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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You know they had the same 'regulations' during your childhood?? Your husband turned out fine...that's probably why your MIL thinks you have a bee-in-your-bonnet.

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Moron. So because a child's parents don't have an allergy, the child won't? [/quote]

Actually, these regulations say no ice cream or rich gravies or puddings.  So I don't think they're advocating MIL and SIL's antics either.
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Kind of the point. No one follows the regulations 100% of the time. The prior generations didn't die off for eating a little ice cream, neither will yours.[/quote]

And noboday ever died from NOT having ice cream as an infant, either. The point is actually that the mother and father call the shots. If they have rules that are not to your liking, too bad. You roll your eyes and talk about them behind their backs. You don't just feed their baby ice cream anyway.

Also, I don't blame OP for not wanting her infant to eat fast food and ice cream before the first birthday. Even if it's just a taste, what is the point? There's no benefit. There's no nutrition. This child will have a lifetime to eat junk. Why the need to cram it into the baby so soon?

OP, cut ties with these people now. They don't respect you or the boundaries you've established. They are not the kind of people you want around when you have a teenager looking to break more important family rules. With these people, you're going to be in for a lifetime of overstepping boundaries. Doesn't sound like it's worth it to me. [/quote]

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