21 January 2024 , 13:00
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A kind mum has been praised for her sweet note to her son's teacher inside his lunchbox.
The Australian parent explained in the note why her son has "unhealthy" items to eat. The woman's son's autism means he struggles with some foods because of his "sensory issues", so she packs the foods she knows he can happily eat.
She put crisps, crackers, popcorn, sweetcorn, and apple in her son's lunchbox, but teachers were less than impressed and complained. While judgement about her parenting normally doesn't phase the mum, this time she drew the linee, The Sun previously reported.
So, the unnamed mum came up with a cunning way to make sure her son is happy while avoiding complaints from her son's teachers. On the blue lid of his lunch box, she wrote a message in the hope that his teachers would understand what she'd packed his lunch with this food.
In permanent marker, the message read: "My lunch box may not look healthy, BUT it's all I will eat. Please be patient as I work through my sensory issues…"
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The mum decided to share a photo of the message on Facebook, admitting that "as awesome her my child is", she sometimes "struggles" to put together hearty, healthy meals that he will eat at school. She added: "He isn't able to quite articulate exactly why he never has a sandwich or wrap for lunch and prefers to munch on popcorn instead."
Taking to Facebook, the Australian woman shared a photo of her child’s lunchbox which contained a corn on the cob, an apple, a hand full of popcorn and crisps as well as two mini sesame snaps (Facebook)She was inundated with comments from a number of supportive parents. One person said: "As long as you don't take chocolate and lollies then I don't see why some things are such a problem."
Another agreed: "Looks healthy babe. I love your note, that's awesome, I'm going to borrow for my boy for kindy. I adore your advocacy for your child."
"You have to do whatever works for you guys, my son is super fussy so I hear you sister", a third added.
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