My friend teaches at a school in Loudoun county and they had to basically ban parents from the lunchroom because so many Indian mothers were showing up and spoon feeding their sons hot lunch every day. I kid you not.

Anonymous wrote:When my daughter was in elementary school she had a peer whose father would come eat lunch with his son everyday, he would bring McDonalds, through fifth grade. His son loved it and all the other kids were jealous. The boy was very popular and well liked and his dad was a postman, it fit into his schedule to do this. It was no problem whatsoever. Public school in NoVa.

Every day thru 5th grade? That's crazy

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Anonymous wrote:Parents, I'm another parent and I don't want you there.

Yes, we know. You are the uninvolved parent who would never go to a lunch, open house or field trip. Its ok, we give your kid attention so they don't feel bad when you aren't there. We are the ones handling the tears when they come when you aren't there. We know your priorities.

Lol of course the situation described is ridiculous but doesn't your hand get tired from patting yourself on the back? Let me guess, you dont work and have no identity outside of “mommy!”

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My son would have been happy about it, since he had difficulty connecting socially in elementary, but I never did it - couldn’t handle the noise. He is now a calm, studious, high schooler.

Come to think of it, my elementary aged DD would like it too. Still not doing it.

You people really must understand that not everyone thinks in the same way.

My son would like it too. I know that he sits alone at lunch every day. He would probably like it if I came in and sat with him.

I am pretty sure that my little brother would have liked it until about 7th grade as well.

Your sons sits alone in the cafeteria every day and a teacher hasn’t addressed the issue? Your child’s school is dropping the ball.

DO. Teachers are often unaware of this since they don’t eat lunch with students or have lunch room chaperone duty.

DP, not DO.

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Anonymous wrote:
My son would have been happy about it, since he had difficulty connecting socially in elementary, but I never did it - couldn’t handle the noise. He is now a calm, studious, high schooler.

Come to think of it, my elementary aged DD would like it too. Still not doing it.

You people really must understand that not everyone thinks in the same way.

My son would like it too. I know that he sits alone at lunch every day. He would probably like it if I came in and sat with him.

I am pretty sure that my little brother would have liked it until about 7th grade as well.

Your sons sits alone in the cafeteria every day and a teacher hasn’t addressed the issue? Your child’s school is dropping the ball.

DO. Teachers are often unaware of this since they don’t eat lunch with students or have lunch room chaperone duty.

I'm sure there were other factors going on besides eating lunch daily w/ your kid. That was probably the tip of the iceberg.

When my daughter was in elementary school she had a peer whose father would come eat lunch with his son everyday, he would bring McDonalds, through fifth grade. His son loved it and all the other kids were jealous. The boy was very popular and well liked and his dad was a postman, it fit into his schedule to do this. It was no problem whatsoever. Public school in NoVa.

Anonymous wrote:Parents, I'm another parent and I don't want you there.

Yes, we know. You are the uninvolved parent who would never go to a lunch, open house or field trip. Its ok, we give your kid attention so they don't feel bad when you aren't there. We are the ones handling the tears when they come when you aren't there. We know your priorities.

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Anonymous wrote:
My son would have been happy about it, since he had difficulty connecting socially in elementary, but I never did it - couldn’t handle the noise. He is now a calm, studious, high schooler.

Come to think of it, my elementary aged DD would like it too. Still not doing it.

You people really must understand that not everyone thinks in the same way.

My son would like it too. I know that he sits alone at lunch every day. He would probably like it if I came in and sat with him.

I am pretty sure that my little brother would have liked it until about 7th grade as well.

Your sons sits alone in the cafeteria every day and a teacher hasn’t addressed the issue? Your child’s school is dropping the ball.

The teachers know and don't care. Lets be real. Not on their time, not their issue. Mine had a tuff time transitioning from private to public as the lunches are really chaotic and me going for a few days would have helped. It sucks sitting alone. As a parent I'd encourage mine to sit with the child sitting alone to teach him that they can be just as good friends if not better. But, then again, mine is a nice kid who will hang out with anyone nice to him.

Parents, I'm another parent and I don't want you there.

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My son would have been happy about it, since he had difficulty connecting socially in elementary, but I never did it - couldn’t handle the noise. He is now a calm, studious, high schooler.

Come to think of it, my elementary aged DD would like it too. Still not doing it.

You people really must understand that not everyone thinks in the same way.

My son would like it too. I know that he sits alone at lunch every day. He would probably like it if I came in and sat with him.

I am pretty sure that my little brother would have liked it until about 7th grade as well.

Your sons sits alone in the cafeteria every day and a teacher hasn’t addressed the issue? Your child’s school is dropping the ball.

The hovering never ends. Waited in school parking lot for my HS sophomore to pick up her school-mandated laptop the other day. She just had to go to the cafeteria, get in line and show student ID. I stayed in the car while she went inside to get it. She didn't need me there.

While waiting, I saw many of her peers being accompanied by their mothers into the building. Why? They're old enough to speak for themselves, it's good for them! Even HS kids have parents who can't let go even a little bit, and it's even weirder when they're 15 or 16.

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My son would have been happy about it, since he had difficulty connecting socially in elementary, but I never did it - couldn’t handle the noise. He is now a calm, studious, high schooler.

Come to think of it, my elementary aged DD would like it too. Still not doing it.

You people really must understand that not everyone thinks in the same way.

My son would like it too. I know that he sits alone at lunch every day. He would probably like it if I came in and sat with him.

I am pretty sure that my little brother would have liked it until about 7th grade as well.

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Anonymous wrote:
My son would have been happy about it, since he had difficulty connecting socially in elementary, but I never did it - couldn’t handle the noise. He is now a calm, studious, high schooler.

Come to think of it, my elementary aged DD would like it too. Still not doing it.

You people really must understand that not everyone thinks in the same way.

And you think having his mother at lunch every day would help him connect socially?

Yeah, that seems to be the definition of counterproductive.

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Anonymous wrote:My younger DD’s private lower said you could take the kids OUT to lunch every day. This was to avoid the moms that would show up with elaborate hot lunches and make the other kids cry.

JFC

I would not go to a school that allowed either. So rich kids can go out to lunch every with parents who have nothing better to do? My private doesn't allow parents at lunch at all. Way too much interference in the school day.