Half an hour ago, my second child made my heart break.
After asking him 10x to tell me the truth, he finally did. My heart still feels so heavy and sad. I am truly truly disappointed. And yet, my dishwasher decides to beep and tell me the dishes have been washed. Ah, technology can be so cold.
Yes, you might have guessed it…he has been throwing away his lunch and most of his fruit (real fruit) snacks away into the good ol bin. I had this experience once, with my eldest. But he’s a very sensitive child, and he knew that doing it again would really break my heart. So, he never did.
Despite a rocky start in the beginning of the year with No.2, I thought this binning the lunch was over. Well, apparently not. He has been doing it every single day.
Let me share with what I make for them – fried rice, fried noodles, pasta bolognaise, asian style pasta, Chicken, Lettuce and Deli Mayo sandwiches, and Hardboiled Egg and Deli Mayo sandwiches. Yes… most of this, I prepare late at night and early in the morning. Firing up the ol wok.
I am so disappointed because I’m always so rushed, in the morning, with the little time I have, I always make sure they have a good lunch. Boys can get so hungry. And every day, he comes home telling me, he’s hungry.
Now, I know why.
Sigh. I just broke down and cried in from of him. I did not know how else to tell him that the lunches I have made for them were all made with, love. And he just threw it away, so he could play with his friends.
Motherhood is hard.
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I feel for you Su. I know how it hard it is to hear that your child throws away the food in the bin. Hope he learns his lesson and understand how much effort Mom goes through to ensure he has a healthy and variant lunch. My youngest is the same, doesn’t eat her lunch sometimes because she wants to play. If possible, I will make her eat her lunch as afternoon tea. They will learn eventually. Persevere Su!
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To be honest, I gave up. So much good, organic food going to waste.
Now my kids have what I know they will eat, a small apple, a carrot, sandwiches in plastic white bread – my one rule is that id they have say, a vegemite sandwich one day the next they must have at least one good thing in their sandwich – like lettuce, spinach leaves or cheese.
I give them only enough for 1 thing to eat at brain food, 1 and recess, 1 at lunch – other stuff was getting wasted.
I also tell them if they don’t want it to bring it home – then they eat it for afternoon tea.
They have now they are older started taking small thermos flasks with leftover warm pasta, soup or noodles on cold days.
The other thing I find with boys is that they can be so busy, and in such a hurry to get outside, lunch is a hurried second thought.
I made sure my kids’s teachers knew that I wanted the left over food to come home so i could see what they were/were not eating.
It’s never easy, but I know that at least they eat really well at home, and I am strict on the no processed junk!
Good luck!
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oh no……that would so break my heart too..although i don’t know whether my first reaction is to cry…I would probably give my kid an earful first…then threaten and then regret it. I know…bad mother!
I’m interested to know what you did next…
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Oh dear, I can feel your heartache. I already find it a pain packing bakery bought buns into my kids containers
, moreover all that effort you put into cooking the pastas, noodles, etc. *Hugssssss*
Did you ask him why he threw them away? Was he just too busy with play during recess or was it because he hates the food? As hard as it is, I think you need to know the reasons behind his action and take it from there. Good luck ya.
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I would probably break down and cry too
Like you said, all made with love. And all binned. I told my kids that if they don’t want to eat something I’ve made them, to bring it home anyways (so I know how much they have eaten, not like I was going to make them eat when they get home). It’s a common angst with us Mums – making sure our kids EAT. (yes otherwise how are they to grow? and get their nutrition?) Hugs babe! Just let him know not to do it again, boys are busy buggers. And explain nicely that its hurts mummy when food gets binned…hopefully he’ll get it.
I can feel your sad feeling dear, just relax and remember that God is always here for you and there are thousands of people in your life that are willing to love and care for you.
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Thanks for a great post! I think its important that people remember that the day is set aside for an important reason.
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