To think this was totally inappropriate parenting?

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Couldn't resist the username opportunity whilst name changing but genuinely upset about what happened

2 year old had a kinder egg as a treat, had spent hours going on about it, was very excited, literally shaking and stamping his feet when the lady in the shop passed it to him at the tills (yes over reaction but he is little) anyway I don't let him open until we get gone and he's very good doesn't try and open it the car, keeps saying "I excited" and giggling, was very cute and dh and me were both laughing finding it cute

Got home, I went and got a bowl to put it in, gave it to toddler, he was happy and took it into the lounge and broke it up in the bowl. Came running in with the toy asking me to open it which I did but doing so left dog unattended around egg which he'd left on the sofa so he went running back in to eat it and it was gone and he was hysterical, so upset. I thought it was fair enough, he's two! He was excited. Yes it's only a chocolate egg but he's tiny and isn't going to react like an adult would. Dh said it was ridiculous, huge overeaction, started saying his excitement in the first place was too intense for chocolate, unhealthy reaction blah blah blah. I went to go back in the car and get him another one, shops only 5 mins and it was like 60p it doesn't matter and it'll make him happy and dh said if I dare go get him an egg I am completely undermining his parenting. So toddler just kept crying. He was saying he was sad and wanted an egg, in the end I said to dh I'm just going to get one and I jumped in the car.

Got back and could hear screaming from the driveway. Toddler was in his room (behind closed stair gate) dh saying you can come out when you stop crying. Pathetic it's an egg. I went and got toddler and took him downstairs and gave him his egg and said it is completely ok to be upset, he's not in any trouble and to just be very careful to not leave food around the dog so this doesn't happen again as I won't always be able to go get a replacement. Dh really annoyed that I undermined him and said I'm too soft and he's going to be a spoilt entitled boy. He just wanted a bloody kinder egg.

Was I unreasonable or was this really inappropriate on his part?

You "D"H is being a dick.

DH sounds controlling. Is he normally like this? A 2 year old getting excited about chocolate? That's normal.

I’d be annoyed to, couldn’t you have waiting until dc had calmed down then given him the egg a while later

You husband sounds awful, no way to treat a toddler

Is your dog ok? Chocolate is toxic to dogs and might really harm him

Oh, your DH is being horrible. Has he never spent any time around children?

Just in case you wasn’t aware, chocolate is poisonous to dogs, although a small amount might be ok?

Your husband is a dick.

Is your dog ok?

He's still a baby and your DH is a nasty dick head.

Also chocolate is toxic for dogs so you all need to be much more careful around leaving food.

I would be so upset if my DH reacted like that about totally normal toddler behaviour. Your DS sounds adorable. The only pathetic reaction is DH's.

Is the dog ok? I thought chocolate was poisonous for dogs?

I'm more concerned about your dog!

Your DH is a dick

There's hardly any actual chocolate in a kinder egg so don't worry about the dog

I think you need to ring the vet?

www.pdsa.org.uk/what-we-do/blog/vet-qa-what-should-i-do-if-my-dog-eats-chocolate-this-easter

Your H is a Twat

He’s two, of course he was upset the dog ate his egg. Your dh is being ridiculous.

Your husband is dreadful.

He is 2 and DH sounds mean and controlling. I think you need to sort this out when DS isn't around.
The biggest issue is DH trying to control the child's emotions.

However I wouldn't have bought a new egg as it was sadly gone. You don't have to fix things like this and he still had the toy.
It was OK for toddler to feel sad and cry and be comforted though.

Also YABU for leaving a toddler unsupervised with a dog and food (especially chocolate).

A more appropriate reaction from your husband would have been to comfort and then distract the toddler if he didn't want him to have another egg. Not shutting him in until he stopped crying.
I would probably have bought another egg for the child though.

Yes dogs fine. Kinder eggs are small thin and hollow and it was the one wouldn't be enough chocolate to poison him.

Oh my goodness! I can't believe your husband's reaction. It's really disgusting. As another mother of a two year old, I smiled reading the start of your post - I can totally imagine the excitement and joy of a little toddler getting a treat! Of course he'd be sad that the dog ate it 😢 your husband's language towards the child was bloody disgraceful and unacceptable. He put the child in his room, didn't even try to understand the child's feelings, refused to get him an egg or allow you to, and was literally insulting the child for being upset? I feel that this behaviour is a red flag for you and I'd keep am eye on how he treats your son in future because it's verging on unnecessarily cruel and I'd he worried about the effects on your son if he is like this regularly. Poor little boy. You sound like a lovely mum! I'd have got the baby that second egg too, sod your husband

Yeah I’d be more concerned about your dog than your kid’s reaction. Is your dog ok? Chocolate can kill them.

Op you need advice for your dog www.animalpoisonline.co.uk/

Yes if your dog ate it he needs looking at

And you DH is an arse treating a 2 year old like that is awful - he is 2

As for the dog, mine has nicked plenty of chocolate in his time and never been a problem.