DH lost his mind over this

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I was in the kitchen with my 3 year old making sandwiches. She was using an adult table knife to spread the cheese spread. My DH walked in and went mad because she wasn't using a plastic knife. I think he's completely over reacted. He's insisting that I've done something really bad by letting DD use a table knife. AIBU to have let her use a table knife at her age?

Yanbu

What was his concern?

what does he think is going to happen to her? I mean it is a table knife it isn't going to take her fingers off. She should be using little persons cutlery anyway now which isn't plastic. So I think his reaction is OTT.

I let mine do this; it’s not going to cause any harm

He is being unreasonable

I let my 4 year old spread butter with table knife. Total overreaction, dh needs to calm down . You didn’t leave her alone with a machete.

Go for a compromise and get a butter knife. I'm a believer (so are the Germans etc) of teaching a child safety with real objects.

Your DH is bonkers.

Mine were eating with normal cutlery at this age. He’s being ridiculous

Was he worried she might be Stopped & Searched in the kitchen?

Is he Mick Dundee and dd has found his knife?

He's insane.

Next time he can make the effing sandwiches while also entertaining the 3yo

You can go for a long poo with your phone like he does!

My son is 3 and uses normal cutlery to eat his dinner on a daily basis. He also makes his own jam sandwiches.I also cannot stand plastic cutlery. Your dh is overreacting

Mines not two and we give them metal forks and spoons (smaller size), they’ve never liked the feel of the plastic ones. I would definitely let them have a small knife at that age.

He is being ridiculous.

Does he have an anxiety problem?

Your DH is being totally OTT.

Stopped and searched comment made me laff. Ur husband is a plonker

That's ridiculous. Huge over reaction.

I let my (just turned) 3 yo do exactly this. The reaction seems OTT to me.

Is he afraid she will stab him?

YABNU

in some cultures, kids learn to cut with sharp knives from the age of 5 or 6. and do that safely without injuries.

Mine were using kitchen knives to cut soft veg with by then.

Oh, God, my DP is like this – treats our nearly four year old like she’s still a toddler and wants to accompany her up and down the stairs and frets about adult cutlery.

It’s fine. Babies use their hands, toddlers use little specially sized knives, preschoolers and up use adult cutlery. It’s not like it’s a lethal chef’s knife or the food processor.

He'd have a heart attack if he seen what the children use at my 3yo's nursery! Serrated knives for chopping veg, real hammers & nails etc
She was supervised so was safe, complete over reaction on his part.

My kids were using sharp kitchen knives at 4, of course very closely supervised.

Your husband is being ridiculous.