An upset parent was left baffled after receiving abused at the school gates and called a "b****" by a fellow mum after her son shared the contents in his lunchbox.
The mum explained that they've always tried to encourage healthy eating habits for their youngsest son, who is still in primary school, with a history of obesity and diabetes in the family.
“My youngest son, Sam, is in second grade and they still have snack time.
“My family has a history of obesity, diabetes, and high cholesterol, so I’ve tried to instil healthy eating habits since he started eating real food.
“Don’t get me wrong, we still have plenty of unhealthy things in our house (chips, candy, ramen noodles, etc.), but they’re eaten in moderation," she explained.
When her son Sam had begun asking her to pack extra into his lunchbox and she had assumed it was due to him experiencing a growth spurt and being hungrier than usual, she says.
However, after arriving to pick up her son from school one day, she was approached by a furious parent who asked if she was Sam's mum.
"I said I was and introduced myself, and she said ‘so you’re the one who thinks you’re better than all the other mums'," she wrote.
"I was extremely confused and asked her what she meant and that there must be some kind of misunderstanding.
"She told me that Sam has been sharing his snacks with other kids, and her son has been asking her to pack him the same sort of stuff. She said that since she can’t afford it, it makes her look like a terrible mum."
The situation escalated and the other mum demanded that she should start sending Sam into school with more "appropriate" snacks.
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"I told her that wasn’t going to happen, we encourage eating healthy and these are the snacks my son asks for each day.
"I am not going to make him take something he doesn’t want because it's offending her. She called me a b**** and I just walked away."
Parents have come to the mum's defense after she shared her story online following the incident, reports the Mirror.
One said: "So you should send your son to school with potato chips for a snack to make some stranger feel better?"
And another wrote: "This woman is obviously insecure about her income/parenting and is looking for someone to blame for it."
