Pringles in the packed lunch

[Pennecrayon]

This feels like an odd question but I wanted to ask here in case I am missing something. We have a few tubes of Pringles left over from Christmas and I've been putting a few in a Tupperware for DS's packed lunch. He's 7.

Last night, I got a WhatsApp from a parent who I don't know very well to ask me if I would stop putting Pringles in DS's packed lunch because it's making her son jealous. I was a bit taken aback and I didn't respond.

I think I'm entitled to put whatever I want in my DS's lunchbox (within the rules) and that's what I want to tell her. We're new to the school this year though so I don't want to upset anyone and cause dramas.

AIBU?

Does the school have a packed lunch policy? Are crisps allowed?

She's being ridiculous. There must be lots of other packed lunches that would make him jealous too.

Why doesn't she just give her DC Pringles too 😂 other people baffle me

Ignore her, ridiculous!

😂😂😂

Ask her to dye her kids hair brown because your blonde kid is jealous or ask if she can give him blue contact lenses because your kids is jealous of his brown eyes 🙄

🤣🤣🤣 I’m actually mortified for her

YANBU
Just ignore
School WhatsApp groups although very useful also seem to open the door to weirdness - there are sometimes some very weird / unreasonable/ slightly hysterical messages on ours - I tend to ignore them & find they die out on their own accord.

I wouldn't put Pringles in my kids packed lunch (because I'd eat them all myself) and if my kid told me someone else had some I'd say "that's nice, the ones I ate were also nice"

How have you got tubes of Pringles left? I ate mine weeks ago. 😀
Tell her to do one.

I’m afraid that some people are just mad and live for drama.

Hilarious. Ignore. Carry on with the Pringles as you see fit (assuming they're not prohibited by school policy).

I'd buy pringles now every shop and include them all the more. Get one of those 90s Pringle tubs off ebay

YABU for buying tubes of Pringles and not eating them all in one sitting

I wonder if she’s testing the waters to see if you are easily pushed around.

I agree with pp who said to ignore her. And carry on. Don’t oblige her.

Either ignore or

"Hey! Thanks for your message. My son likes pringles and they're allowed so he'll continue to have them. I wasn't sure if you were aware they're allowed, in case that's why you wouldn't give your son them. Food envy is real though, I hear you!"

I’m also jealous! Can you send some my way? 😂
as long as the school is ok with it, some schools are weird, I know my DD’s school will send you emails if you send a small bar of chocolate (think party size) but will happily give brownies with icecream as part of the school lunch!
anyways, she’s weird… just ignore

Yeah, she sent me a direct WhatsApp (she must have my number from the group chat) but I haven't responded. I don't want it to be weird but I think she's being ridiculous. DH says I should just save the Pringles for home but I am a bit more confident (willing to fight people) than him.

I would ignore that. She’s unhinged. If you wanted to be kind and her kid is friends with yours you could chuck a few extra in for your kid to share with mates if that’s allowed. Id be buying Pringles every week just to piss her off 😂

What a nutter!

I imagine she's on a budget and Pringles are expensive so they don't buy them in her house and her child is jealous because they get own-brand crisps. But messaging you like that is very weird behaviour.

One of DS's friends takes sushi to school. He's jealous. I just told him that sushi is a treat for us because it's expensive and way out of my budget.

Different people have different budgets/priorities. That's life.

I would just reply “lol” and carry on giving your son what you want.

Just reply ”lol”

Screw that. Your child, your decision what is in his packed lunch.

She sounds batshit.

It’s odd. Keep on giving him the food you have, don’t buy something else to suit someone else.