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I am generally a laid back person but something happened the other day that just irritated me and I wanted to know if anyone else would have found this irritating.
I was at the mall and I was waiting at a really long line in starbucks. I finally ordered my drink and I was waiting off to the side with my son in the stroller. Then this lady with a lemon pound cake or something was standing next to me and my son kept asking for the food in her hand. Well, she just broke off a piece and handed it to him. Well, my son is allergic to about a million different things so unless I know the ingredients for sure, I don't give him outside food. but anyway, so, before this piece can make it to my son's mouth, I take it away and explain that he has allergies and I don't want him to eat that. Well, then she turns to my son and says, sorry mommy doesn't want you to have that. too bad. I would give it to you but you cant have it. Then, she proceeds to tell me that I should get an epipen and take him to an allergist.
Okay, i wasn't too bothered by the fact that she gave him food w/o asking me, and I don't even know, here, but what really bothered me was her telling my son that mommmy is not letting him have it. granted, he's too young to really know what that means, but, i was like, excuse me???? I would love for my son to be able to eat whatever he wants, but that's not our life. and i was REALLY irritated that she told me to get an EPIPEN. how does she know i don't already have one (which i do!). maybe she was trying to be nice and start a conversation and i was having a ******* day, but would anyone else be annoyed? |
| Posted by Lalitha on 02/28/2008 01:44 PM
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| I agree woth you I would have been upset with that woman saying that you would not let your child have it. Cause she knows nothing about your child. She should have asked you first. At least that is what I think. I understand that you would like to give your child anything to eat. My nephew is allergic to milk products. So when he comes over I dont let my child to have any sweets that have milk products in it. Just cause it is not fair that my son can have it and my nephew cant. |
| posted by Jessica on 02/28/2008 02:13 PM
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| A stranger should not be giving your child food without your permission. In your case, with your child having allergies, it's even more serious. I'm very picky about what my baby eats, and I always appreciate when someone asks if they can give him something. |
| posted by Lisa on 02/28/2008 02:31 PM
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In short yes - I wouldn't offer any child any foods without first checking with a parent/care giver.
What about the golden rule of not accepting food from strangers? |
| posted by Sandy on 02/28/2008 02:45 PM
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Hi Lalitha
I think your right she shouldn't have said anything but maybe she wanted to be nice and just wasn't thinking. I am guilty of that sometimes and then I dwell on what I said thinking maybe I shouldn't have said whatever it was I might have said. |
| posted by Ann on 02/28/2008 03:29 PM
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| i WOULD BE VERY UPSET. |
| posted by Natasha on 02/28/2008 08:37 PM
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| I have the same opinions that you guys do. But in my case it's worst when my mother in law dose it . She never askes and the other day she gave him some thing that all most joked im. |
| posted by Linda on 02/28/2008 10:59 PM
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| Well about 4 weeks ago I was standing in line at walmart to chk out and this lady and her lil boy in her cart were behind me.Her boy started crying and he has a very bad cough and runny nose and she leans over me and grabs a peanut butter small cookie container and opens it up and gives him a few.Lexi sees her and she grabs one and doesnt ask me but gives Lexi 1 w her fingers.Now I have never given Lexi peanuts.I wouldnt have known.If she had been allergic to it then; Id been freaking.Thx God she wasnt.Then her 3 other kids walk up w a friend and they are all coughing.3 days later Lexi gets sick then me then hubby.She was about to give her another and I said Ive never given her peanut butter before.She laughs and said my kids love it! She didnt understand, I guess, how dangerous and what she could have caused.So ;I know how you feel. |
| posted by Lexi on 02/28/2008 11:17 PM
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| How old was this woman? She is probably a pain in the ass mother in law or one in training, lol. I would have been miffed to, did you set her straight about it? |
| posted by on 02/29/2008 10:09 AM
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| LOL! That's funny...she wasn't an MIL age, closer to my age and my MIL knows so much better than to give my son anything that hasn't been approved by the doctor, my husband, and me! : ) I didn't set her straight because I couldn't think of something to say, really. I just got my drink and left...I was too irritated. I just figured it's not worth my time over, but I was still irritated when I got home! Hence the post.... |
| posted by Lalitha on 03/01/2008 01:46 PM
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