I was emptying out their lunchboxes earlier and it struck me how little I know about their lives between 9am-3.30pm.
DS1 (nearly nine, in November), true to form, had eaten his cheese sandwiches, cereal bar and yoghurt and had even put his empty yoghurt pot and spoon back in the plastic bag it went in.
DS2 (6) had eaten his sandwiches, apart from the crusts (my mother does not approve of this, BTW, War Baby, and all that) had a vague go at the cereal bar and left the yoghurt untouched.
Their empty lunchbags provide a snapshot of their day and it seems so strange to not really know how their day has been. Most questions are met with a "yes" or an "it was OK" response, even though I make a point of trying not asking 'closed questions.'
Does anyone else feel teary when clearing out gunky lunchboxes? Or is it just me?
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It may be the hormones (I'm V pregnant) but there is something so vulnerable about the remains of my Ds' packed lunches.
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bubble99 · 13/09/2006 20:18
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