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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 01:27 PM Original message |
No free lunch: Schools get tough on deadbeats |
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Veritas_et_Aequitas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
1. TS kid. Your parents shouldn't have bought a house they couldn't afford. |
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durablend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 02:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
21. Yeah--get a job, piker! |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
45. Or should have taken the time to fill out the reduced-fee or free lunch forms |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:49 PM Response to Reply #45 |
57. So by all means humiliate the child for the parents' failures. |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 04:46 PM Response to Reply #57 |
75. It would only be humiliating if they didn't give them anything at all |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 06:37 PM Response to Reply #75 |
100. You have no training in child development, do you? |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 07:20 PM Response to Reply #100 |
115. Oh dear God |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 09:22 PM Response to Reply #115 |
127. "God". Well, that would explain the "fare" share. |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 07:58 AM Response to Reply #127 |
159. Sorry, but I don't think you're entitled to have your kids fed for free |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 08:26 AM Response to Reply #159 |
161. So "Better than Darfur" is the new slogan for our schools. |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 02:51 PM Response to Reply #161 |
186. Because Mommy didn't call the school nt |
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Maraya1969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 04:50 PM Response to Reply #186 |
314. Maybe Mommy was drunk or mentality impaired or can't read. Just |
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Patchuli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-09 04:08 AM Response to Reply #159 |
267. You are wrong. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 07:50 AM Response to Reply #115 |
155. The parents are not the ones being humiliated, though. The 7 year old is. It's funny that we have |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 08:39 AM Response to Reply #155 |
162. We have unlimited billions for the space program? |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 05:03 PM Response to Reply #162 |
190. Somebody has been having flashbacks to the sixties again. nt |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 08:59 PM Response to Reply #162 |
224. I didn't know that either. |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 08:34 AM Response to Reply #224 |
237. Well, okay, only $17.6 billion for NASA for 2009. |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 06:03 PM Response to Reply #155 |
194. funny that the fucking parents can't be bothered to do what's required |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-09 03:12 PM Response to Reply #115 |
281. I think it cost more to separetely make that cheese sandwich than give him the regular lunch |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 07:09 AM Response to Reply #57 |
153. They will soon learn how lucrative the Crack Trade is. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 09:58 PM Response to Reply #57 |
315. This is a strange argument.... |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 02:53 PM Response to Reply #57 |
329. Check the mother's web page and vacation trips in post 326 |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:51 PM Response to Reply #45 |
58. Deleted sub-thread |
Hulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 04:01 PM Response to Reply #45 |
64. Am sorry....but I agree. There needn't be "humiliation" involved. |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 08:28 PM Response to Reply #45 |
122. THEY'RE HUNGRY CHILDREN -- WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU??? |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 08:57 PM Response to Reply #122 |
125. They're not hungry children |
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Stellabella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 11:33 PM Response to Reply #125 |
139. Yes, it is your fault. |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 07:43 AM Response to Reply #139 |
154. Selfish? Excuse me? I'm not the one asking someone to feed my kids FOR FREE |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 08:16 PM Response to Reply #154 |
217. Yes. You're FUCKING SELFISH. |
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Stellabella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 03:02 AM Response to Reply #217 |
232. Yeah, he's a real bastion of morality. |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 10:16 AM Response to Reply #232 |
240. You two sound like privileged kids taking their first sociology class. |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 02:17 PM Response to Reply #240 |
250. The child already wants to throw up due to the reactions of her |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-09 02:34 PM Response to Reply #250 |
278. Nope. |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-09 03:29 PM Response to Reply #278 |
285. Read the OP. The student feels like throwing up. |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-09 05:20 PM Response to Reply #285 |
288. Double nope. |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 09:58 AM Response to Reply #288 |
295. Once again, the humiliation is in being pulled publicly out of line |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 02:07 PM Response to Reply #295 |
306. Deleted sub-thread |
woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 04:00 PM Response to Reply #295 |
309. Oh. My. God. |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 04:44 PM Response to Reply #309 |
311. There goes that "God" critter again! Who is he and why does he want |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 01:38 AM Response to Reply #285 |
290. Lots of kids say they'll throw up if they don't like to eat something. |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:13 AM Response to Reply #290 |
296. Have any kids? I've got 3 grown, 5 grandkids, and 2 greats. Have a child development |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 02:31 PM Response to Reply #296 |
