Making packed lunch

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Crystallizedring · 09/09/2024 21:22

This has come up quite a few times in our house and wondering if I'm mean or unreasonable. It's mostly light hearted.
Since day 2 of secondary school my DDs have been responsible for sorting out their lunch for school/college, either taking in food or buying food but even now they tell me friends still get their lunch made for them. Some of these kids are 17!
I thought they were winding me up but have actually had it confirmed by parents that they make packed lunch. So I'm wondering if I'm unreasonable to say no, do it yourself (or take money in).
I am a SAHM for our youngest (4) with additional needs so I could do it but it's one less thing if they do it. DH also does his own lunch event though apparently everyone he works with has a wife who does it.
So do you make packed lunch for your kids at college or secondary school?
YABU you should make your kids packed lunch
YANBU they should make it themselves.

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GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 09/09/2024 21:36

I with boil pasta for dd15 to use to make her pasta and pesto which she likes to take in her lunch (either because I’m there cooking anyway or just to be nice). But she will reheat in the morning, mix it together and put in the flask etc, put whatever other things she wants in her lunch box, so I’m not doing much of it for her!

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Crystallizedring · 09/09/2024 21:34

Looks like I'm a bit of a mean mum then. I just think I do everything else surely they can do lunch.

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OraettaMayflower · 09/09/2024 21:34

Mine started making their lunch for school when they were about 7. I was rushing around one morning trying to get their lunches sorted before finishing getting ready and I had an epiphany. I realised that there were two capable children sitting doing nothing whilst I was flitting around. From that moment they made their own packed lunches. So many people questioned me regarding it. I just would say, it’s a sandwich, some fruit and a yogurt, they can handle it.

TrixieFatell · 09/09/2024 21:31

I sometimes make my daughter's (she is in college), she sometimes makes mine. She is more then capable but I like to do things for her at times and she likes to do things for me.

Rainbow978 · 09/09/2024 21:31

I do my husband’s now and then if i’m doing it for myself anyway and I currently do both of my toddlers obviously because they can’t sort it themselves but I’d also do it for them when there older too if I have the time why not

DappledThings · 09/09/2024 21:30

I refuse to make packed lunches at all except on school trip days when they are required.

Sheelanogig · 09/09/2024 21:28

I think it depends on family dynamics.

Sometimes I do the packed lunches because I'm doing myself one and/or there's certain foods I want using.up.

Sometimes my DC make their own.

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