Daughter May Get Kicked Out of Playgroup for Bringing Non-Organic Snacks: Fair or Foul?

by mrosen814 Posted 2012/08/28 23:00:00

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A middle-class mom is being accused by wealthier moms in her daughter's play group, for bringing store-bought snacks.

Her daughter, Bella, has lots of fun with the other girls in the group. However, her mom, is having a real hard time with the other mothers. She states, "I sent some homemade cookies and store-bought veggies and dip for the snack last week, and apparently this was not up to snuff! The mothers said that my vegetables were clearly not homegrown and organic and that they could taste the pesticides and preservatives on them. They asked if I knew that ranch dip is high in cholesterol and saturated fat which leads to heart disease. I was in tears reading this email. Their assumption that I had no idea how to feed my daughter was so insulting."

Should Bella be kicked out of the playgroup for bringing non-organic snacks? Or, should Bella's mom get into gear with some organic snacks, even if they are outside her means?

SLATE.COM reports:In a live chat, Prudie advises a woman whose daughter might get kicked out of her playgroup for bringing store-bought snacks.

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Dale 2012/08/28 23:16:33

Foul

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Bella should not be "kicked-out" of the play group, but she should be withdrawn from the group. Nasty little bitches they will grow up to be with parents like that and Bella does not need to be subjected to that.
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Yoru Az... to JERSEYDUDE 2012/08/29 18:49:26

again you STILL didn't answer my question. Do you know or are you just another health nut bandwagoner? By the way I never claimed what I eat is totally healthy I know it isn't I'm saying its not going to kill me seeing as how it hasn't even negatively effected me as of yet and I have been eating like that for my whole life so don't put words into my mouth please.

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JERSEYDUDE to Yoru Az... 2012/08/29 19:13:08

im not having this conversation and the fact still remains that those ingredients are toxic and unhealthy regardless of how your young 18yo body feels and regardless of your clean bill of health

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Yoru Az... to JERSEYDUDE 2012/08/30 00:45:10

once again unhealthy Im willing to give you but Toxic is the most overused word on the planet

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Yoru Az... to JERSEYDUDE 2012/08/29 18:42:25

By the way either you pay no attention to your typing or your using pointless censorship when we all know what it was supposed to be so I wouldn't be throwing around the word idiot.

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rcardon to JERSEYDUDE 2012/08/30 17:09:42

Show me the studies that show these items to be toxic. Just because they may cause tumors in rats, when administered in doses higher than the average person will consume in a life time, doesn't mean the item, itself, is toxic. Even purified water, from certified natural springs, if drank to excess will kill a person, due to water toxicity. So, please define what you mean by "toxic."
While a food item may not be healthy, doesn't mean it's toxic, nor does it mean it will kill you, shoot, it might not even make you feel poorly.

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Cunning Stunts 2012/08/29 08:27:38

Foul

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Gotta love those hipster parents.

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Gabsters<3 2012/08/29 08:08:20

Foul

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Gabsters<3 to Gabsters<3 2012/08/29 08:14:13

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Oh yeah, you can definitly tell if a vegetable is organic or not by taste

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DizziNY to Gabsters<3 2012/08/29 13:17:06

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Actually you can.

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Gabsters<3 to DizziNY 2012/08/30 02:56:24

Ah I see well my bad lol well thanks anyways for clearing that up xD

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.: LiVi :. 2012/08/29 07:59:10

Foul

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They were just making an excuse to kick her out because she wasn't rich like them. Pathetic

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Noobcake 2012/08/29 06:44:14

Foul

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"We were REALLY lucky to get into this group. The girls come from some of the wealthiest families at the school, and since our family is more working class, we love that Bella is able to see how the other side lives and maybe even look for something to aspire to one day. [...] I really, really want my daughter to be happy and have friends with the right values and aspirations. But I have no idea how to make these women happy."

If she wants her daughter to grow up well-adjusted, kind, and happy she should teach Bella that wealth does not equate to good morals and find her a less snobbish playgroup.

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duns 2012/08/29 06:13:42

Foul

THAT WAS SO NOT FAIR.

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M A 2012/08/29 05:55:47

Foul

Snacks? Never had any snacks when i was in school

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Lucy 2012/08/29 04:19:43

Foul

That's it. I am so sick of other people telling someone else what to do. I would rather have a chemical laden apple than one with worms in it. These women are horrible.

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DemonChild 2012/08/29 04:14:16

Foul

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Talk about being politically correct/narccistic *BADWORD*s

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Beanybudd 2012/08/29 03:32:30

Foul

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Pretentious stepford wives...