307. Feeding problems in kids is not rare: occurrence is 25-40% |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 04:47 PM Response to Reply #307 |
312. Perhaps my kids are in the MAJORITY of 60-75% you indicate do NOT |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 02:04 PM Response to Reply #285 |
305. whenever i was supposed to eat something i didn't want to eat, |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 02:45 PM Response to Reply #305 |
308. Great minds think alike |
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rebecca_herman (494 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 04:40 PM Response to Reply #305 |
310. well some kids would |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 04:48 PM Response to Reply #305 |
313. No, with my education and experience, I seem to avoid being |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 02:34 PM Response to Reply #313 |
320. i did not indicate how often i am personally manipulated by children |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 03:25 PM Response to Reply #320 |
321. Your statement was that children are master manipulators. |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 04:08 PM Response to Reply #321 |
322. all children (humans) are master manipulators. they would not be able to survive if they were not. |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 06:18 PM Response to Reply #322 |
323. So if kids must manipulate to survive, I assume you've been |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 10:41 AM Response to Reply #323 |
325. your post are laughable |
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Stellabella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 07:07 PM Response to Reply #240 |
256. And you sound like a judgmental ass. |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-09 02:40 PM Response to Reply #256 |
280. Oh, yeah! |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-09 01:11 AM Response to Reply #240 |
263. Please clone yourself and distribute one hundred copies :) |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-09 08:08 AM Response to Reply #263 |
268. Beautiful post. |
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Stellabella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-09 03:16 PM Response to Reply #263 |
282. Up yours. |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 01:48 AM Response to Reply #240 |
291. Bravo. |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 02:05 AM Response to Reply #217 |
293. The kids are getting a free nutritious meal. That's reprehensible? n/t |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:06 PM Response to Reply #217 |
317. See post 315 nt. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 11:04 AM Response to Reply #125 |
174. Ahem, not all parents are gleaming icons of responsibility |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 12:53 PM Response to Reply #174 |
185. Punished with a cheese sandwich? Hardly |
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Stellabella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 07:05 PM Response to Reply #174 |
206. Exactly. |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 08:15 PM Response to Reply #125 |
216. So fuck the kids because of their parents' error? |
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Regret My New Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 03:27 AM Response to Reply #122 |
150. But they were no longer hungry after having some fruit, milk and a cheese sandwich. :D |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 08:43 AM Response to Reply #122 |
163. you win the thread. n/t |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 11:17 AM Response to Reply #45 |
176. If the parents screwed up, punish the parents -- not the kids |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 06:29 PM Response to Reply #176 |
198. how? and in the meantime, who will pay for the kids' lunches? |
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Stellabella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 07:07 PM Response to Reply #198 |
208. How about the taxpayers? |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 07:15 PM Response to Reply #208 |
210. answer the question .... HOW will the parents be punished? |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 07:18 PM Response to Reply #208 |
211. if the parents are not indigent, then they need to pay for their kids |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-09 11:56 AM Response to Reply #176 |
274. Fruit and cheese sandwich is a punishment? Ha! I'll take it. Esp. if it's free. |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:36 PM Response to Reply #1 |
53. It is the parents fault for not filling out a form for reduced lunches. nt |
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katusha (592 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:53 PM Response to Reply #53 |
60. reading comprehension not your strong suit? |
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Hulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 04:05 PM Response to Reply #60 |
66. bull shit again.... |
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katusha (592 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 05:52 PM Response to Reply #66 |
88. let me get this straight |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 06:27 PM Response to Reply #88 |
94. She only did "everything she could" after 2 weeks went by |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 08:18 PM Response to Reply #94 |
218. Deleted message |
sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
2. That was my lunch my whole life |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 02:46 PM Response to Reply #2 |
28. When a school spends THOUSANDS on weight-lifting supplies |
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Hulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 04:08 PM Response to Reply #28 |
68. You probably need to get a few more facts before you cherry pick that situation. |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 04:24 PM Response to Reply #68 |
73. it's my kids school, moran |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 05:42 PM Response to Reply #73 |
85. The school lunch program is a federal program. |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 06:19 PM Response to Reply #73 |
197. considering that sports teams and of course EDUCATION are |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-09 10:12 AM Response to Reply #73 |
271. Sports equipment and school lunch are entirely separate funds. |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-09 03:34 PM Response to Reply #271 |
