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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m watching a classmate/sort of friend of DS after school this week, while his mother attends to some appointments with her parent. It’s been planned for a week. All of a sudden I just received a text that this boy is a picky eater, and can I have specific snacks available so he can eat after school! I’m a bit astounded. I don’t mind providing snacks, but I’m not being paid by this mom, I’m just being kind, and this just feels audacious! Of course I will stop on my way home and grab him something so he doesn’t go hungry, but how would you handle this tonight? Mom is dealing with a lot of stress, so I don’t want to pile it on. But it’s like, pack a snack? Throw me some cash? What should I say?[/quote]

If she wants special food then she provides it.  You are being used and I would put an end to this immediately![/quote]

Agree.  We had a kid that would go into our pantry and eat what they wanted, and their parent would actually say something to us - like we were the unpaid help.  Nope.  You have to talk to your kid, he is old enough to understand.  We would say no once or twice, and if that kid did not listen, it is not on me.

OP, in your case, the parent provides any special requests, not you. [/quote]

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