What to do when packing the dreaded school lunch threatens to pull apart your marriage? Draw up a contract.
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Letter of Agreement
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A few weeks ago I got this letter from reader Catilin: Dear Jenny, So, um,…
I solve this problem by making the same thing for lunch every day. Sometimes I change it up and use jam instead of honey with the peanut butter.
Hilarious. So incredibly funny!
Oh, this is so funny! We go through the same negotiations in our house. I read the part about the other party providing “advice” with more than a twinge of recognition… Why did you give them FOUR cookies? Don’t you know they won’t eat their sandwiches if you give them four cookies? And only Lars will eat the egg salad sandwiches; Anders wants peanut butter and marmalade… Our parents had it easy, though. I got a smashed up PB&J sandwich, a bruised apple, and fifty cents for a carton of milk every day when I was a kid — and I was GRATEFUL (not!). 🙂
Hilarious!
That is pretty much the funniest thing I”ve read all year.
Very funny – especially to discover that we are not the only husband and wife who have had the bento box vs. ziploc baggies issue.
Soooo funny!
Taking contract law at the moment and I have to fight the urge to do this for every agreement I make.
Priceless!
“assignation” ha!
This is awesome!
And I love that someone else is morally opposed to cutting crusts – the bread’s crust -is- the best part, after all.
I would like the template (or copy of in word) to present to my wife… please? 🙂
Thank you so much for this! made my week!
This is so clever! Funny! And inspiring!
Hilarious — Thank you for the great laugh!
There must be ALOT of head-shaking in your home. haha! That letter was fantastic.
So who reimburses GQ magazine for the time Adam and I are spending in hysterics over this thing instead of shooting the dutch baby?
You can thank me if he serves you the Schaller & Weber mixed grill withsweet/sour sauteed red cabbage with tart apples tomorrow night.
xx
girl, you are HILARIOUS! nice to be on the kichn editor’s list with you! it’s an honor. happy holidays!
Priceless!
As the sole lunch maker in the house I hate to say that just by the fact that you are engaged in this sort of back and forth with your husband is already a vast improvement over my life!
I am not a morning person so this is the single most hated chore I endure.
Pretty please(!)–write more about school lunch ideas!! I need some help and some inspiration!!
hahahahaha!Hilarius!i’ll let my hubby read this one also..a unique and brilliant idea girl. One of the best frank letter I read.keep it up..
LOL this is so creative and hilarious. Love how you approach parenthood (and marriage) with a great sense of humor
OMG…. that was funny 🙂
This was real and brilliant work! thanks and happy i came across this site!
Love that he is prevented from claiming “medically unable” when hung over. Hilarious.
Just read this for the first time, have been loving your blog for a while. Hilarious. Almuerzo&Snaks. Priceless…
Too funny! I thank God for the hot lunch program. It took all those stressors out of our lunch duties. But just so you know, the kids always liked my lunches better, lol.
Reading this was a great way to start my morning!
My children are all adults now and this brought back such memories. One in particular…when my youngest was in 8th grade, I started the school year off making huge X’s on the calendar. My son thought it was some kind of count down to graduation…..it was a count down to the VERY LAST LUNCH I WAS GOING TO MAKE! I thought I would feel a little melancholy about it after awhile but the truth is 8 years later, I still DON’T miss it!
Thanks for the reminder and laughs this morning!
kids lunches should be the next book! I picture spiral bound with tabs to flip through for mains, sides, desserts. The making them is a pain, but it’s coming up with new ideas that’s the worst!