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Over heard conversation in Asda today re: jars

466 replies

jmum6 · 12/04/2006 16:40

Was in Asda buying follow on milk when 2 women came looking at the baby food.

'Really can't be doing with cooking for him' says one woman.

'No' says the other 'what a waste of time.'

Didn't know whether to laugh or cry. :o

OP posts:
Bozza · 13/04/2006 11:18

But lazycow bathing your son and caring for him and cooking for him are all ways of showing your love. Personally I can see Enid's point there. I want the best for my children and my standard of cooking, nutritional knowledge and general effort has increased considerably since they were born.

I know that I am an odd one out on here, but neither of my children have ever had a jar of food, OTOH nor have they been fed organic food. They were fed bog standard fruit and veg cooked by me, and were both on family food (not even mushed) by 10 months. I am not yet sufficiently convinced of the advantages of organic food to spend the extra money which would be considerable because I am very frugal.

intergalacticwalrus · 13/04/2006 11:20

Blimey, still going in this one??

I feel partly responsible, as I did say something about them being so expensive, but I wasn't saying they were evil. DS had jars quite a few times when we had unsuitable meals or when we were on holiday. However, as much as they do appeal to the lazy arsed side of my nature, I couldn't afford to feed him on them all the time.

lazycow · 13/04/2006 11:24

I appreciate they are ways of showing your love but I don't see many people arguing over which is the best bathing stuff to use on a baby.

Eating and food can be a very emotive subject so for that very reason I believbe it is important to keep it as neutral as possible. If we really equate love with food in an over the top way then when our children reject it are they rejecting us? Why do so many of us get upset when our children won't eat? because we are worried about them but also we see it as a rejection of what we have done for them.

I am not saying not to do your best feeding your child but what I am saying is bear in mind that some ways of showing love can go over the top too easily (think smothering mother who insists on overiding a child's wishes and keeps hugging/kissing them when they don't want it.) and this can be almost as bad for a child as not enough love.

Tortington · 13/04/2006 11:26

oh for gods sake - some poeple really need to get out more.

food in a jar or not - OMG the world is ending. well fck me up the arse.

expatinscotland · 13/04/2006 11:27

custardo! :o

intergalacticwalrus · 13/04/2006 11:27

pmsl!

tangerinecath · 13/04/2006 11:36

Custardo would you prefer that with a fresh organic carrot or a jar (one of the stage three larger ones of course) Grin

PutAPeachyInYourSimnelCake · 13/04/2006 11:36

LOL Custy Grin

Bozza · 13/04/2006 11:37

See your point fully lazycow. I found getting them onto family food asap helped with that. So what if they have rejected their piffling bit of what I had cooked if DH and I had eaten a tasty, healthy meal it took the pressure off.

hunkermunker · 13/04/2006 11:40

I grow my own jars.

cocainegrannygotanUGLYbaby · 13/04/2006 11:40

i knit mine after i grow them

intergalacticwalrus · 13/04/2006 11:41

Yes Hunker, but do you used home weaved lentils in them?

hunkermunker · 13/04/2006 11:45

No. I buy them from the shops.

intergalacticwalrus · 13/04/2006 11:46

Shock lentils? From shops. You are an abuser

Grin
expatinscotland · 13/04/2006 11:46

when they start selling wine in a jar - organic, of course, suitable for 4 months +, then they'll be on to something!

we can inform the BBC that they need to shoot a new series of 'Booze Britain'.

lazycow · 13/04/2006 11:57

You can make your own wine jars you know - just make sure to sterilise the jars before adding the wine.

Ds loves them Wink

Jimjamskeepingoffvaxthreads · 13/04/2006 11:59

oh I was really hoping custy would see this thread. Said what I've wanted to say but didn't dare.

DS3 quite often has 2 jars a day, and funnily enough I really don't care- have bigger things to worry about.

I could quite easily have had the overheard conservation not even dreaming that I was providing smug mummies a chance to head off and feel superior about their perfect little lives. What do I have to do- stand at the jar aisle and say "well of course is torturing me but I have to buy these because I have an autistic child and 2 who are gluten free and one who is guten free only eats processed crap because he;s autistic so I can;t feed the gluten free baby that, but oh strike me down I know this child abuse so please forgive me god and next time I will try harder and try to be like the neurotypicals".

Nah don't think so.

I do have a Boden fleecey type thing, but it has stains all down it. We've just been to Sainsburys to buy jars (yes really! and gluten free flour so I can bake the gluten free bread- does that make me good mummy or chid abuser mummy?) and ds1 was wearing boden trousers. Does that count?

tamum · 13/04/2006 12:02
Jimjamskeepingoffvaxthreads · 13/04/2006 12:06

3rd time in Sainsbuurys with ds1 in the last 2 years. He did very well- I'm very proud of him- so big cheer for that please :o (He put the jars in the trolley for me as well))

Angeliz · 13/04/2006 12:07

Good post Jimjams and good for your dsSmile

PinkTulips · 13/04/2006 12:08

{{{{{applause}}}]]]] Smile

tamum · 13/04/2006 12:09

That is good, actually, isn't it? I guess the trips out with school are really helping.

PutAPeachyInYourSimnelCake · 13/04/2006 12:30

Hooray for ds1 Jimjams Grin. DS1 behaved in Asda today as well (as opposed to Iceland yesterday.....) so must be some good vibes out there.

I feel like I need the 'yes I am sorry but I have one as child and two who are dairy intolerant so forgive me if I don't........' sign on one of those sandwich boards. With a reverse that says 'Sorry he didn't talk to you / say sorry / look at you but he can't help it because.....'

pathetic isn't it?

Rhubarb · 13/04/2006 12:50

Where is Custy?

oliveoil · 13/04/2006 13:10

she is the UGLY baby poster below offering her arse