We need a new catagory actually: "Am I being PFBish? Horrors as CM gave DS McDonalds!"

[georgimama]

Come on, I can take it.

In her defence she was having a horrific day, kitchen being refitted and the whole thing had been totally cocked up, her own son and one other eight year old on top of usual mindees (not over numbers, incidentally) so she thought "sod it" and took them to McDonalds. I know it isn't poison, but I do consider it to be total crap and was really hoping I could get DS to a considerably older age (he's 2) before he ate anything from there.

YABU if this is a one off with circumstances beyond CM control. Yes it is crap but ir wont kill him!!

YABU and you know it
Poor woman, any other mortal would have cancelled taking any children at all that day.

IT not ir obviously

why the drinkmoretea?

It wouldn't bother me as as a once off, or even very occasionally.

Where is Anna when you need her, to tell us all again about how it'd never be allowed in France?

My CM did this once but I knew it was a one-off. Once is forgiveable but any more than that and I'd say something. For me, it's not the crap food but the insane child-orientated marketing that scares me.

It isn't THAT bad anyway, I mean it isn't total crap. Protein, carbs, few vitamins. These are worthwhile food items. Not being a pomegranate doesn't make a food crap.

So yes, you are being PFB on two counts, not giving CM a break and over stressing about McDs.

Actually I think Anna thinks most childcare in France is shit, so it probably would happen.

Seriously, I didn't have a go at her, of course not, but doesn't anyone else think that a 2 year old shouldn't really be having McDonalds? Do 2 year olds routinely eat McDonalds? I know of one who does, but his parents have a totally shite diet too.

And if she had told me she was having her kitchen fitted, then yes I could have made arrangements for her not to have him, but she didn't.

I sympathise

My Dad's new girlfriend has offered to look after DS which is v kind of her. She keeps saying how great it will be to take him to Macdonalds as she loves it.

I don;t have the heart to say please don;t as she is so good with him, but I'd far rather she took him for a pizza or a pasta or something.

I know it won;t kill him, but I too was hoping he'd be a bit older before introducion to junk of that level!

Well I probably wouldn't have introduced them myself to MCDonalds at that age, but it really wouldn't bother me.

Protein,iron,carbohydrates,perhaps a hint of a vegetable and calcium if they have milk.

It isn't great but it won't kill him. Even once a week or so wouldn't kill him. They do serve carrot sticks and apple slices there now as well as chips and greaseburgers. And there may well be an occasion one day where you have a ravenous DC and literally nowhere else to source any food, apart from a fast food chain.

It was chicken nuggets and chips actually. Chicken nuggets passable but in all honesty he would have preferred the carrot sticks to the chips. I hope (I was a bit too thrown to ask) he didn't have coke, he's never had a fizzy drink so I'm not sure he would drink it anyway.

Also, not wishing to do an AIBU by stealth, but does it make a difference that I only know about this because one of the mindees dropped her in it? She didn't volunteer this information.

It wouldn't bother me under the circumstances. The kids may well have had fishfingers and some milk, do you know for sure that they had burgers?

Perhaps it just didn't occur to her to do so. It'd be a non issue for many people.

My dd2 is 22 months and has had McDonalds on varios occasions. She has a VERY balanced and varied diet. An infrequent trip to McDonalds is not going to do ANY harm (in my opinion, of course.)

She was also allowed Easter Eggs- would you believe?!

So yes, in anser to your question, 2 year olds do eat McDonalds. Routinely? Probably not. However, your son is not eating them routinely either.

Dd1 ate some mud today- I wasn't perticularly happy about it, but I'm not overly worried that it is going to turn into a habit! It doesn't sound as if your son will be making a habit out of eating McDonalds either

Bearing in mind that it isn't poison, and it is a one-off, why does his age matter?

DS had McDonalds for lunch today when a friend took him out. He never has it with us so I feel it's ok as an occasional thing. DS doesn't really like it anyway . I will admit that the 1st time someone took him to McDonalds I was but now I think it's not really the end of the world is it?

He didn't have a burger, he had nuggets and chips.

I have to admit part of my objection is the whole merchandising aspect which I think is yuk.

Because he's only 2, and that kind of food contains vast amounts of salt and saturated fat and isn't good for anyone, particularly not a toddler.

And why do you think she didn't volunteer the info? lol?!! lololol

Burger/chicken nugget. It's protein. Trust me there are far worse things he could have eaten.

You are determined to get someone to agree with you aren't you lol? I'm sure someone will soon.

I would've been pissed off with my PFB. With my second, I wouldn't mind too much as long as it wasn't a regular occurrence.

She may have asked for the carrot sticks for him. I'd be astonished if they actually had any, I mean, who would choose carrot sticks over chips other than someone in her situation buying for a child?

My DCs like the fruit bags (DS1 can't have ice cream) and they often have "none left," suspect this may be in reality "none delivered" as so little demand.