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[quote=Anonymous]I don't think yelling is ever really appropriate unless you're in immediate physical pain or danger, so in that sense, I think your SIL was out of line in her delivery, but not her main message. Your behavior was also out of line, in my opinion, for a couple reasons:

1) You shouldn't feed some one else's child, especially a baby, without the parent's permission. It sounds like you were giving her 10 month old baby fruit without her knowledge. That would have been the first offense. I know you're the aunt but even my own parents ask me permission before giving my baby food. My brother even asked before giving my daughter water, which at the time we weren't because she was too young - but my point is that something that seems so harmless may still cross the line, so you need to ask. You don't know whether you're introducing something for the first time, whether the kid is allergic, has a rash, is on a special diet that day for whatever reason, or the parents may be planning another meal and don't want baby's appetite spoiled in the mean time. Babies and solids are a sensitive issue and you shouldn't take for granted that as the aunt, you get to feed baby whatever you like.

2) Obviously, sharing mouth germs is not your place. If the parents feel comfortable doing that, it's their call, but no one other than the parents get to do that. I know you were just trying to avoid a choking hazard by breaking the fruit up, but it was still out of line.

I would just apologize and let it go. Your SIL was probably just shocked and will get over it. [/quote]

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