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....about the giant strawberry?!

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KentMum2008 · 04/05/2017 22:03

Total first world problem I know, and I'm defo more irritated by this than I should be, but...
I got some amazing strawbs from the market, seriously huge and really sweet. I put one in DS lunch box and it filled a whole compartment (one of those sistema lunch cube thingys)
DS comes out of school and says one of the lunchtime supervisors said to him 'what a mean mummy, only giving you one strawberry. You'll have to ask her for more tomorrow' I know the woman in question she's one of the mum's in DDs class so I jokingly said to her 'I hear you think I'm a bit of a meanie' in case DS was making it up.
I shit you not, she said to me 'well that's terribly mean only giving him one strawberry, that's not enough to fill a growing boy' She was deadly serious too.
For reference, the strawb in question is below. Pretty large, and accompanied by a sandwich, a chunk of cucumber, a babybel and a yoghurt. She would have been at his table from the beginning of lunch so she'll have seen what was in there to begin with. They do a cursory sweep for contraband at the beginning of lunch every day.
Was I BU to say to her 'you're not the lunchbox police Linda, save your concern for the kids with a sausage roll and a can of Coke'?
Because her face was Shock, you'd think I'd just slapped her....

....about the giant strawberry?!
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Pettywoman · 07/05/2017 23:12

Wtf is a stunt pineapple? I must have missed that gem.

QuestionableMouse · 07/05/2017 23:15

In ye olden days, pineapples used to be rather expensive so people would hire one to show off when they had guests.

PelvicFloorClenchReminder · 07/05/2017 23:52

Linda is a fruitcake.

KentMum2008 · 08/05/2017 00:33

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/mumsnet_classics/2749425-What-naice-things-do-you-make-sure-are-visible-to-visitors

Stunt pineapple thread

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SapphireStrange · 08/05/2017 10:25

He sounds awesome, OP!

I don't remember the stunt pineapple conversation. Must catch up on it bugger work

Heggy79 · 08/05/2017 19:06

Oh my god... Just had the worst day, and this has totally made up for it. Crying with laughing!

Just brilliant. Thank you, one and all!

Grin
KentMum2008 · 08/05/2017 19:11

We aim to please Heggy

#FuckLinda

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pickleypockley · 27/05/2017 00:16

Please tell me you sent him with one blueberry!

artycakemaker · 29/05/2017 17:23

how did i manage to miss this thread!

Blisss · 29/05/2017 17:28

Look at this MASSIVE strawberry 😱
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/2941543-Look-at-this-MASSIVE-strawberry

Here's another thread about a giant strawberry too lol

KentMum2008 · 29/05/2017 18:54

Never did send DS with one blueberry.....in fact I was really compliant and put regular sized fruit in the kids lunches right up until the end of term. I did send DS with a massive apple one day, and had a vision in my head of Linda shaking her head at how silly it is to overwhelm an 8 year old with fruit the size of his head.

Never got my lanyard either....

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