286. It's all my taxpayer money. Accounting arguments are a bit facile, don't you think? |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 11:25 AM Response to Reply #286 |
297. Wow. That's amazing. |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 11:39 AM Response to Reply #297 |
299. 28,000 kids in the district; 180 days of school. 2 meals a day. |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 12:03 PM Response to Reply #299 |
300. Who's picking on kids? |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 12:33 PM Response to Reply #300 |
301. The school officials in the OP who are publicly taking the kids out of line |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 12:48 PM Response to Reply #301 |
302. We have a biometric reader. |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 01:43 PM Response to Reply #302 |
303. Thank you for everything you're doing! |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 05:40 PM Response to Reply #28 |
84. What is wrong with equipment for the gym. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 06:30 PM Response to Reply #84 |
98. . |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 06:38 PM Response to Reply #84 |
201. oh boy, you're in for it now! i hope you have your flamesuit on! n/t |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 07:52 AM Response to Reply #201 |
235. It's a legitimate point (and a strange gripe above) |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 06:38 PM Response to Reply #28 |
200. when parents can't be bothered to follow simple procedures |
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katusha (592 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 01:17 PM Response to Reply #200 |
248. allowed to breed?? |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 02:50 PM Response to Reply #248 |
252. i think it was pretty clear n/t |
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katusha (592 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 03:03 PM Response to Reply #252 |
253. yes it was pretty clear |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 03:16 PM Response to Reply #253 |
254. do you neglect your children? n/t |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-09 12:28 AM Response to Reply #254 |
260. Yeah, if the kids don't get hot meals for lunch, the parent is negligent. |
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katusha (592 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-09 03:08 AM Response to Reply #260 |
265. for being boring, i sure generate a lot of interest from you n/t |
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katusha (592 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-09 03:06 AM Response to Reply #254 |
264. poor response |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 02:01 PM Response to Reply #264 |
304. you never answered my question abou THIS SPECIFIC FAMILY |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 06:27 PM Response to Reply #2 |
93. My school didn't serve lunch |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 11:35 AM Response to Reply #93 |
179. Hell, I STILL eat PB sandwiches and fruit for lunch. |
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Thothmes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 07:24 PM Response to Reply #2 |
118. Pretty much my lunch in elementary and junior high school |
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Tikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
3. If you want a litmus test on how those people can call.. |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
4. She can use the free ketchup package and get herself a free dose of vegetables as well! |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 02:11 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Ah, yes - I REMEMBER when Reagan declared that ketchup counted as a serving of vegetables! |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 05:08 PM Response to Reply #10 |
81. YOU FORGOT...... |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 06:06 PM Response to Reply #81 |
89. Maybe Reagan didn't LIKE pickles! He's dead now so we can't ask. Bush 41 didn't like broccoli. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
5. Deleted sub-thread |
Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
6. A cold sandwich, peanut butter or cheese, and carton of milk |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 02:14 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. my elementary school in liberal Ann Arbor, Michigan didn't have |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 02:30 PM Response to Reply #11 |
20. There were no free lunches in the private or public schools I attended. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:56 PM Response to Reply #11 |
62. Your mother had more ambition than mine did |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 11:23 PM Response to Reply #62 |
138. Well, there was no cafeteria in my grammar school so if you didn't bring |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 06:44 PM Response to Reply #62 |
202. damn those thermoses! mine never lasted very long either.... |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 06:49 PM Response to Reply #202 |
203. Your memories are very similar to mine. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 03:32 PM Response to Reply #202 |
255. My mother was a martyr to the kitchen |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-09 02:31 PM Response to Reply #255 |
277. Mine too. n/t |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:51 PM Response to Reply #6 |
59. Not the point. This food is a badge of shame. No one else gets it, |
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Regret My New Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 08:44 PM Response to Reply #59 |
123. I get your point to an extent, but I have question. |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 09:25 PM Response to Reply #123 |
128. Can't punish the kid for the parents' actions, ever. |
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Regret My New Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 03:16 AM Response to Reply #128 |
147. Then why not do away with the forms and processes all together? |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 06:34 PM Response to Reply #147 |
199. Suits me. I'd just as soon feed every kid and provide them with supplies |
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katusha (592 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 02:20 PM Response to Reply #199 |
