"My dad is driving me crazy" — daughter furious after her father secretly gave snacks to her 19‐month‐old baby [What Do You Think?]

[The Financial News] A story about a woman who had a big argument with her father after he secretly gave snacks to her 19‐month‐old child despite her repeated pleas not to has sparked controversy.

The woman, referred to as A, who submitted her story to the Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company (JTBC) program "Case Chief" on the 13th, is a woman in her 30s in her third year of marriage. She recently visited her parents’ home with her 19‐month‐old child.
The problem arose when A was resting in the living room and her father went into the master bedroom with a bag of potato chips, with the child following him. Although A had twice asked her father, "Please absolutely do not give the child any snacks," she had a bad feeling and went into the bedroom, only to find him feeding the child chips.
Angry, A said, "I told you not to give snacks, so why are you giving them?" She then packed her things and left her parents’ home with the children. A few hours later, her father called and, sounding hurt, said, "No matter what, you said you were going to stay the night—how could you just leave like that?"
A reportedly snapped back at him, saying, "Is this really the time for you to be sulking with me? Didn’t I tell you not to give the kids anything too salty or stimulating? I’m the primary caregiver—why are you ignoring me? I’m never coming back to my parents’ place again."

However, in response to A’s anger, her father said, "My dream has always been to be the grandpa who secretly buys ice cream for the kids behind their mom’s back. These are low‐sodium, so they’re fine," and instead blamed A, asking, "Why are you being so overly sensitive?"
A said, "In the past too, my dad has been caught secretly giving my child spicy or stimulating foods like kimchi, ice cream, and cake behind my back. This hasn’t happened just once or twice, and I’m really frustrated and don’t know what to do. My dad keeps insisting I’m overreacting—am I really the one in the wrong here?" she lamented.
Commenting on the story, current affairs commentator Choi Hyeong-jin said, "I think giving snacks is something that only lasts for a certain period of time," adding, "I’m not sure this was something to get that angry about when she was planning to stay the night. It makes me wonder if resentment toward her father had been building up and just exploded over this incident."
Attorney Ji-hoon Park also said, "It’s not like the child is eating them every day; I think having them once in a while is fine. Later on, when the child grows up, drinking and smoking will be a much bigger problem. She should try to understand the grandfather’s feelings." Attorney Jiyoul Yang added, "If you keep strictly banning these things, once kids start school they’ll just eat more of them in secret. You need to build up their tolerance once in a while."
bng@fnnews.com Hee-sun Kim Reporter