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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, if it is the FARMs kids buying lunch on the first day, at least you can tell your DC that those are the kids to stay away from.  Might want to do so just to be on the safe side.  Even more so if the FARMs kids have accents - you can be assured your DC will come to failure if they hang around such kids for long. [/quote]

OP - My kid has bought lunch at school every day starting with the first day of kindergarten five years ago. I work full-time and I'm not interested in packing a lunch every day. He either eats what they have at school or he doesn't eat. It's his choice.

[b]But if you want to know who the FARM kids are, look at who's buying breakfast. [/b]That's probably a better indicator than lunch. Of course, now that they have PINs instead of "free" tickets, it's hard to tell who's a FARM and who's not. I like it better that way - more privacy for the kids. My DS (not FARM, no accent) LOVES breakfast. He eats at home every morning and then when he gets to school goes to the cafeteria and buys another one. (It's the most important meal of the day, right?) DH and I have no problem with it and his mylunchmoney account is funded accordingly. But I'm pretty sure at least some of the cafeteria workers and other breakfast-buying kids think he's a FARM.  I know one of his teachers did because she gently asked me if we were "food insecure" at home when she saw how much he ate. I wish I had his metabolism![/quote]

And that's bullshit too, really, because there are plenty of non-FARM kids who buy breakfast, including my DS and his friend. They love the school breakfast and, frankly, it's a whole $1.25 or something like that, so I don't mind if he grabs a bit more cereal, milk or, even, GOD FORBID, the dreaded pop-tart.  He's 7 years old and loves hanging around and eating with his friends, whether they receive the meal for free or not. [/quote]

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