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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you're eating in front of people I think it's rude to not share food. 
If your husband bought the same chocolates for the kids and forbid you from having one wouldn't you feel bad?[/quote]

This. Why wouldn’t you share with your kids? Why not give a piece of chocolate for each family member after dinner?

Did your parents also limit your access to “nice” foods? If your dh was brought up in a family where food was shared equally among family members, including the “nice” foods, then his reaction is understandable. [/quote]

I don’t get the «  everything always has to be 100% equal » mentality. Not everyone’s tastes are the same, and everyone should be entitled to have their own special indulgence without doling it out equally among the family. I spend way more on my kids activities/toys etc than I would on myself and they’re hardly deprived in any way. If I want to splurge on an expensive box of chocolates myself and give the kids Hershey’s kisses I’m not going to feel guilty about it. My husband and I are both caviar fans and if we get an expensive jar for new year’s we’ll let them have a taste but I’m not going to allocate out 1/4 of the jar to my 4 and 6 year old, even if they do like it. We will however have plenty of other treats that we know they’ll enjoy.[/quote]

You chose to have your kids. They didn’t choose to be born. If you didn’t want to spend $ on toys and activities, and share food, why did you have them?

Hiding food not to share with family members is prime example of cheap behavior that is off putting. [/quote]
Disagree completely. It’s infuriating to buy something and not get a chance to eat it! I bought 3 boxes of Girl Scout cookies. I put the thin mints in the freezer and left the others 2 boxes out. My kids and husband are them in 24 hours. Only be wise they don’t know about the third box, I can have a cookie or two with tea after they go to bed. They eat *everything* SO FAST![/quote]

This. I posted a while back about hiding food.

My husband and kids are much bigger fans of junk food than I am. Unless I hide something for myself for the rare occasions I have a craving, they've devoured it all and there's nothing left for me. There are always plenty of options in the house, and I guarantee they consume 10x what I do.

Only difference is that when I indulge, it's after the kids are in bed.[/quote]

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