Why do people get fired up about what OTHER parents put in their kids’ lunch…?
It’s kind of weird when you think about it, right?
At least I think it is!
But we want to know what you think!
Read this woman’s story from Reddit’s “Am I the A**hole?” page and see if you think she was out of line.
AITA for packing my kid an “inappropriate” lunch?
“I (34F) have a (5M) son who attends preschool. A few hours after I picked him up from school today, I got a phone call from his teacher.
She made absolutely no effort to sound kind when she, in an extremely rude and annoyed tone, told me to stop packing my son such “disgusting and inappropriate” lunches. I felt absolutely appalled when she said this, as me and the teacher have, up until now, always maintained a very friendly relationship.
She added that the lunches I’m packing my son are “very distracting for the other students and have an unpleasant odor.” I told her that I understand her concerns, as the lunches I pack are definitely not the healthiest, but the lunches are according to my son’s preferences.
The usual lunch that I send him to school with is small celery sticks with blue cheese and goat cheese, kimchi and spam (we are Korean and he absolutely adores this dish), and spicy Doritos marinated in Sriracha (I know, I know, but he deserves a snack, and I don’t put that many chips in the baggy.)
I ended the call by saying that I very much appreciated her worries, but that at the end of the day, I am not going to drastically change my sons’ lunches all of a sudden, and that it’s not my fault if other students are “distracted” by his meal. It is very important to me what my son enjoys, and I want him to like my lunches.
The teacher sent an Email to me an hour ago saying that my response was “unacceptable” and that his lunches are “just too inappropriate to be sent to school any longer.” I haven’t responded yet and don’t want to. I want to maintain a healthy relationship with my son’s teachers. I am confused as to what to do.
AITA?”
And here’s what Reddit users had to say.
This reader said that she needs to report this teacher to the principal for her behavior.
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Another Reddit user said she’s NTA and there’s nothing wrong with this food.
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This individual said this teacher is definitely an a**hole.
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What do you think?
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