Don't feed toddlers hot sauce
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My son Loki has taken to raiding our new refrigerator, and one of the things that he can easily reach is our supply of hot sauce. For the last few days he's been pulling out the tabasco and siracha, and saying "Want some hot sauce!"
Well, daddy decided to grant him his wish. I poured him a little spoonful of tabasco, which he quickly ate. Then he turned bright pink. Next he began crying. Finally he puked on the table. Then he staggered a few feet and said "No barf", then proceeded to barf again all over the dining room floor.
Moral to the story... Don't feed a toddler hotsauce, even if they ask for it. Or if you absolutely must, be sure not to feed them a full spoonful.
On the plus side, Loki hasn't once asked for any more hotsauce since. If I ask him if he wants some hot sauce now, he just replies "No barf hot sauce."
Well, daddy decided to grant him his wish. I poured him a little spoonful of tabasco, which he quickly ate. Then he turned bright pink. Next he began crying. Finally he puked on the table. Then he staggered a few feet and said "No barf", then proceeded to barf again all over the dining room floor.
Moral to the story... Don't feed a toddler hotsauce, even if they ask for it. Or if you absolutely must, be sure not to feed them a full spoonful.
On the plus side, Loki hasn't once asked for any more hotsauce since. If I ask him if he wants some hot sauce now, he just replies "No barf hot sauce."
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At least now, if you want him to stay out of something, you just have to say it tastes like hot sauce. "You want some of my beer? Sure, but it tastes like the hot sauce."
...I LIVE off hot sauce, but my youngest brother, who is a toddler, likes slightly hot stuff. Haven't gone off and given him anything yet, since he's my brother, but if he's like my other brothers (and thus like me) he'll love hot stuff when he's older.
The funny thing about the hot sauce incident was that my wife was still finishing her dinner while I decided to let the boy partake of the spicy stuff. Without missing a breath between bites she tells me "You get to clean up the barf."
As usual, she was right.
Grapefruit is another one worthy of having a camera ready
One of my former Co-workers has a 1 year old boy, she went out one night and left her boyfriend (also the boys father) in charge, he didn't know what to cook and the apartment was rather empty in terms of food, especially kids food, so instead of doing the sensible thing and going down the shop to by some kids food her boyfriend shared his adult curry with the boy. Who of course loved it.
Next day she gets a phone call at work from her mum who has taken the boy out shopping, saying something like 'Ok he has crapped himself like ive never seen, its all up his neck all over his body, everywhere...and now he stinks. What have you been feeding him?'.
Moral of the story, never expect a bloke to do the sensible thing , especially when there is a sillier alternative.
John
My son is breastfeeding still, but Im feeding my wife as much hot sauce/chilies/curry as possible so my son gets it too !
child abuse?
or
great parenting?
Seems like most the forum enjoys spicy food. What gives? Bit of the evil side, I guess.
This is basically an opportunity for the child to learn a valuable lesson. It's also a chance to curtail the annoying behavior, and give daddy a chance to say "I told you so. You shold listen to daddy."