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strawberry 2012/08/29 03:15:46

Foul

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Very ridiculous.! Don't these adults realize how they are making this child feel.?

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belle 2012/08/29 02:56:56

Foul

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I would tell them what they can do with their homegrown organic food after I found Miss Bella a new Playgroup, How stupid are peope today, they must have been listening to Muchelle,

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MsDianna 2012/08/29 02:49:43

Foul

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I believe Mama should find her daughter another a play group. It's making Mama feel bad and the daughter too. We think children don't find out but their little ears hear everything and they can slip around like little ghosts. So for the good of Mama and the girl a new play group should be found.

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Inquisitve Kat 2012/08/29 02:46:01

Foul

They should tell her where she can get affordable organic snacks, if they're so concerned.

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Bibliophilic 2012/08/29 02:30:16 (edited)

Fair

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The play group is an informal arrangement created between parents. The mother should find a more suitable group for her daughter. Why would a parent want her child around stuck up or self-righteous rich people? She does not have to tolerate the verbal abuse.

I do find this ridiculous, especially because no one was forcing the other children to eat the non-organic food. Also, not every non-organic product is filled with pesticides either.

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nightcrawler2005 2012/08/29 02:28:55

Foul

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Just tell them to blow it out there ass. It's none of their business what her kid brings to the playground for a snack. The problem probably was that her kids snacks were a hell of a lot tastier than the organic crap the other kids had.
Besides who appointed these other mom's as the local play group Nazi's?
If they still dump on here she should ask them if they know how to spell the words -- Law Suit

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addie 2012/08/29 02:26:15 (edited)

Foul

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The parents should have their rules written out if they are so fussy and then this mother would have known what to avoid.

I have a feeling with this strictness over the rules, they just do not like this mom, though, for whatever reason.

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Pixie·MzAwesome♠ƤĦĂĔŢ♠ 2012/08/29 02:13:11

Fair

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I only say fair because parents have a right to deciding who their kids can hang out with and what they eat. If this is a rule they have then I would recommend her finding kids with less uppity bitches for moms.

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TisSheilah 2012/08/29 02:05:42

Foul

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What kind of role models are snot-nosed spoiled mommies? Maybe it is best for Bella's mom to find new playmates for her daughter, perhaps some kids with less narcissistic mothers. Kids of narcissists tend to have BIG issues....

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taylordoesntdeserve 2012/08/29 02:04:24

Foul

Hoes

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Bibliop... to taylord... 2012/08/29 02:31:54

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Thanks for bringing irrelevant sexist comments here.

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taylord... to Bibliop... 2012/08/29 02:44:01

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...I'm not sexist. I was being an 18 year old girl using modern foul language to describe a very disappointing situation.

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Inquisi... to taylord... 2012/08/29 02:47:16

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You were using sexist modern foul language... supporting sexism, whether or not you fashion yourself a sexist.

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taylord... to Inquisi... 2012/08/29 02:50:32

Baha, I was kidding. I wasn't calling them prostitutes. I've never called a girl a bitch/slut/hoe to their face and meant it.

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Lucy to Inquisi... 2012/08/29 04:21:51

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You sound like one of those bossy Moms by telling Taylord what language to use. Silly.

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Inquisi... to Lucy 2012/08/29 04:23:55

A pity rave for you.

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Bibliop... to taylord... 2012/08/29 02:47:29 (edited)

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That word is hateful towards women and its disappointing that you can only call them prostitutes for their behavior. There's nothing wrong with being a prostitute if it's a choice. How was what they did related to being a 'ho'? It's amazing how even women attack a woman's sexuality if they dislike/disagree with her. If you did something someone else disliked would you deserve to be called a bitch/slut/ho? No!

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taylord... to Bibliop... 2012/08/29 02:52:59

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You and the woman above are on different levels than I am. I wasn't taking this post too seriously, I'm listening to a rap song and browsing Soda Head. I'm trying to put into words seriously how much I didn't call them hoes as a serious matter.
Bahhaa, if I was going to give an actual opinion it wouldn't include the word whore.

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Inquisi... to taylord... 2012/08/29 04:25:09

You're right, you are on a different level.

I think it's sad that people are so careless about how they speak.

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taylord... to Inquisi... 2012/08/29 05:41:19

By different levels I meant not on the same page. I have a feeling you meant
I am beneath you. It's always hard to tell on the internet.

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Inquisi... to taylord... 2012/08/29 22:22:57

No, not beneath me, just definitely not on the same page. Sorry for how that came across.

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taylord... to Inquisi... 2012/08/30 02:43:33

okay, good :)

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Yoru Az... to Inquisi... 2012/08/29 18:35:52