u/PermanentBan69420

I was at the local antique fair with my two year-old son and we ended up grabbing lunch. We found one of the few empty tables and were sharing a hotdog together. After a little while, a group of 65-year-old plus folks ended up sitting down at our table as there was extra space. I’m totally fine with this, and I’m happy to share with anyone. After a little while, the lady closest to my son ended up offering him an egg-roll. While I was taking a bite of my hotdog she handed it to him, told him it was OK to eat it, and he started to take a bite. By the time I looked up from eating my food, I pulled the egg roll out of my son’s hand/mouth and told him not to worry he didn’t do anything wrong. I then said to the woman what the fuck are you doing? That is fucking insane. I told her it was the equivalent of petting a dog without asking the owner if it is OK first, and mentioned that there could be religious/dietary/allergic restrictions that could’ve affected my son based on what she gave him. And then mentioned how inappropriate it was to offer someone’s child food without asking them first. She apologized right after that, and I acknowledged her apology. I never raised my voice or yelled, but I used a firm and serious tone the entire time. Did I overreact/am I the asshole?

TLDR: old lady tries to give my kiddo food and I basically told her to fuck off.

I was at the local antique fair with my two year-old son and we ended up grabbing lunch. We found one of the few empty tables and were sharing a hotdog together. After a little while, a group of 65-year-old plus folks ended up sitting down at our table as there was extra space. I’m totally fine with this, and I’m happy to share with anyone. After a little while, the lady closest to my son ended up offering him an egg-roll. While I was taking a bite of my hotdog she handed it to him, told him it was OK to eat it, and he started to take a bite. By the time I looked up from eating my food, I pulled the egg roll out of my son’s hand/mouth and told him not to worry he didn’t do anything wrong. I then said to the woman what the fuck are you doing? That is fucking insane. I told her it was the equivalent of petting a dog without asking the owner if it is OK first, and mentioned that there could be religious/dietary/allergic restrictions that could’ve affected my son based on what she gave him. And then mentioned how inappropriate it was to offer someone’s child food without asking them first. She apologized right after that, and I acknowledged her apology. I never raised my voice or yelled, but I used a firm and serious tone the entire time. Did I overreact/am I the asshole?

I was at the local antique fair with my two year-old son and we ended up grabbing lunch. We found one of the few empty tables and were sharing a hotdog together. After a little while, a group of 65-year-old plus folks ended up sitting down at our table as there was extra space. I’m totally fine with this, and I’m happy to share with anyone. After a little while, the lady closest to my son ended up offering him an egg-roll. While I was taking a bite of my hotdog she handed it to him, told him it was OK to eat it, and he started to take a bite. By the time I looked up from eating my food, I pulled the egg roll out of my son’s hand/mouth and told him not to worry he didn’t do anything wrong. I then said to the woman what the fuck are you doing? That is fucking insane. I told her it was the equivalent of petting a dog without asking the owner if it is OK first, and mentioned that there could be religious/dietary/allergic restrictions that could’ve affected my son based on what she gave him. And then mentioned how inappropriate it was to offer someone’s child food without asking them first. She apologized right after that, and I acknowledged her apology. I never raised my voice or yelled, but I used a firm and serious tone the entire time. Did I overreact/am I the asshole?