251. i agree |
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fedupwithbush (159 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 06:49 AM Response to Reply #59 |
152. lunch lady here |
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katusha (592 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 08:21 PM Response to Reply #152 |
219. can i ask you a question? |
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fedupwithbush (159 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-09 05:27 PM Response to Reply #219 |
289. Depends on what you are serving. |
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JenniferJuniper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
7. Same menu at my kids' |
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carlyhippy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 02:15 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. I did the work for lunch thing |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 02:29 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. I did to but that's because we didn't have money and that's just what you |
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carlyhippy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 02:36 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. haha, the old addage "never p*ss off the person who handles your food" holds true |
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1monster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:34 PM Response to Reply #7 |
52. Kids go hungry at school EVERY day. I fed a kid for a year and a half because his |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 06:24 PM Response to Reply #52 |
91. I wish your post was an OP. |
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1monster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 07:13 PM Response to Reply #91 |
112. I always try to live by "There but for the grace of (put your favorite entity or circumstance here) |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 06:30 PM Response to Reply #52 |
97. You have a good kid there. |
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1monster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 07:16 PM Response to Reply #97 |
114. Thank you. I think so and his teachers tell me he is one of the best behaved kids in their classes. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 10:50 PM Response to Reply #52 |
134. Call Child Services |
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1monster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 05:01 PM Response to Reply #134 |
189. I considered it, but the kid himself, who was sixteen, begged me not to do so. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 05:23 PM Response to Reply #189 |
191. 16, you've got to be kidding |
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1monster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 06:01 PM Response to Reply #191 |
193. No, I wasn't. The kid has been one of my son's best friends for over five years. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 06:12 PM Response to Reply #193 |
196. Control freak authoritarian jerks buy food |
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1monster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 11:58 PM Response to Reply #196 |
226. Yeah, I'm sure you know it all. I think you don't have a clue. I work in the schools |
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Stellabella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 02:58 AM Response to Reply #52 |
230. My dh is a teacher at an alternative school and he is paying for several |
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keroro gunsou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:16 PM Response to Reply #7 |
319. my school did that too |
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Veritas_et_Aequitas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
8. It's worth noting |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 05:44 PM Response to Reply #8 |
86. Most districts never did this. The school is bending over backward |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
9. In Newt Gingrich country, it's crackers and milk -- unbelievable, but true. |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 02:16 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. I had the horror of a Montgomery Cty, MD school for 1 1/2 years - richest in MD - WORST LUNCHES !!! |
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carlyhippy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 02:22 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. in our area there are some rural schools |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 02:43 PM Response to Reply #18 |
26. and the kids in Newt country get crappy pre-proccessed swill |
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DumpDavisHogg (255 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
12. I'm amazed at all the Freeper-like comments I'm seeing here |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 02:45 PM Response to Reply #12 |
27. Take a look at the photo in the article |
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Alcibiades (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:19 PM Response to Reply #27 |
43. The refrigerator looks like it might be a cheap one |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 04:28 PM Response to Reply #43 |
74. The cabinets are probably just new doors. the refrig looks like an old whirlpool.. |
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DumpDavisHogg (255 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 06:52 PM Response to Reply #27 |
107. The fridge looks like one of those from 1988 that never worked to begin with (n/t) |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 10:58 PM Response to Reply #107 |
136. I think they didn't have the steel fronts back then. Try again. |
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DumpDavisHogg (255 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 11:48 PM Response to Reply #136 |
140. Wow, a broken fridge from 1993. Yeah, they're really living it up. (n/t) |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 11:53 PM Response to Reply #140 |
142. Now it's broken? Do you have some extra news tips no one else has here? |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:17 PM Response to Reply #12 |
41. If the rich kid doesn't pay |
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DumpDavisHogg (255 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 06:43 PM Response to Reply #41 |
