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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So over the weekend, I was feeding my 10 month old niece some fruit (strawberries and grapes). I bit the fruit and half and fed it to her. My SIL (her mother) came in and how me do this and immediately flipped out. She told me not to feed her daughter food out of my mouth. I told her it’s not a big deal. She said it was and that she doesn’t know where my mouth has been (RUDE!). I said my mouth is clean and she’s my niece. She said well she’s NOT your daughter. Then she said when you have your own kids you can give them food out of your mouth, but don’t you DARE ever do that with my child again! I couldn’t believe it, I was so upset that I was in tears. I really think she overreacted. Should I tell my brother about this? [/quote]

YUCK.  Seriously.  Maybe "flipped out" was an overreaction, but I would think you were a lunatic if you fed my child out of your mouth.  Mouths are NOT clean.  Your vagina is probably cleaner than your mouth in terms of bacteria, and I certainly would not want you feeding my child a strawberry you pulled out of your vagina.

A dog's saliva is cleaner than human saliva, but I would not want my child to eat something that had been in a dog's mouth, either.

My mind is completely blown that you would think this was okay.  Aunt or not, it doesn't matter as far as germs are concerned.

You have nothing to "tattle" to your brother, but you might mention to him that you realize it was stupid to be feeding his child out of your mouth and that you will never do it again.  Also, seriously, it's not your place to tell the child's mom what is a big deal to her and what isn't.  I'm an aunt, and I can't imagine telling my SIL that what matters to her isn't important.  I may not agree, but it's her kid, so I respect her boundaries.  [/quote]

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