School sends home a note about packing 'healthy lunches' after mom sends her kid with a slice of pizza: 'Boyfriend is convinced they sent that out because of me'

Getting kids to eat is not an easy task. They can be relentlessly picky for a long time, even to their own detriment. Sometimes kids only like buttered pasta and candy, and you can't really survive on that forever. So you make bargains with your kids. You compromise on "healthiness" sometimes in favor of calories. You try to introduce them to new foods, but you don't push it, lest they end up resenting you. You try to pack things that they like, but you also want to make sure they are eating enough to get them through the day.

It's a relentless battle. You try to do your best for your kids, and nobody knows them as well as you do. So the last thing you'd probably want is somebody interloping in your parenting and trying to tell you you're doing something wrong. Everyone has an opinion on the parenting of others. You can't help it. But the best thing we can do is keep our opinions to ourselves, because nobody asked, and the world is overwhelming enough without constant judgment.

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But that doesn't stop some people from feeling judged. Like in this story, where a mom who tried to pack a wholesome meal (and did, by many accounts) was indirectly called out by her child's school, and more directly by her boyfriend. Read on to see what happened and decide what you would have done.
Was I in the wrong for packing a slice of pizza in my son's school lunch?

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Commenters thought that it might not have to do with her.

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