Judge Me Not, Mom

How many family gatherings will you attend this month? Two? Three? Ours could be four our five. We had two gatherings this weekend. At my second one, my mother passed her judgment on my parenting skills and informed me that my children were eating too much candy. I told her that she could stop judging me and my cousin said that she couldn't judge because my sister and I did the same thing when there was candy around. I want my kids to be secure in their food choices and I will not shame them, when at a party, they choose to indulge in candy. So mom - judge me all you want - but my kids are thriving, despite my "poor" parenting styles.