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Pringles in the packed lunch

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Pennecrayon · 18/01/2023 11:02

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?

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dogdaydown · 18/01/2023 18:07

rightsaidfreddie · 18/01/2023 17:24

Or put your son in these socks for school.

(I'll shut up now as I'm getting carried away)!

Omg those are hideously good!

MysteryBelle · 18/01/2023 18:12

The Pringles earrings and socks are outrageously awesome!

Can’t wait to hear if woman replies to op. She is very rude to tell you to stop putting Pringles in.

Trudij123 · 18/01/2023 18:12

oh well done OP - im here as support for the “ it’s my lunchbox and I’ll fill it as I see fit” brigade!!

and to find out what her response is

Mumtobabyhavoc · 18/01/2023 18:13

Sounds like Tanya...she always seemed to have crisps in her lunch box. Grade 5, I think.

i think the reply is, I'm sorry your son has those feelings, but as you know, our children must learn to deal with their feelings. I'm teaching my son moderation and as such cannot abide your request. thank you for kindly understanding.

Nightynightnight · 18/01/2023 18:15

WoofingUpTheIncorrectShrub · 18/01/2023 11:16

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.

You can get Aldis own make pringles. Just saying.

Thismummyrunstheshow · 18/01/2023 18:16

I'm the sort of parent that would now send in extra Pringles for good measure.

You've reinforced my reasons for never joining parent WhatsApp groups. Strange things.

Zanatdy · 18/01/2023 18:17

God I can’t believe someone would actually message that to someone. I love your response! Spot on!

junglistmassive · 18/01/2023 18:18

Could you reply "Oh bless him! Of course, I'll add a few extra for your son tomorrow " and pretend you've misunderstood her message - If you want to wind her up.
But the sensible choice would be to totally ignore it.

ThreeblackCats · 18/01/2023 18:19

I’d ignore her but…I’d be bloody tempted to say to her

“when you start doing my shopping and making my sons packed lunches, then and only then do you get to say what is in his lunch. Until then shut up”

cf ery of the highest order.

YellowAndGreenToBeSeen · 18/01/2023 18:20

PipinwasAuntieMabelsdog · 18/01/2023 17:53

Pringles are £££ perhaps she can't afford and child is pesterring her. I'd save them for a home treat tbh

You can get own brand ‘Pringles’ in Aldi and Lidl.

Or put some other crisps in your kids lunchbox - you can get own brand multi packs from the above two supermarkets for pennies per pack.

Or tell your kid you save crisps for the weekend.

Or tell them ‘No’

But don’t tell another parent what to put in their kids lunch because ‘jealousy’.

MysteryBelle · 18/01/2023 18:20

Group what’s app always seem awkward to me.

Denise82 · 18/01/2023 18:21

I'd have to do the school run eating a tub of Pringles every day from now on 🤣 and not stop putting them in the lunchbox.
The entitlement of some people thinking they can tell people what they can and can't do is astounding to me sometimes.

PBandBanana · 18/01/2023 18:23

it not the best choice to try to use them up in a 7yr old’s lunch. Why don’t you give any unopened packs to a charity or the food bank?

Mumtobabyhavoc · 18/01/2023 18:24

"We're new to the school this year though so I don't want to upset anyone and cause dramas."

Yet, you replied sarcastically (after being egged on by MN mean girls)? 🤦‍♀️

yes, the other mum made a ridiculous request, btw. Maybe she's struggling though?

WaddleAway · 18/01/2023 18:25

PBandBanana · 18/01/2023 18:23

it not the best choice to try to use them up in a 7yr old’s lunch. Why don’t you give any unopened packs to a charity or the food bank?

Why isn’t is the best idea? Why give them away when they can feed her child?

Mumtobabyhavoc · 18/01/2023 18:26

PBandBanana · 18/01/2023 18:23

it not the best choice to try to use them up in a 7yr old’s lunch. Why don’t you give any unopened packs to a charity or the food bank?

It's a good idea, but they want real, healthy food. Bin them or eat them. 🤷‍♀️

Rainbowsparkles29 · 18/01/2023 18:27

PBandBanana · 18/01/2023 18:23

it not the best choice to try to use them up in a 7yr old’s lunch. Why don’t you give any unopened packs to a charity or the food bank?

It's a few crisps not crack cocaine. It's really none of your business nor is it the other mum's business. It's tough shit if her child feels jealous. You teach your child coping strategies you don't micromanage another kid's lunchbox. This is exactly what's wrong with the world. Then we wonder why kids are growing up entitled and unable to cope with the tiniest of stressors

Rockbird · 18/01/2023 18:31

PipinwasAuntieMabelsdog · 18/01/2023 17:53

Pringles are £££ perhaps she can't afford and child is pesterring her. I'd save them for a home treat tbh

One of my colleagues drives a Tesla to work. I drive a Focus and I'm jealous AF. I'll tell her to leave it at home tomorrow and get the bus.

rightsaidfreddie · 18/01/2023 18:33

PBandBanana · 18/01/2023 18:23

it not the best choice to try to use them up in a 7yr old’s lunch. Why don’t you give any unopened packs to a charity or the food bank?

Why?

WaddleAway · 18/01/2023 18:38

Mumtobabyhavoc · 18/01/2023 18:26

It's a good idea, but they want real, healthy food. Bin them or eat them. 🤷‍♀️

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I don’t think the OP should necessarily give them to a food bank when she has a child who enjoys them and can have them in his lunch, but having said that, people who use food banks are allowed treat food too. I always add some treats to my food bank shop, it would be depressing to only ever be able to eat healthy staples.

MysteryBelle · 18/01/2023 18:40

PBandBanana · 18/01/2023 18:23

it not the best choice to try to use them up in a 7yr old’s lunch. Why don’t you give any unopened packs to a charity or the food bank?

You don’t get to decide what Op does with her Pringles. Neither does Psycho Parent of Jealous Kid. I cannot fathom texting a parent much less one I didn’t even really know and order her to stop putting a food item in my child’s lunchbox because my child is jealous. I bet the child is not jealous, he just saw the Pringles and wished he had some too and we can’t blame him 😂

DrMarciaFieldstone · 18/01/2023 18:40

PBandBanana · 18/01/2023 18:23

it not the best choice to try to use them up in a 7yr old’s lunch. Why don’t you give any unopened packs to a charity or the food bank?

Why? OP can give her child whatever she sees fit.

If they’re as awful as you think, why would a charity or food bank be a better option?

DrMarciaFieldstone · 18/01/2023 18:41

What would you suggest? Indulge the other mum’s nonsense?

toocold54 · 18/01/2023 18:42

She sounds like a dick but don’t be surprised if she kicks off to the school about it as she seems the sort.

Mumtobabyhavoc · 18/01/2023 18:48

I don't disagree with your thought process. It's kind. But it is true that the struggle is to get nutritious food to the needy.