A father has ignited a parenting debate after he admitted to firing his babysitting for giving his toddler too many gummy bears. In a viral post shared to X (formerly Twitter), Texas-based entrepreneur Brandon Avedikian revealed that he and his wife decided to fire their babysitter for allowing their four-year-old child to eat 11 bags of gummy bears. “A babysitter allowed our four year old to eat 11 packs of gummy bears today,” Avedikian wrote on June 17.
“When my wife discovered this, she asked the babysitter why she allowed this to happen,” he continued. “The response: ‘She kept asking for more.’ I told my wife not to let that babysitter anywhere near our children ever again.
” He added: “Nobody with that poor of judgment should be trusted with anything of value. Period.” Since it was posted earlier this week, Avedikian’s tweet has been viewed more than eight million times on the platform.
However, his decision to fire the babysitter for giving his toddler an abundant amount of sweets received some mixed reactions in the comments section. Many commenters wondered exactly how many gummy bears Avedikian’s toddler had actually consumed. In the comments, he revealed that his family’s brand of choice is Black Forest, an organic brand of gummy bears made with real fruit juice.
According to the brand’s nutritional label , one pouch contains 70 calories per serving with 11 grams of sugar. While it’s unclear exactly what pack of Black Forest gummy bears .
