to something in the cane. If it was the food, and not just a virus, colourings and flavourings are more likely culprits than sugar, as it is rare for anyone to be truly intolerant (not talking diabetes, of course) to pure refined sugar.

But I have a great deal of sympathy with the general issue - there is far too much sweet rubbish around and there is a culture of 'sweets for every celebration'. One of my boys is intolerant to various additives (asthma, eczema and stomach aches) and every birthday he comes out clutching Haribos or other tatt. Halloween is a nightmare, because they want what their friends have, and it's just rubbish. Why would I want to feed them refined petrochemicals? I don't eat that stuff.

So he was sitting on your lap whilst he ate it!!!!!!
Unbelivable!!
and it's wander

Well, you should teach your DD about your dislike of sugar then.
At least it's understandable a 3yr old eating sugar, but how old is DD?
Surely she knew better?

Oh is it MMJ? PSML we only have a PTA so I thought the F had been inserted for dramatic effect.

but if your 3 year old is not allowed sugar for medical reasons surely your DD should know not to give it to him? shouldn't she? .. I thought you had two quite old children (9 or so) am I wrong?

(DS would probably drink bleach if I allowed him, but DD wouldn't let him, cos it's poisonous innit.)

So you're pissed off that a prize on the tombola was a jar of 20 candy canes? What, like christmas tree decorations?

oh do get real

Well, this 'oaf' knows that glucose in the basic entry point for the conversion of energy in living things. So not quite a 'poison'.

Granted we can get it from the break down of complex carbs, but it isn't a poison, not even to diabetics who need to take account of their carb/ insulin balance.

If you don't like it, don't let them eat it. I take it that the PTA wasn't actually cramming it into their open mouths??

Weirder and weirder.....

YABU not to expect this at a christmas fair. I think you need to be on the PTA to influence the content of the fair in future if you feel as strongly as this.

I'm just imagining the reaction of the PTFA at DD's school if sugar was banned from the xmas fayre. Should they ban the wine from the school discos too???
Just incase someone gives your DS a bit??

It was a virus, for heaven's sake! There are loads around.
Hey, but maybe that's the PTFA's fault too...

Yes, you may want to lobby your DD too while you're at it.

And maybe get yerself to the opticians, cos if you failed to notice him scoffing this 'poison' whilst he was sat on your knee.....

YANBU, YABATFA

But let's be honest she would be completely overruled as her opinions are just slightly extreme!

what's yabatfa?

You are being absolutely totally fucking anreasonable?

You are being a total flipping arse

(I made my own to fit, it was bloody funny)

I acknowledge that JV.