DD's friend said her food stinks

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This was me when I was a kid and you should just send her with a regular sandwich (heck, you could do chutney and cucumbers, that's fine) and sides. There are plenty of other things they will tease her about, please just make her life easier.

Agree with this, unless your daughter specifically wants to take these foods. The same kids may be interested in different foods in a few years but just make her life easier for now.

[Anonymous]

I’m Korean American and grew up in the eighties as the token Asian. I would not have taken Korean food to school. No way!

I remember my friend’s cousin would pack rice and some Korean side dishes for school in the nineties and I thought how times have changed.

I have mixed Asian kids now. We are very Asian American. We love Indian food. I would not pack for school.

I am also very aware of smells. just stick with American foods at school. It is not hard to pack a sandwich or some chicken nuggets. Don’t be the person microwaving stinky food at work or the kid at school where kids think your smells.

[Anonymous]

Just send a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and let her be like all the other kids for lunch.

[Anonymous]

Some food stinks.

Don’t care where you’re from.

If it stank don’t send it

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Some people are very sensitive to smells in general, whether they are from food or perfume. Lots of people want to ban perfume from offices. Strong smells just affect some people, no matter what the scent is emanating from.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just send a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and let her be like all the other kids for lunch.

Ugh don't do this.

[Anonymous]

It was the broccoli. Just make green beans instead.

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Don’t use kid to exercise your right. Kids at any age don’t want to be singled out

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. Based on these responses, maybe it was the broccoli then. Will avoid steamed broccoli from now on. I knew cabbage and brussel sprouts stink but not about broccoli. My kid also mentioned boiled egg stinking so we have been avoiding that lately. I've never sent yogurt rice because that stinks.

Just to clarify, I did not imply racism. I've met the girl's parents and they are nice people.

I will talk to DD about taking the food she likes and just say 'I like this', or take other non smelly foods to fit in.

Thanks!

OP, you can imply racism. Some people are too sensitive because they have never been in the minority and experienced micro or not so micro aggressions. Just because a kid’s parents are nice and nonracist, doesn’t mean their child isn’t a bully. They might pick on other kids about other things but about Indian foods with your child. Sure, people are saying it’s the broccoli. It may be. But the kids are trying to make her feel different, and only you can decide how to handle this with her.

+1 Another Eastern European immigrant. My mother used to pack kotletki for lunch and every time I opened a container it had a very strong smell and my friends would say it stinks. I hated when she did that. Later I asked her just to give me money so I could buy bulochka at recess.


Oh, c'mon, PP! I am an Eastern European immigrant, so if i bring my herring and horseradish to school and someone says that stinks to high heaven, which it does, what would you say then? Racist? Some foods stink. It's that simple.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just send a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and let her be like all the other kids for lunch.

Ugh don't do this.

Fine you let YOUR kid cry in the bathroom every day and get made fun of every day for her smelly food. This is one small thing OP can do to help her kid - she should do it. Her kid can eat Indian food for the other two meals each day plus eat non-smelly Indian snacks at school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just send a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and let her be like all the other kids for lunch.

Ugh don't do this.

Fine you let YOUR kid cry in the bathroom every day and get made fun of every day for her smelly food. This is one small thing OP can do to help her kid - she should do it. Her kid can eat Indian food for the other two meals each day plus eat non-smelly Indian snacks at school.

Considering so many schools are peanut free these days, hardly anyone is bringing PB&J for lunch.

[Anonymous]

Oh gosh. My friend's kids decided to learn to like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and ham sandwiches because of this. I don't know the answer, but it's a common problem.

[Anonymous]

Racial microagression
Don't yuck my yum

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just send a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and let her be like all the other kids for lunch.

Ugh don't do this.

Fine you let YOUR kid cry in the bathroom every day and get made fun of every day for her smelly food. This is one small thing OP can do to help her kid - she should do it. Her kid can eat Indian food for the other two meals each day plus eat non-smelly Indian snacks at school.

Considering so many schools are peanut free these days, hardly anyone is bringing PB&J for lunch.

Don't be tone deaf.

[Anonymous]

Awww your poor daughter. Kids are mean, BUT you’re really throwing her to the wolves by sending her to school with these lunches. Ask her what she’d like to bring, and just do that instead. There are things my kids love to eat, but they smell, so I serve them for dinner instead. Everyone is happy this way!