My husband is a total sugar addict. If he could, he would live on Little Debbies, Snickers, cookies, cake and anything else that is generally considered a dessert. I don't like the fact the he gives our son sweets at any time of day. I even caught him giving our son a cookie at breakfast once. If I say anything to him he takes it as an insult. No surprise there. Then he makes some snide remark right in front of our child to make me look like the bad guy. "Mommy said no, sorry." That's another one I hear often. I don't want my son growing up depending on sugar or food to make himself feel good. I don't want him growing up an obese child, but if my husband can't stop giving him sugar or snackfood all the time, that's what will happen. I know, I've been there and am still struggling with it. I'm working on myself though.

I am so damned angry at him and he doesn't seem to care. He thinks it's no big deal. If he wants to remain a sugar addict, among other things, he should at least have respect enough for his family to not force it on us.

Does anyone have any thoughts on this subject? Please help with ideas if you can!

Thanks in advance,
Gin

Hey~ I sympathize with you. Sugar is in everything these days, and we develop a taste (and addiction) for it. Your husband is addicted. I was addicted from a very early age. My mother, sweet as she is, was very young, never finished high school when she had me. She grew up with obesity in the family (not her somehow), and alcoholism, which is related to sugar addiction. Anyway she didn't know, and allowed me and my brother to eat candy and cookies. Not much, but a fair amount "for a treat". I started sneaking it, and would buy those great big super size Hershey bars after school, and eat the whole thing while I did homework. This went on to whole bags of donuts, whole boxes of Little Debbies, etc. Boy, have I paid the price over the years. Your husband is on the road to some major breakdowns, and must be made to see what he is doing to his boy. Get armed with all the nutritional info you can. Sugar addiction causes cancer, emotional disorders, depression, ADD, hypertension, low blood sugar,suppressed immune system, among other things, and ultimately death if allowed to go to far. So in effect he is practicing child abuse, as he is endangering your son's very life. I apologize for sounding harsh, but I really want your son to be happy and healthy, and not an addlepated sick person. Good luck. http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif