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[quote=ThatBetch][quote=Anonymous][quote=ThatBetch]Assume a 4.5 hour gap between the meal and the end of school (it's less, but for argument's sake...).

Let's say the kids are somewhere around 8.
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In that scenario I'd be pro-snack. Everyone flags a bit in the afternoon anyway, and being hungry on top of that just seems to stack the deck against them. Will they die of starvation? No. But if a snack revives their energy and gets them across the finish line, why not?

OP, is the problem that you find this mom annoying generally?[/quote]

I find people in general annoying. :lol: These particular people are constantly, erm, "looking for things to improve" is probably a polite way to word it. I have to be "nice" now, lest people here think my sense of snark represents actual angst. Truth be told, I give no actual fscks. My kid won't suffer if class gets interrupted for snack time, nor will my snowflake (which is a no-no word, or so I'm told by someone who thinks "twat" is fair play :roll: ) face undue hardship if they're forced to wait until after school to eat more. There are some privilege issues that irritate me, esp. as we're at a high-FARMS school, so "just have everyone bring an organic cheese stick (and a way to keep it cold) and some organic fruit!" is a bit rich. And the "kids do better if they're not hungry" folks, at least those on the listserv, would be horrified if I sent my kid with some Skittles or a Ring Ding (yes!!!) for a quick carbohydrate boost. :twisted: There are some "Jaysus, don't we already ask enough of our teachers?!" issues, too. Were I to give enough of a damn to post directly, that would be my main point. But ultimately, teachers are adults who can speak for themselves and I don't really care enough either way to get involved. I just thought DCUM might, and you didn't disappoint!  :lol:

Personally, I've sent my kid with a snack for after school if it's been one of those days or a growth spurt or they've been especially "hangry" of late. But I would never tell my kid to ask to interrupt or leave class to go eat. I definitely wouldn't rally the troops on a school-wide listserv about it.

It's not at all a "we must be rail thin" thing, at least, not from me. More an opportunity to understand that life gets uncomfortable sometimes, and this is an easy way to start teaching kids how to handle that concept w/o actual risk. I recognize I'm in the minority when it comes to seeing that as a valuable lesson; I know plenty of adults who can't handle being uncomfortable!

If you're unmanageably hangry if you don't eat every 4 hours, maybe you should get that checked. I mean, do you wake your kids for night feeds, too?[/quote]

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