M, my first son has a habit, as I assume some kinderfolk do, of forgetting his lunch box, which I painstakingly get up each morning specifically to prepare a hot meal to pack into his thermos tin. He personally requests hot meals.
So missing after two weeks, I get back this stinky lunch bag with his thermos tin leaking it's half eaten contents all over the bag and onto his backpack. The lunchbag was on it's last legs and was super cheap, so after removing the hand sewn tag (yeah, I made that) with his name on it. I tossed the lunchbag, washed his backpack and gagged while I emptied his thermos tin and took gigantic amounts of detergent and hot water to make sure was clean. His tin was metal and expensive, I'm not going to toss that! I find a new lunch bag (with his favorite characters on it), sharpie his name on it. And pack another lunch and send him off. I assumed he learned his lesson, plus he wouldn't lose a cool looking lunchbox...Nope. Missing once more..
After another two weeks, this time no leaking, BUT still gagging on the noxious fumes to clean the tin.
For a few days he school lunched it. I'm not against school lunches, but he's been so picky (from day one) that I want to make sure he eats something. He asked me why I wasn't packing him a lunch. I said he wouldn't, cause I'm afraid he'd lose his lunch box yet another time. He claims "Next time, I'll go straight to the class and return it." So let's hope third times the charm, right??
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