AIBU to wish that other children's mums would not dish out chocolate to my DD at school?

[BlueCornflower]

My 4 year old came home from school with a creme egg yesterday as one of the mums of the class wanted to give all the children a 'pre-Easter' present. (It was February!). I know it was a kind gesture but I do feel annoyed that someone else can give my child something which I wouldn't acually have given her myself unless it was a very special treat. I could hardly tell her she couldn't have it. I'm not REALLY annoyed by it and wouldn't have minded if it was this child's birthday but I just wish other parents wouldn't do this. AIBU?

[SmartArse]

Good point, Snorris - you don't want anyone thinking there are nicer mums than you!

I don't give a monkeys about anyone giving my DCs chocolate - lucky them, I say. But I do object to it being related to Easter in any way, so long before Easter.

[redwino]

Schools are supposed to have a food policy which covers these sorts of issues. Ask to see it.

[morningglory]

Anna888: we were looking at French schools for our DSs here in London, and all of the state ones (the ones in the Lycee Francais system) had croissants, pain au chocolate, and pain au raisins being sold upon exit of the school. My observation was that many of the French mothers were allowing their children to partake.

DH is French and has a massive sweet tooth, encouraged by his mother during his upbringing in FRANCE (his gouter was always rice pudding with caramel). To this day, when we are at their house, she makes him a bowel of hot chocolate for breakfast. Also, Air France is the only airline to offer hot chocolate during their breakfast service.

[princessosyth]

It isn't the chocolate that bothers me, ds has creme eggs. It is the thing of providing easter eggs in February and the whole idea of bringing treats into class for no particular reason, I would be just as perplexed and annoyed if they were handing out organic raisins. If you want to give your kids chocolate, go ahead but there is no reason to involve everyone else in it. [miserable bugger emoticon]

[ALMummy]

Just to kick things off further on DS 5th birthday I took little gifts for all the kids costing no more than about 20p each - lucky dip type stuff, tiaras, bracelets and wands for the girls and little parachuting men or gold medals for the boys. I posted on mnet to find out opinions on doing this and was generally slated for it. Apparently it is trying too hard, putting pressure on those who cant be bothered and myself and DS may well now be affected in the primary school popularity stakes. I didnt want to take sweets because they always get sweets and cakes, but apparently what I did was all wrong too. You cant win really can you?

[contentiouscat]

"Barbie just simpered about in front of her dressing table mirror " pmsl

Sorry cant be bothered to worry about Bratz or chocolate I think there are so many important things to worry about in this world.

DS loathes cadburys creme eggs but comes out every time someone has a birthday with a little pack of sweets and says "I will have them once I have eaten my lunch" if he doesnt eat his lunch he doesnt have the sweets EASY

[contentiouscat]

AL - I really wouldnt worry about it, I would think "how nice" some people have too much time on their hands and just want something to get annoyed about If someone is going to get themselves into a lather about a bit of plastic then they just arent worth the effort.

[VanillaPumpkin]

ALMummy - Oh no! I was going to do that for dd1's birthday as it is over the Easter break so I thought there would be alot of chocolate around . Perhaps I will miss it out altogether...Gah! I think I am already thought of as a try hard suck up as I help out one morning .

[ALMummy]

VanillaPumpkin - DO IT PLEASE! I didnt take any notice of the 'advice' given and did it anyway. The kids absolutely loved it and my DS was really proud and happy handing them round. All the kids were running out to show their Mums their tiaras or medals and waving their wands and were really happy. I am really glad I did it and a few mums said thanks the next day. I didnt care about that though it was just for DS really.

[VanillaPumpkin]

Oh, that makes me feel better. As much as I don't care about someone else giving my children a creme egg as I said before I very very rarely buy my children any chocolate so it feels a bit odd to dish it out to 30 others . I will see what I can find and if nothing then they can all have a mini Milky way!

[yurt1]

Do it vanilla. It's happened a few times in ds2's class and I've never heard anyone complain.

[ALMummy]

Try Woolworths or Asda - they do big packs of party favour type toys for about £1.99. It ended up costing me about £8.00 to do the lot and I had some left over to take back. I got too many just in case - not only would I have been guilty of providing plastic tat to kids but to not even have enough? My DS's primary school career would have been over before it even started.

[VanillaPumpkin]

Great, thank you. I have to go to Asda or Woolies anyway to get Easter eggs for the toddler group so that will be perfect!