102. Nope, this is what's really ridiculous... |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 07:21 PM Response to Reply #102 |
116. Ever had a school lunch? |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 10:51 PM Response to Reply #102 |
135. Maybe the parents should prepare some food before the kids |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 07:00 PM Response to Reply #102 |
204. Deleted message |
barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 10:45 PM Response to Reply #41 |
133. I think you're very, very right.. |
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ravenna_windream (25 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
15. To the guy who can't believe |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:27 PM Response to Reply #15 |
48. then they qualify for free or reduced-fee lunch |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:55 PM Response to Reply #48 |
61. Homeless don't qualify, for one. Have to have a permanent address on the form. |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 04:56 PM Response to Reply #61 |
77. Then how did they get enrolled in school? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 06:48 PM Response to Reply #77 |
105. Deleted message |
WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 07:07 PM Response to Reply #105 |
110. You still need to provide an address that is in the district |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 01:03 AM Response to Reply #110 |
145. I WAS careful. |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 07:54 AM Response to Reply #145 |
157. Just like you didn't like hearing about how mom ignored calls & letters from the school nt |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 01:21 AM Response to Reply #110 |
146. I also find it funny that a so called adult (you) would find being labelled |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 07:56 AM Response to Reply #146 |
158. You didn't follow the rules |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 07:06 PM Response to Reply #146 |
207. anyone can alert on an inappropriate post ... it doesn't have to be the person |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-09 03:36 PM Response to Reply #207 |
287. I'm not complaining about the alert. It's the other person who wants to |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 06:52 PM Response to Reply #77 |
106. It's not just a local west Texas issue, either. |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 07:12 PM Response to Reply #106 |
111. You still have to show that you live somewhere in the district |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 09:28 PM Response to Reply #111 |
129. Get some facts, please. Child is enrolled with no address at all. |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 07:52 AM Response to Reply #129 |
156. Lack of empathy? Think again. Ignorant? Read the article |
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Ms. Toad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 09:27 AM Response to Reply #129 |
168. Perhaps you could enlighten |
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nanatois (15 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 10:04 AM Response to Reply #129 |
171. Homeless kids do qualify |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 07:08 PM Response to Reply #129 |
209. perhaps you are part of the problem with our education system today |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-09 10:37 AM Response to Reply #209 |
272. What I do think is that it would be bad to have all the kids at their |
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Thothmes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 07:33 PM Response to Reply #61 |
120. What does the wise and benevolent government |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 08:56 PM Response to Reply #120 |
124. Absolutely nothing |
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Ms. Toad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 09:22 AM Response to Reply #61 |
166. From the federal manual: |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 07:03 PM Response to Reply #61 |
205. so they would let their children go hungry because some school administrator |
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mrbarber (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:46 PM Response to Reply #15 |
56. I'd think being able to afford $1-$2 dollars a day to feed your child.... |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 08:53 AM Response to Reply #56 |
164. wow, |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 09:32 AM Response to Reply #164 |
169. If you are on food stamps you automatically qualify for free lunch- no money needed |
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Stellabella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 03:01 AM Response to Reply #169 |
231. And you have to fill out the form. |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 08:25 AM Response to Reply #231 |
236. The problem is that without the form the school gets less federal dollars |
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Stellabella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 07:08 PM Response to Reply #236 |
257. And? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 08:56 PM Response to Reply #257 |
259. Deleted message |
carlyhippy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
16. It sounds like this mom needs to go and apply for free lunches for her kids |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 02:34 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. Yes, or fix them something at home and they carry their lunch with them. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
17. I often went without as a child--no free alternative. nt |
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Brucie Kibbutz (704 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
24. This country is a disgrace. |
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tanngrisnir3 (665 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 02:43 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Why isn't that a decent meal? |
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Brucie Kibbutz (704 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 02:48 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. Because it sucks. |
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tanngrisnir3 (665 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:07 PM Original message |
OK, so why does it suck? You'll have to do better than that. |
