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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op I don't know how old your DC is but a little frosting won't hurt anyone. Micromanaging your MIL will hurt lots of relationships. You need to let MIL break rules sometimes as long as everyone stays safe. [/quote]

I don't know, I don't think it's cool to load up someone else's kid on sugar when you're not the one that has to deal with the fallout afterwards.[/quote]

[b]I thought that was basically the grandparents' job description![/b]

[b]Besides, there is no "fallout" from sugar:[/b] [url]http://www.webmd.com/parenting/features/busting-sugar-hyperactivity-myth[/url] Do an extra-thorough tooth-brushing that night and consider it a special treat.

OP, is there a chance your MIL and her pal see this as good-natured or well-meaning teasing of an overprotective first-time mom? I have to agree with the first PP quoted here. To maintain your good relationship with your MIL, best to assume she wasn't complaining about you, but talking fondly of your very lovable overprotective tendencies when it comes to her grandchild's nutrition. [/quote]

Not in the short run, but in the long run, yes:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/magazine/mag-17Sugar-t.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

Americans always worry about fat, but sugar is what's really bad for you, if eaten in excess. And eating it is a habit that formed early in life. So yeah, a load of sugar from grandma is not what I'd want my kid to have either, and I wouldn't hesitate to take the plate away. Can't grandmas find more creative ways to endear themselves to their grandkids? The comment from the friend and your MIL just shows both are clueless, so just let it go and don't worry about it. [/quote]

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