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?

I'd be very deliberately continuing to send them in to be honest

I would be spending the next few months planning what other ‘treat’ items to put in the lunch box once the Pringles are finished!

I'd reply back like she was joking- "haha you're so funny, these kids are crazy aren't they" sort of thing.

Why is this your problem?! She sounds bat shit

Because sometimes batshittery needs to be played with. When its Top Level batshittery, it’s fun to wind them up even further!

I don't understand.... What are 'left over pringles''? Never had such a thing in this household 😆

You sure she's not joking? As in please stop sending your kid with pringles cus now he thinks I'm a shit mum 🤣

I can't even believe this 😂
The cheek!

This must be a wind up!
Stand up for yourself and tell her where to go - she’s cuckoo!

Uhm.. reply that there are some in Tescos/Morrisons/Asda/Sainsburys/Coop/any corner shop. Lol

My kids are admittedly a bit older. They have own brand crisps at their disposal. If they moaned and wanted Pringles, they are free to purchase these out of their allowance. Strangely enough, when using their own money is suggested, branded crisps are suddenly much less appealing 😂

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.

If your DS is old enough maybe he would like to learn to do his own sushi – costs pennies if you make it yourself.

Yes I think something like this is good. As others have said, mortified for her that she thought this was a reasonable thing to send.

Gotta be a joke 😂😂😂I refuse to believe she was being serious

That's actually hilarious 😂

i used to have a special Pringles packed lunch container in the 90s in my packed lunch. People are weird my sons school won’t allow crips otherwise he’d have them in his packed lunch.

I understand the need for a more conciliatory message, I don’t like conflict either, and especially when op is new to the school. I’d maybe go with you’ve checked the school policy, they’re definitely ok, blah blah blah, type response. (It’s still a totally unreasonable request though!)

I'd send him with the whole tube tomorrow!

Seriously though it's your kids packed lunch and you can put whatever you want in in (obviously following my school rules 🙄).

Jesus, what would possess someone to send that message? What a fucking maniac.

How utterly ridiculous. I would send more Pringles in!

"I've checked with school policy and crisps are allowed smiley face"

says you are being ludicrous and I am going to ignore your ludicrousness, without saying you are being ludicrous

send him with a whole tube on Friday

She’s going to find parenting a long and difficult road if she needs to approach everyone allowing their children to do things hers aren’t allowed.

I'm yet to meet one of these mums in the wild but I'm so ready to!

This… but follow it up with “and I didn’t give you my number, nor permission to use it. Please don’t use it again!”.

Don’t know what Pringles pp is looking at, but sour cream and onion has 1.9 saturates per portion, so hardly horrendous!