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Brucie Kibbutz (704 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
38. I don't have to do anything. |
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tanngrisnir3 (665 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:16 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. I guess you're right. You can simply not back up your statements... |
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Brucie Kibbutz (704 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:30 PM Response to Reply #40 |
51. Back up my statements? |
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tanngrisnir3 (665 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:37 PM Response to Reply #51 |
54. Perhaps I misunderstood you. I thought you meant.... |
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Brucie Kibbutz (704 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 04:06 PM Response to Reply #54 |
67. Noble defender of the cheese sandwich. |
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Laelth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 11:55 AM Response to Reply #67 |
181. Cheese makes me vomit. |
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fedupwithbush (159 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 04:23 PM Response to Reply #54 |
188. When you are hungry, it taste pretty good. |
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Regret My New Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 03:21 AM Response to Reply #51 |
148. I like cheese sandwiches.. |
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tanngrisnir3 (665 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:07 PM Response to Reply #30 |
36. Oops, double post. |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:15 PM Response to Reply #30 |
39. Just because it "sucks" doesn't mean it's not a decent meal |
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BrightKnight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:58 PM Response to Reply #39 |
63. School lunch is the only "decent" meal that some of these |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 04:55 PM Response to Reply #63 |
76. So maybe that should motivate mom to get the paperwork done |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 05:27 PM Response to Reply #63 |
82. I work as a School Nurse.... |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 09:35 AM Response to Reply #82 |
170. Those school breakfasts were a life saver when my kids were younger. |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 10:18 AM Response to Reply #170 |
173. That's what upsets me.... |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 11:36 AM Response to Reply #173 |
180. I agree- far to many parents don't put their children first |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 07:27 PM Response to Reply #82 |
213. one of the best posts in this thread |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 10:05 AM Response to Reply #213 |
239. I am forever trying to get that point across to the new teachers...... |
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Laelth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 12:03 PM Response to Reply #39 |
182. Preaching (telling people what they "should" do) never solves social problems. |
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kiva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 10:33 PM Response to Reply #182 |
225. You have a different sort of reality then. |
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Laelth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 11:04 AM Response to Reply #225 |
244. Huh? |
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totodeinhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 04:18 PM Response to Reply #30 |
70. A cheese sandwich, milk, and fruit is much more nutritional than the junk food that a lot of kids.. |
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ozu (203 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 05:08 PM Response to Reply #70 |
80. my high school |
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nanatois (15 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 02:53 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. I agree |
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Tikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 04:13 PM Response to Reply #31 |
69. If you are willing to take money out of the conversation, I will tell you... |
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Tikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:28 PM Response to Reply #25 |
49. The average 13 year old boy needs between 1,800 to 2,000 calories... |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:11 PM Response to Reply #24 |
37. Actually poor parents children get "decent meals" as well |
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BrightKnight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 04:02 PM Response to Reply #37 |
65. It's about the child not the parent. - n/t |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 06:52 PM Response to Reply #65 |
108. If the parent was responsible the child would be eating a hot lunch. nt |
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nanatois (15 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
29. I don't get the anger |
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Brucie Kibbutz (704 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:02 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. Not taking shots at the school district. |
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totodeinhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 05:52 PM Response to Reply #34 |
87. Let's be fair. The article does not say that it is... |
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Stargazer09 (625 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
32. Every school district I've been in since becoming a mom... |
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Ms. Toad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
33. It's not a slice of processsed American cheese food |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:18 PM Response to Reply #33 |
42. If the parents just can't get it in gear to fill out a few forms |
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wellst0nev0ter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 06:28 PM Response to Reply #33 |
95. Read. The. Fucking. Article. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 07:26 PM Response to Reply #95 |
119. OMG, it takes a whole week! |
