I was at a family gathering yesterday with my husband's side of the family. It was a baby shower and his family always has men, women and children there so there were a lot of people. Most of the people there know I am a very aware of the food that my family and I consume - especially my son.
The reason I am writing this post is because something happened that really got under my skin. There were these fruit cups and they put this chili candy powder crap in the fruit cups for a snack. (Basically ruining the fruit in my opinion.) Well, one the cousins was about to feed a piece of this fruit covered in chili candy crap to my son. They didn't even think to ask my husband or I if he could have it. Luckily, I keep a VERY close eye on him at family gatherings so I quickly jumped up and said, "do not give the to my son."
His response was priceless, "Is he not aloud to have fruit?" That is actually what he asked me. Word for word.
So, as kindly as I could, I responded, "Yes, but not with that chili crap on it. I don't know what is in that and I don't know if he could be allergic to it. You need to ask before feeding someone else's child."
The part of this situation that bugs me the most is the fact that my son could have been allergic to this certain fruit (he isn't) and they didn't even think about asking if he could eat it. The culture we live in now is absolutely insane. People don't think before doing anything! Even when it comes to children! Personally, I have always asked kids' parents before giving their kid something eat that is a simple way to show that you respect them. You never know the dietary restrictions that kid might have.
So, in conclusion, have some manners and ALWAYS ask the child's parents before giving them food.
Thank y'all and God Bless💕
The reason I am writing this post is because something happened that really got under my skin. There were these fruit cups and they put this chili candy powder crap in the fruit cups for a snack. (Basically ruining the fruit in my opinion.) Well, one the cousins was about to feed a piece of this fruit covered in chili candy crap to my son. They didn't even think to ask my husband or I if he could have it. Luckily, I keep a VERY close eye on him at family gatherings so I quickly jumped up and said, "do not give the to my son."
His response was priceless, "Is he not aloud to have fruit?" That is actually what he asked me. Word for word.
So, as kindly as I could, I responded, "Yes, but not with that chili crap on it. I don't know what is in that and I don't know if he could be allergic to it. You need to ask before feeding someone else's child."
The part of this situation that bugs me the most is the fact that my son could have been allergic to this certain fruit (he isn't) and they didn't even think about asking if he could eat it. The culture we live in now is absolutely insane. People don't think before doing anything! Even when it comes to children! Personally, I have always asked kids' parents before giving their kid something eat that is a simple way to show that you respect them. You never know the dietary restrictions that kid might have.
So, in conclusion, have some manners and ALWAYS ask the child's parents before giving them food.
Thank y'all and God Bless💕
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