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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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SleeplessInEngland · 18/01/2023 11:20

Pennecrayon · 18/01/2023 11:14

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.

As another poster said, just reply "Hello, thanks for your message. I include the pringles as a little treat which I think is fair enough. Sorry your son gets jealous, I know the feeling!"

Light, but assertive. Nothing she can say to that without looking like even more of a dick.

berksandbeyond · 18/01/2023 11:20

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.

Lidl and Aldi both sell knock off Pringles. And sushi for that matter if you’re ever looking for some ☺️

ShirleyValentin3 · 18/01/2023 11:20

My first thought? Buy more Pringles.

TruffleShuffles · 18/01/2023 11:21

My child would never go to school without Pringles again.

ivykaty44 · 18/01/2023 11:22

send her a message stating you'll send in her son a portion of Pringles each day until they are all gone, then that will sort the situation of her son being jealous...

probably not what she wants to here?

00100001 · 18/01/2023 11:22

OMG, I'd literally be giving him a packed lunch of just pringles for a day if I had that msg.

mycatsanutter · 18/01/2023 11:23

Omg how could she actually type that out and send it !!

00100001 · 18/01/2023 11:24

TolkiensFallow · 18/01/2023 11:19

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

Ha ha , may be OP should respond with
"Sure thing, pop along to the shops and you can drop the Son Approved lunchbox items to our house? I'll be sure to include whatever you buy for us"

Iguanainanigloo · 18/01/2023 11:24

Omg, she sounds nuts 😂.

MrsMorrisey · 18/01/2023 11:25

How on Gods earth have you got Pringles left from Christmas?!?!?

Iguanainanigloo · 18/01/2023 11:25

ShirleyValentin3 · 18/01/2023 11:20

My first thought? Buy more Pringles.

Do this.

00100001 · 18/01/2023 11:25

MrsSkylerWhite · 18/01/2023 11:03

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

Who cares?

I ignore lunchbox policies. And only once had to "storm in" and tell them to never police my child's box again after they confiscated a flapjack.

Usergjdksndjsn · 18/01/2023 11:25

Just ignore it, keep giving Pringles. If she messages again just say
‘oh sorry, I thought you were joking’

QuietYou · 18/01/2023 11:25

00100001 · 18/01/2023 11:22

OMG, I'd literally be giving him a packed lunch of just pringles for a day if I had that msg.

😆 same! I'd send him in with a big moustache, bow tie and a lunch box full or Pringles.

user143677433 · 18/01/2023 11:26

It’s so bizarre that it makes me wonder if she was joking.

unclebuck · 18/01/2023 11:27

Ignore her and continue as you are, if she brings it up say "Seriously? I assumed that was a joke"

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Pennecrayon · 18/01/2023 11:27

Thanks. I did check the school lunch policy and they're definitely allowed crisps so I think it's just this jealousy thing. I don't even know if DS knows her kid and I didn't really want to get into it with him this morning. I just can't work out how to respond politely and firmly with a thinly veiled fuck off.

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PuttingDownRoots · 18/01/2023 11:28

Tell her they are actual lidl own brand...

Seriously though... different people have different lunches. Some of DDs friends can buy a cake everyday at break. I put enough on her account for once a week. (For dietary and financial reasons) Thats life. She makes smaller cheaper treats at home and takes them.

Timetochangetheoil · 18/01/2023 11:28

QuietYou · 18/01/2023 11:25

😆 same! I'd send him in with a big moustache, bow tie and a lunch box full or Pringles.

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This is the only logical response 🥸 😂😂

Was she definitely not being lighthearted?

Sparklysunshine · 18/01/2023 11:28

Pringles would now become a must have packed lunch item for my child ,,,,
I would also consider changing my WhatsApp profile pic to a single Pringle , perhaps with a face . Primark sold Pringles T-shirts at some stage too, hmmmm too far ?????

StrawberryWater · 18/01/2023 11:29

It’s none of her damn business.

Its allowed by the school and even if it wasn’t it’s between you and the school so she should still butt out.

Margarita45 · 18/01/2023 11:29

Also my son loves Pringles. He has a Pringles pencil case with a wee Pringles tub rubber and the matching sharpener if you really want to make a point lol.

MargotMoon · 18/01/2023 11:30

She's going to have a hard time shielding her little darling from all the jealousy he's going to experience in life if he can't even cope with another kid getting crisps in their packed lunch.

MaggieFS · 18/01/2023 11:30

If you want to be harmonious rather than confrontational, then

"Yep, will do, just as soon as we've used up al of the ones left over from Christmas".

She's VERY out of order but if I'm being kind possibly very stressed being harangued by a child after Pringles! Still none of her business though!

JudgeRudy · 18/01/2023 11:30

CF! I'd be inclined to give a 1 word answer...NO