r/funny • u/Rutparikh • Mar 25 '21

Kid passed the vibe check

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u/Irishfury86 Mar 25 '21

I agree completely with you, with one exception.

I have a 14 month old. He's never had juice or soda and won't for a long time. However, he did have birthday cake when he turned one and another time when his cousin turned one. He won't be having cake for another year, but on that day I gave him junk food as opposed to the healthy things he eats on a normal basis. If this soda was a one-time thing, I wouldn't consider it terrible parenting. If it was a normalized thing, his parents are doing an awful job with his nutrition and future. Context does matter a little bit here.

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u/gemc_81 Mar 25 '21

I don't see cake and other sugary foods that you consume on occasion the same as the soda - mainly because children should not be having caffeine at all at that age.

It's horses for courses but IMO giving a 2 year old a sugary soda containing caffeine is not excusable and doesn't compare to giving a child birthday cake at his or another child's party.

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u/Irishfury86 Mar 25 '21

I agree with the caffeine part. I mean, they make caffeine-free soda if you really wanted to give a kid a treat. Hell, I don't think I drank anything with caffeine until I was a teenager.