Now this is a food fight worth writing about:
The food fight started after the birthday girl came with doughnuts. And then the star student came with Twinkies.The health-conscious mother had seen enough. She fired off a mass e-mail to the parents of other children in her son's kindergarten class, calling for a truce on these treats, saying they are adding to the national epidemic of child obesity. Meredith Roth said the Millburn School District should put an end to the time-honored practice of bringing in cupcakes or candy to celebrate holidays and birthdays.
Oh my Lord. Talk about pretentious. Even better, she's not a homeowner, but a renter in the neighborhood - and from the sound of it, she's been harping for a while on the whole childhood obesity thing. It's not that it's wrong to want kids to have access to healthier foods, but it sounds like she's going about it in the worst possible way. A pilot program with a grocery store that many parents can't afford to shop at? An email to all the parents in her child's class quoting statistics about overweight NJ kids? Please.
The rest of the parents' response to her? "Stuff it." Preferably with whipped cream.
Posted by kswygert at April 14, 2005 07:16 PM