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Oh dear, i feel really bad now

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Saltire · 10/01/2011 08:21

Just had a text from my infamousGrin mindees mum. She's actually dropping them off this week as the dad has now got a full time permanent job.
She is supposed to be dropping them off before 8.30 because I leave for school then

She has just texted me to say "please can you give x (older child) a piece of toast to eat ont eh way to schol, as we don't have time for breakfast"

So I ran gher and said that I wasn't really keen doing that. So she said that " well x is a realy slow eater, and he likes cereal in the morning but it takes ages to eat it and we don't have time even for toast, and since he goes straight to nursery he'll need something"

At this point I had a lightbulb moment and asked
"so last week when dad dropped them off, had he had breakfast?"
Answer - NO.
The reason was that the dad didn't have time

I feel really bad now, as the wee soul had nothing from getting up till snack time at nursery, which is about 10.30.
I know it's not my fault, but I feel quite distressed by it
I felt like saying "well fucking well get up 1/2 hour earlier then"
But I didn't

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Original poster
Saltire · 10/01/2011 09:23

Yes he is getting his pre-schol funded place. he gets lunch there though, which I don't understand.

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TragicallyHip · 10/01/2011 08:59

Oh I see it's a preschool not a normal nursery

GoldFrakkincenseAndMyrrh · 10/01/2011 08:53

IIRC it's more a preschool than a nursery so I wouldn't be surprised that something starting at 9 didn't serve brekker.

And no, if they don't have time for toast how the hell do YOU have time for toast when you're leaving directly for the school run unless she wants him eating going along, in which case she as the parent can take that risk herself?!

She needs to either get up earlier or drop off earlier (oh....but that would mean getting up earlier....don't think that'll go down well).

TragicallyHip · 10/01/2011 08:46

Does the nursery not provide breakfast? Ds's does!

SwearyMary · 10/01/2011 08:25

I'm afraid I would have done the "well fucking well get up 1/2 hour earlier then" route. Give the boy his breakfast once and you will be asked again and again....

Ask the parents to drop them off earlier so you can give them breakfast. Children need their breakfast and using the excuse of time isn't acceptable imo and neither is eating it 'on the hop'. Poor kids. I would feel for them too.

RealityIsShaggingWithIntent · 10/01/2011 08:24

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