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Ms. Toad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 12:21 AM Response to Reply #95 |
143. I have read the article, as well as the previous article. |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
35. Yeah, it's going to take a while |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 10:37 AM Response to Reply #35 |
243. Yep, sure looks that way. (nt) |
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TygrBright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
44. Given how well-established the link between good nutrition and learning capacity is... |
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totodeinhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 04:24 PM Response to Reply #44 |
72. Yes, but a cheese sandwich, milk, and fruit is nutritional. |
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TygrBright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 03:08 PM Response to Reply #72 |
187. The quality of the ingredients matters greatly. |
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ConcernedCanuk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
46. I'm 58 years old - sometimes I eat the cheese with NO bread, no fruit and no milk |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-09 12:41 AM Response to Reply #46 |
261. At 58 you are no longer growing...right? |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
47. for some kids schools is the only place.... |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
50. Your thinking is backwards. |
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UndertheOcean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
55. How much will this save ? ... ha |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 06:18 PM Response to Reply #55 |
90. exactly. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 06:29 PM Response to Reply #55 |
96. It's not humiliatin'... that there's a good quality meal! |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 09:33 PM Response to Reply #96 |
131. Rocks?! YOU got ROCKS??!! |
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Ms. Toad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 12:35 AM Response to Reply #55 |
144. I can't find the original article with the numbers in it, |
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Ms. Toad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 10:04 AM Response to Reply #144 |
172. Self-correction - |
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ismnotwasm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
71. No shit |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
78. When my daughter was a teen, just the fact that I drew breath.... |
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katusha (592 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 07:16 PM Response to Reply #78 |
113. let's get real together |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 09:30 PM Response to Reply #113 |
130. Ding! ding! Winner! |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 07:24 PM Response to Reply #130 |
212. if feeding kids is the right thing to do, why don't their parents bother to do it? n/t |
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katusha (592 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 07:35 PM Response to Reply #212 |
214. yes, that's right. if they don't have bread let them eat cake n/t |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 07:58 PM Response to Reply #214 |
215. you need to get a life |
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katusha (592 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 08:36 PM Response to Reply #215 |
222. i'm glad i amuse you |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 08:53 PM Response to Reply #222 |
223. uh huh |
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katusha (592 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 02:27 AM Response to Reply #223 |
229. pls refer to post 244 above |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-09 12:48 AM Response to Reply #212 |
262. Some parents are shitty parents... |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 08:23 PM Response to Reply #113 |
220. We do fairly well... |
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katusha (592 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 02:13 AM Response to Reply #220 |
228. i'm sorry, i phrased that wrong |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 09:32 AM Response to Reply #228 |
238. There is little waste..... |
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katusha (592 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 01:00 PM Response to Reply #238 |
247. cool, thanks for the response |
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Theobald (411 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
79. My school didn't serve lunch so I never got free lunch |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 05:35 PM Response to Reply #79 |
83. God, I remember those huge blocks of cheese...... |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 04:57 AM Response to Reply #79 |
151. "Gubmint" cheese made the best mac and cheese on earth |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
92. Looks like we have some very effective new trolls around. |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 06:44 PM Response to Reply #92 |
103. Maybe not trolls, just... |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 06:47 PM Response to Reply #103 |
104. Nah, I'm positive one is a troll. |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 06:32 PM Response to Original message |
99. Bad MSNBC! Seven-year-olds are not "deadbeats". |
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Earth_First (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
101. GEMSNBC still perpetuating the class-war... |
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Anarcho-Socialist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 11:51 PM Response to Reply #101 |
141. I know, I think the article title is disgusting |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 07:03 PM Response to Original message |
109. this is very sad. the mentality in this country makes me sick. |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 11:04 PM Response to Reply #109 |
137. I agree these parents should be ashamed. |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
117. My son has been the "victim" of cheese sandwiches when it was a few days before payday |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 08:08 PM Response to Reply #117 |
121. I wish I had been - I got to starve instead |
