To NOT take my 14 year old his lunch

[Ithinkitsjustme]

He''s left his packed lunch on the kitchen worktop and will no doubt be hungry, but he IS 14 and he finishes school at 2.30 today (because it's a Tuesday!!!) so AIBU to think he can wait until he gets home

I'm far too busy - on mumsnet

I would always take down a forgotten lunch but a forgotten PE kit is a different matter altogether!

I would take it if he forgot once, but not if he forgot all the time. I'd like to think that a family member sat pissing about on the internet would find 10 mins to help me out if I forgot my lunch.

Oh that's really mean not to take it

It must be me, but I'd be racked with guilt. Teenagers are just like this, I wouldn't let a child go hungry.

nagoo

DS doesn't eat his lunch until 3:30pm, anyway (sigh).

DH is 40 and he forgets his lunch sometimes. Will he go hungry if you don't bring him his lunch or will they give him something?

I would take it to the school office and ask them to give it to him. But the school is only a 5 min walk away.

I'd like to think that a family member sat pissing about on the internet would find 10 mins to help me out if I forgot my lunch.

This ^^ totally.

Do you know, if I went to work without my lunch I'm pretty sure my 14 year old DS would be happy to bring it to me.
Families should take care of each other.

These people worrying that the boy will starve have never seen a bunch of 14 year old boys at lunchtime. They get their lunch out, swap stuff with each other, bin stuff they've no intention of eating, buy chocolate from the kid who has a stash in his bag that he bought wholesale, borrow and lend money. They are pretty self sufficient.

They'd be more likely to be mortified to have their mum come to school than grateful.

If it's not a regular occurance and he would appreciate it being brought in, take it.

If he regularly forgets things, don't bother. He will NOT starve even if he eats nothing til 3.

Big difference between an accident that happens to the best of us, and just being lazy and disorganised

I thing YABU

I reckon he'd be really embarassed if you took it to him - that might be just as good a deterrent to forgetting again as going hungry!

I'm with remote

DD went to school with no lunch yesterday because she didn't put her lunchboxes in the dishwasher. At 13 I don't think she needs to be told every single day to sort her sodding lunchboxes out, especially when the 8 yo remembers every day.

We aren't allowed anywhere near the inside of the building - we can only leave stuff at the front desk for the kids to pick up, no chance of embarrassment.

It would depend if he was always forgetting stuff. My SD is always forgetting stuff - she is 15 and it drives me mad. Her mum and dad would run around after her but I think she needs to learn there are consequences to her actions.

If it was a one off I would take it. If it is a regular thing I wouldn't. He won't starve.

What nagoo said