Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it’s ridiculous to provide snacks after games, but for every team my kids have been on where there was a snack rotation, everyone brought enough for siblings. Seems reasonable to me given that no one needs the snacks—they are just for fun, so why not include all the kids.

Snacks are for the team. Parent bring snacks for the siblings. What’s so hard about that?

It’s confusing because parents should also be the ones bringing/sending snacks for their own player in the tiny minority of cases where a post-game snack is actually needed, like where the kid is diabetic, hypoglycemic, has a super-charged metabolism, etc. If you think a snack rotation is important because it helps the team bond or just is a fun thing, why not also include the young spectators who are helping to support the team?

While I think the snack situation is stupid, I don’t understand why that’s team building for siblings. I can understand that after a long game kids are hungry and why not have orange slices and Gatorade. Little kid sitting on the sidelines Don’t need to be raidinf the team snacks. It’s a food grab! And if the little kids need something to eat then the parents should be planning and bringing their own food.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it’s ridiculous to provide snacks after games, but for every team my kids have been on where there was a snack rotation, everyone brought enough for siblings. Seems reasonable to me given that no one needs the snacks—they are just for fun, so why not include all the kids.

Snacks are for the team. Parent bring snacks for the siblings. What’s so hard about that?

It’s confusing because parents should also be the ones bringing/sending snacks for their own player in the tiny minority of cases where a post-game snack is actually needed, like where the kid is diabetic, hypoglycemic, has a super-charged metabolism, etc. If you think a snack rotation is important because it helps the team bond or just is a fun thing, why not also include the young spectators who are helping to support the team?

Anonymous wrote:There's always that ONE family that thinks it's so cute to coordinate a snack schedule. Because we're all not busy enough as it is. And then having to bring for all the siblings is ridiculous. Parents should be telling siblings "no snacks unless you played". Period.

How about everyone brings their own?!! Honestly, I usually just don't sign up for the snack schedule. I don't care if the parents judge me. It's just too much of a hassle.

I wish I was as brave of you to not sign up! Honestly, I don’t even think anybody keeps track of who brings snacks. At least, as the non-coordinator of the cute snack schedule, I don’t have time to see what family brings snacks.

Anonymous wrote:I think it’s ridiculous to provide snacks after games, but for every team my kids have been on where there was a snack rotation, everyone brought enough for siblings. Seems reasonable to me given that no one needs the snacks—they are just for fun, so why not include all the kids.

Snacks are for the team. Parent bring snacks for the siblings. What’s so hard about that?

There's always that ONE family that thinks it's so cute to coordinate a snack schedule. Because we're all not busy enough as it is. And then having to bring for all the siblings is ridiculous. Parents should be telling siblings "no snacks unless you played". Period.

How about everyone brings their own?!! Honestly, I usually just don't sign up for the snack schedule. I don't care if the parents judge me. It's just too much of a hassle.

I’ve never seen this behavior but I don’t live near DC. Is there something in your water?

I think it’s ridiculous to provide snacks after games, but for every team my kids have been on where there was a snack rotation, everyone brought enough for siblings. Seems reasonable to me given that no one needs the snacks—they are just for fun, so why not include all the kids.

Anonymous wrote:If siblings are helping themselves first that’s on the parents. Come on. Of course if there are leftovers anyone who’s there should be allowed to have some - not every kid brings a sibling. Let’s be real. but it’s not that big of a deal to give five extra bags of goldfish or whatever. They should not go first.

How do you know it’s not a big deal? Food insecurity is a real thing, even in th suburbs. Those extra 5 bags of goldfish would be their own child’s snack for a week of school lunches. Those 5 goldfish might be a snack for their own child after other activities.

I real.h don’t understand the current “siblings are one human” mentality, where siblings must somehow always exist as one being - going to the same birthday parties, no matter how age inappropriate, and now sharing snacks meant for the children engaging in a specific activity.

It is on the parents. Is it really that hard to tell your other child that the snacks are for the players only, and to hand them a snack that you have brought for exactly that reason? Or to tell your child they don’t need a snack, considering all they’ve done is sit and watch?

This board is so hilarious.. leave a baby to CIO at a few months old, and argue about “being a parent”, but throwing a fit about unhelpful other par nets if 8 year old Larla doesn’t get a bag of goldfish at their sisters soccer game.

If siblings are helping themselves first that’s on the parents. Come on. Of course if there are leftovers anyone who’s there should be allowed to have some - not every kid brings a sibling. Let’s be real. but it’s not that big of a deal to give five extra bags of goldfish or whatever. They should not go first.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, I think soccer snacks are stupid in the first place, but I agree with you on this.

Ok here- yes, I happen to think that snacks are stupid as well but it’s part of the team culture so we roll with it.

Typo- OP here.

easy solution for all: stop with the snacks
my kids have been playing sports since they were very little and are now much older and I promise you that having a snack or not having one is not even close to what they remember from those years

Why must kids eat straight after a game?

Anonymous wrote:Well, I think soccer snacks are stupid in the first place, but I agree with you on this.

Ok here- yes, I happen to think that snacks are stupid as well but it’s part of the team culture so we roll with it.

Well, I think soccer snacks are stupid in the first place, but I agree with you on this.

I don’t even know where to post this but I’ll put it here since it’s a general issue. Parents, The snacks are for the players, not for siblings! I always bring extras but for the past couple weeks I’ve seen players end up with no snacks because everybody’s siblings takes one. Parents shouldn’t have to bring three or four times the amount of snacks so siblings can have some as well. I’m happy to share leftovers with siblings, but not first dibs!