Mom knew what to do after teacher left 'passive-aggressive note' about crisps in daughter's lunchbox

There are many instances where parents of young kids upload videos on social networking sites, sharing their frustrating stories that revolve around fixing their child's lunchbox. Many of those parents mention how their kids face a lot of issues at school, particularly from their teachers, who are critical about what can or cannot be packed in their lunches. u/mrsthompsoon, a mom with a daughter who attends nursery school, took her brief story to the Reddit community after finding herself in a similar situation.

"This passive-aggressive note was in my daughter's lunchbox today. Back to school indeed," the mom wrote on the top of her Reddit post. Then she shared the printed-out picture of a bag of potato chips which had a clear note printed at the bottom. "No crisps please," the note read. The note hinted at how the kids are not allowed to bring chips or crackers in their lunch boxes.

Further in the comments, the mom mentioned how her daughter's nursery school didn't have a cafeteria and kids had to bring their lunch from home. The mom also stated that she didn't even send actual potato chips in her kid's lunch and it was an "Aldi knockoff Quavers." "I'm going in with cheddar biscuits tomorrow. Checkmate," the mom added in another comment.

Parents who usually packed meals for their kids at school started a heated debate on how schools have come up with pointless rules to regulate what kids take for their lunches. u/gussetblancmange joked, "We need photo evidence of teachers eating them. Search the staff room bin for empty packets and check the comfy chairs for the crumbs of their hypocrisy. If every teacher in the place has forsaken Pom-bears then fair enough but I doubt it." u/Onslow85 shared, "This is so stupid. I mean a bag of crisps is what? A couple of hundred calories of fried potato. I don't see why that can't be part of a healthy diet. Does that mean they don't have chips in the canteen? What are you allowed to eat? The bread and butter is maybe marginally more nutritious because of all the vitamins and minerals they pump into refined flour but still. I wonder if they would allow peeled apples."

u/emailrob mentioned, "My toddler started back at pre-school today. He loves peanut butter sandwiches. School won't have peanuts due to a kid who has allergies. My wife gave him almond butter but the poor guy doesn't know the difference. Oh, the lies we tell." u/CakeOrNothing remarked, "When my son was at school I was sent a note like that, so I asked for a plan of the whole staff's meals for a month. If they take that much interest in my son's diet so should I with theirs. I never did get that plan and my son continued to eat whilst at school, much to the staff's disgust I imagine."

u/Muck777 wrote, "Give her a potato-based snack like Wotsits. Or just tell them to do one." u/Rubdybando added, "I'd like to see what this school is serving in their canteen for those who don't bring a packed lunch. When I was a kid it was burgers and chips every single day of the week. Of course, we were also allowed to eat all the crisps we liked. Has Jamie Oliver actually changed the way the nation looks at school meals or what? What does a typical school dinner consist of nowadays? Serious question if anyone knows and wouldn't mind enlightening me."