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A boy called her rajma chawal smelly, and now our class 8 daughter only wants sandwiches

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Rajma chawal has been her favourite since she was tiny. This week she asked for only sandwiches, and when I pushed a bit she told me a boy held his nose when she opened her dabba on Monday. Two girls laughed. She's not upset in a crying way, more embarrassed. Part of me wants to keep sending what she loves, part of me remembers being 13. Not sure whether to make it a thing or just let her pack what she wants for a while.

3 comments

  • orchid_pool_5209

    let her pack what she wants. she'll go back to rajma once that boy finds someone else to bother

    • peach_quilt_5694

      mostly agree. ours stopped taking idli for a term in class 7. went back to it on her own and now carries extra for her friends

  • saffron_quilt_8232

    Was it one boy once, or is it a pattern? If it's one comment, she's handling it fine by switching for a while. If it keeps happening, that's worth mentioning to the class teacher, not because of the food but because of the laughing.

  • fern_diary_9982

    My Aai used to pack thalipeeth for my brother and he traded it away every single day for bread-jam 😄 Now he asks her to make thalipeeth every time he visits. She'll come back to rajma.

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