Argument over child's snack

[Alwayshungry88]

This sounds absolutely stupid writing it down but DH and I have just had a massive row over me giving our 8 year old a snack!

So today was our 8 year olds sports day, they also had an after school sports club so busy day.

Picked them up at 430 ish, came home and had some work to finish before dinner so gave them a biscuit (think plain digestive) worked for another hour then did dinner

Dh is on nights and dc had gone up to see them between snack and dinner. He had then had a massive go at me for giving dc a snack before dinner. Should point out that dc ate all of their dinner and dessert so its not like they didn't eat everything they should have!

The argument here also isn't they should have had something healthier, its that they shouldn't have had anything before dinner. Which I can see the point but not sure it's worth the huge argument we have just had about it which has now resulted in DH storming off to another room!

Your H sounds neurotic, controlling and abusive.

Most children have snacks between meals. My dd did and still does. She’s 14. Your ds is going to be really miserable as he reaches the teen years with a father like this. Boys need an inordinate amount of calories.

Surely an 8 year old can grab a biscuit without permission anyway so what would dad do then?

i find it abit worrying your child is going from lunch time until 6.30 with only a digestive biscuit inbetween

My DD 10 makes herself a pot noodle after school so she doesn't starve to death before I make her tea

You are obviously not BU at all and I agree it's quite a small snack really but I work nights and they make you so bloody grouchy (especially towards the end of my run of them) if it's a one off please don't jump to him being a controlling arse. He could just be absolutely knackered, doesn't excuse his attitude but may explain it a little.

YANBU at all. My (slim) 8 year old would probably have had two digestives, a banana and a glass of milk in this scenario. Growing, active children need plenty of food!

@Itstime1 when
i was about 5 the lovely lady next door was always apologising for for her tin of broken biscuits. Her two year old had to have one for each hand so she snapped them all in half!!

@Alwayshungry88 that's not even a 'snack' that's just a biscuit !!

one biscuit between a school lunch & dinner will barely touch the sides!

WTF does he think he is to berate you for giving your child a bloody biscuit???

I think you need to have a goid think about if you're happy living with him, or not.

life's too short!!

Why are the biscuits in the house, then? When would you all be allowed to have one? You wouldn't have one for a meal, so it would have to be as a snack before a meal.

Yanbu, He is NOT a good person for ds to be around

Your problem isn't the snack. Your problem is your husband. He sounds awful

Insane. He sounds like a complete drag.