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to think this is a perfectly good sized lunch?

419 replies

FenellaFellorick · 06/06/2015 17:54

For my 15 and 16 year old sons?
(If not a very healthy one but that's not my question Grin)

Ham and cheese salad sandwich, a frube and a wafer bar.

I am doing the next 2 weeks packed lunches for the freezer and this is being hotly contested in my house right now Grin

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ThumbWitchesAbroad · 10/06/2015 02:24

Sorry for double post, MN was having an Ishoo while I was posting.

ThumbWitchesAbroad · 10/06/2015 01:36

oh Fenella - that link! GrinGrinGrinGrinGrin

You deserve many Star, some Thanks and a caseload of Wine, plus a large Cake (GF of course Wink) for putting up with the johnny-come-latelys who just won't RTBFTT!

ThumbWitchesAbroad · 10/06/2015 01:36

oh Fenella - that link! GrinGrinGrinGrinGrin

You deserve many Star, some Thanks and a caseload of Wine, plus a large Cake (GF of course Wink) for putting up with the johnny-come-latelys who just won't RTBFTT!

BikketBikketBikket · 09/06/2015 21:40

MNHQ - PLEASE put this thread in Classics -- as a Masterclass (Mistressclass..??) in keeping your cool with idiots who haven't RTBFTT Smile
OP - I salute you, your boys are very, very lucky Flowers

CornChips · 09/06/2015 21:17

Gasp I think you are being smuggy mcsmug.

I downloaded the Pret a Manger youtube training video and played it daily in the direction of my uterus while ttc.

Either that or Baby Mozart.

BitOutOfPractice · 09/06/2015 20:49

Gasp that's what a proper mother would do. Anything else is just indulgence

CakeUpWall · 09/06/2015 20:48

Brian Blessed in MrFeynman's link was the best thing I'd seen for yonks...until you posted that "I can't breathe" link Fenella.

Utterly infectiously hilarious. Thank you. Grin

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 09/06/2015 20:45

Mine started making their own sandwiches in the womb. It was a right bugger getting the tools and the ingredients in there for them, but I felt I had a duty. Grin

BitOutOfPractice · 09/06/2015 20:43

KerryannDan makes an excellent point. Whyaren't they making their own sandwiches?

Mine have been making their own bread and running a take-away sandwich business for their freinds since they were 4. All organic. And vegan

Fenella you really do need to take a long hard look at yourself.

Will nobody think of the children?

Maryz · 09/06/2015 20:32

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FenellaFellorick · 09/06/2015 20:24
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jellycake · 09/06/2015 20:20

This has given me the shudders - (not the sandwich although it would not be enough for my 15 year old ds) but the memory of the sandwiches that my mother froze and gave me every day for 3 years. Eurgh! Ham salad - the bread would have its own 'unique' texture and the salad... boak.
She only stopped when I left primary school and she allowed that I was old enough to make my own lunch!

OhYouBadBadKitten · 09/06/2015 20:19

Two thoughts.
A) it looks like a perfectly decent lunch to me. Its about what my teen and dh eats.

B) I make our lunches for all because Im the one with time, I do it when Im cooking anyway. And why the hell not. The others know how to make sarnies. They do the washing up and other jobs. Making sandwiches does not diminish me.

SpottyTeacakes · 09/06/2015 20:14

facepalm

DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen · 09/06/2015 20:14

Kerry is a fine example of someone not RTFTGrin

UmmErrWhateves · 09/06/2015 20:11

Ahh, this is the thread that just keeps giving....... Grin

PurpleDaisies · 09/06/2015 20:10

Op for your own sanity it might be a good idea to get this thread closed so people who haven't bothered to read the thread and have missed your multiple sensible explanations for why your sons are not making their own sandwiches won't post asking the same question that has been already answered many many times before.

KerryannDan · 09/06/2015 20:08

Why are they not making their own sandwiches fresh? Surely they are old enough. I think that is enough if you supplement with fruit.

CornChips · 09/06/2015 19:49

merrymouse I also put in fruit that is never eaten at all. It makes me feel better.

Gigglesbat · 09/06/2015 19:43

Freezing sandwiches has been around for years. My 1976 M&S freezer book features it and Mary Berry did it in a recent series. It can work really well depending on the filling.

MaryBerrysLostCherry · 09/06/2015 19:11

Seems fine to me. I assume the boys are under a dietician- I'd take a copy of your pic to the next appt (with handy ruler for comparison) if you are in doubt.

Glad I didn't answer first as my wonderfully simple solution would have deprived me of several hours of joy RTFBFCT. Fenella you are a star.

BareGorillas · 09/06/2015 17:03

I want a ticker saying It's been 15 posts since Angry Sandwich Said RTBFTT

Maryz · 09/06/2015 16:48

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lionheart · 09/06/2015 16:39

Fenella, would it help to consider how long they have had this amount for lunch? Comparing it to what they had a year ago or two might be more useful than comparisons with other children.

ThumbWitchesAbroad · 09/06/2015 16:02

Surely - I've just watched your link - it's hilarious!! Love Brian Blessed rapping away, and Alistair Griffin sounds just like one of my cousins! (He isn't, I should be so lucky!)