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d_r (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
126. sad |
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Chemical Bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
132. I'd be happy if my tax money... |
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Regret My New Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 03:25 AM Response to Original message |
149. They should make them grilled cheese sandwiches... |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-09 10:05 AM Response to Reply #149 |
270. Labor costs. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 08:03 AM Response to Original message |
160. Even if the parents messed up big time, you don't make a 7 year old pay for it. And humiliating |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:03 PM Response to Reply #160 |
316. So, by extension... |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 09:03 AM Response to Original message |
165. Is the cheese sandwich meal even that much cheaper than the regular meal? |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 05:40 PM Response to Reply #165 |
192. 80 cheese sandwich lunches |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-09 02:36 PM Response to Reply #192 |
279. You're way too sensible. |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
167. If they can't afford the lunch, why didn't they fill out reduced lunch forms. |
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Dogmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
175. I guess we got bored with hating Nadya Suleman |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
177. Corporate CEOs can screw up 10 times a day -- and we give them billions |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 12:20 PM Response to Reply #177 |
183. That's the spirit!!! |
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LaurenG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
178. Sounds like the lunches I used to get. |
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unapatriciated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 12:33 PM Response to Reply #178 |
184. that's the point |
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LaurenG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 03:34 AM Response to Reply #184 |
233. Oh no there have always been others who brought or could afford to buy |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 10:28 AM Response to Reply #233 |
242. Thank you |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 10:26 AM Response to Reply #184 |
241. Yes, and my kid needs Reeboks, too, |
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unapatriciated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 12:52 PM Response to Reply #241 |
246. eating a cheese sandwich is not the issue... |
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katusha (592 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-09 03:57 AM Response to Reply #241 |
266. Eating a cheese sandwich is not and should not be a badge of shame |
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Akoto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
195. Deadbeats. Gee, there's a fair term. |
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Why Syzygy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 05:13 AM Response to Reply #195 |
234. Right. Hungry children are now "deadbeats". nt |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
221. What if the kid is a vegan? |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 12:55 AM Response to Original message |
227. Why not just feed the kids the same lunch everybody else gets... |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-09 10:02 AM Response to Reply #227 |
269. Here's what will happen: |
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Butch350 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
245. Hey...I have a cheese sandwich milk and fruit as an afternoon snack... |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
249. conservatives want everyone else to live in penal colonies |
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Abq_Sarah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
258. Okay... |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-09 03:26 PM Response to Reply #258 |
284. Cheese sandwich, fruit, milk = very healthy lunch (and tasty, too!) |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-09 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
273. What's wrong with a cheese sandwich, fruit, and milk? It's probably healthier |
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panzerfaust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-09 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
275. "Some districts, she noted, don't allow children without money to eat anything" |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-09 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
276. Here is WHY we have this program-at least since WWII |
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TEmperorHasNoClothes (356 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-09 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
283. kids shouldn't have to pay for their parents mistakes for basic needs, food, shelter, medicine etc. |
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lildreamer316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 04:42 AM Response to Reply #283 |
294. Mistake? |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 01:58 AM Response to Original message |
292. And today I hear they want kids to bring their own toilet paper? WTF! |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
298. Deadbeats? Poor people are openly attacked in the press. What a cluster-fuck! |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 08:33 AM Response to Original message |
318. Maybe there needs to be a crackdown on parents not paying support..... |
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Nine (472 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
324. This woman is a liar. |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
326. Here's the mother's web page, including upcoming vacation news |
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Nine (472 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 01:10 PM Response to Reply #326 |
327. Good find. |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 01:45 PM Response to Reply #327 |
328. Thank you. I like the stretch limo rental and all the vacations she can afford |
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