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  • Repost, and long, so sorry if you already read it. SO Pissed. Please help me. I just got the third note home this year in my 5 yo ds' lunchbox from his admittedly experienced but childless prek teacher. he is there from 8:30-5:30, so I pack a big lunch with a lot of choices. today, I packed the following: pbj on whole wheat. grapes. pirates booty. an apple. cheeto type of a deal. pretzels. yogurt. cheese stick. cinnamon dried apple slices. he drinks water. everything was organic, low sugar, and from the whole foods place. they like us to include fresh veggies, but i stopped after throwing them away uneaten every day for 6 mos. so that was missing. i received this note: "i noticed ds consistenly has 3 crackery type items in his lunch with little nutritional value. could you have him choose one to bring?" i have also received a note chiding me for not reusing the ziploc bags and not providing him with raw cauliflower which he supposedly requested (he doesn't even know what it is), and another one that chided me for providing 'too many grains'. this is a boy in perfect health (2 colds this yr) who is very athletic and ate sole, black beans and broccoli for dinner last night. I really do.not.need this woman telling me how to pack a freakin lunch for my kid. Please help me compose a response, bearing in mind that my dd will be at this school for 2 yrs. THANKS!

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    05.15.08, 06:12 PM [ Flag ]
    • she needs a spanking

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      05.15.08, 06:13 PM [ Flagged | link to this post ]
    • this has been going on for months, right? confront her already.

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      05.15.08, 06:13 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    • Did he eat all of that today? or does he regularly bring a decent amount home?

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      05.15.08, 06:13 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    • ... this is fake... it must be

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      05.15.08, 06:13 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    • why don't you call her and set her straight?

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      05.15.08, 06:14 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    • its true though isnt it

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      05.15.08, 06:14 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      • op; yah, but why send him with MORE pretzels instead of less of a few options, and anyway, is this really her business???

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        05.15.08, 06:15 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    • seriously? this warranted a re-post? ignore it. move on.

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      05.15.08, 06:14 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    • she has too much time on her hands as a teacher

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      05.15.08, 06:14 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    • that is a ton of food for a 5yo. why so much food?

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      05.15.08, 06:14 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    • okay, maybe now i do believe that cnet employees are posting to keep ub alive

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      05.15.08, 06:15 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      • no, i swear, this is true! if you have been here a while, you may remember me complaining about her before -- that I should be recycling the ziploc bags. yah. i woh f/t and I'm going to stand there washing the pb out of the ziploc crack. fat chance.

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        05.15.08, 06:16 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    • She doesn't like you and is giving you the business to piss you off. She knows you will take it and won't confront her or fight back and that's why she is picking on you.

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      05.15.08, 06:16 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    • ignore her, the school year is almost over. (but I actually agree with her that it's odd that you would send Pirate Booty AND Cheetos in the same lunch box. Maybe that's all he wants to eat if you give him those choices? Also, what school let's you send peanut butter these days (wish mine would, but can't)

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      05.15.08, 06:16 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    • If your child is only eating the carbs, that is irresponsible of you.

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      05.15.08, 06:17 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      • he almost always eats everything, sometimes he leaves the carbs, sometimes not. is this really something that should be the teacher's business?

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        05.15.08, 06:18 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    • Thank you for your concern. As Im sure you have noticed I pack a variety of foods for ds so that he has a variety to choose from as he is in school all day. It is not practical to have him choose his snacks for the day first thing in the morning. I do not expect that he will consume every item I pack for him. I would like you to continue to provide him with the choices I have packed. I put thought into packing him a variety of healthy snacks, as Im sure you have noticed. He enjoys a variety of healthy foods every day, which includes grains, fruits and vegetables. Again, thanks for your concern.

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      05.15.08, 06:17 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      • this is great. op here. it really pisses me off. none of our family struggles with weight, we are extremely active, we have great teeth, his behavior is good... WTF!!!!! it's not like he's displaying any of the hall marks of a kid needing a nutrition intervention! We homemake all of our dinners from scratch for crissakes!!

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        05.15.08, 06:22 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      • good work!

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        05.15.08, 06:22 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    • I remember you posting about her ziploc note before. She really needs to mid her own business and realize that you're the mom, not her. Have you spoken to her about it? If so, and she's still doing this, you should talk to the prinicpal.

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      05.15.08, 06:17 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    • Public, private or parochial school?

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      05.15.08, 06:18 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    • she has no right to tel you what to send in for lunch (unless it is specified by your school) even if you were sending crap she really has no business telling you how to feed your child- and telling you to reuse the ziplocks is jut obnoxious on her part

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      05.15.08, 06:18 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    • Send back a note in ds's lunch box..."I notice that you consistently send sanctimonious notes with little educational value. Could you please shove them up your a$$?"

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      05.15.08, 06:19 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      • op: LOL also, someone suggested when I complained about the ziploc note that i send him with ho hos and twinkies the next day, all in ziplocs

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        05.15.08, 06:20 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
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