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    38-year-old Mom demands 16-year-old daughter stop eating the lunches her stepmother makes: 'Linda called husband and told him... I can stop playing Mom now'

    No matter how old you are, it's lovely to open up a lunch that someone else made for you! 

    Many of us spend our entire childhoods eating lunches made by Dad or Mom. You can expect the same kinds of foods day in and day out — PB&J, an apple, some chips, maybe a juice box. Best of all, your parents know exactly how you like your foods prepared. As a kid, we often take things like that for granted. 

    This stepmom stepped up to take care of her 16-year-old stepdaughter, because she wanted her to have a good lunch every day. Who could possibly object to that? Well… the teen's own Mom did, actually! 

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      3 teenage girls laugh while eating lunch together.
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      3 teenage girls laugh while eating lunch together. 

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    • School lunches are healthy, but they're not exactly beloved by most of the students who scarf them down. Wilted green beans, gristly chicken patties, pizza with sugary tomato sauce… The list is long! A lot of teens are so hungry that they'll eat anything. But others truly detest what the lunch ladies are serving up, and they'd rather just eat nothing rather than force themselves to eat another sloppy joe. 

      It was very kind of this stepmother to notice that her stepdaughter wasn't eating, and she made her an excellent lunch. It had veggies in it and everything. Very healthy, and perfect for a growing teen girl. It really shouldn't matter who feeds a kid, right? They just need to eat enough to feel full so they can pay attention in math class instead of drowsing off. 

      Check out this story and see if you think the step mom was doing anything wrong or not. 

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      WIBTAH If I refuse to stop making my stepdaughter her school lunches?

      For a quick context my 28F husband 36M has a daughter Leah 16 with his ex Linda 38F they split when Leah was about 7 and I married my husband two years ago.
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      I used to work in an office so I had to bring food to my job but I work from home now so I still believe all the lunchboxes and stuff.
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      I'm only calling Leah my stepdaughter for the post but she just calls me auntie. Well, Leah came home one day shaking and very pale so I asked her what happened to her and she told me she didn't eat anything because she hates her school food and she doesn't eat breakfast because school starts too early, I felt so bad for her and made her something to eat and then I asked her if she wanted me to make her a quick lunch for her to take to school and she said yes.
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      Literally a perfect choice for lunch, no?

      So I prepared a quick lunch for her, a little sandwich, some fruit and some dip with veggies and some chips and a juice, she loved it and came home to hug me and told me everyone was praising her lunch.
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      It's well-balanced and should keep her full through the rest of the school day. It's not like the stepmom fed her like, a donut and an energy drink or something. She put love and care into that lunch! 

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      I made her a lunch every day she was with us last year. School just started again but she's currently with her mom, Linda called my husband and told her she tolerated my 'antics' last year but I can stop playing mom now, because she doesn't like it and Leah should just s k it up and eat what the school provides because she does have time to compete with my bullishit.
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      Well, Leah is coming home tomorrow and I asked her if she wants me to stop the lunches and that I would apologize if I overstep, she asked me to please don't stop and that she loves them.
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      She said her mom is mad because she asked her mom for some ingredient to make her own lunches in her house and Linda refused I talked with my husband and we agreed on not stopping because there's nothing wrong with what I'm doing and now he has to talk with his ex about it.
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      I feel a little guilty now because I know Linda would cause some sort of trouble with my husband because of this but at the same time I don't want to stop just because she doesn't like it so wibtah?
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      Edit: I will talk to my husband tonight after he gets home from work. After reading the comments and remembering things. after responding to some comments I realized this is overdue.
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      I feel like we should've done something earlier because Leah's well being should be our top priority not whether or Linda would throw a tantrum.
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      Step Mom answered a few questions:

      Thank you for helping me see everything clearer I'll show this post to my husband as well tonight Also to clarify some things: 1.
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      Leah is 16 and she can make her own lunches: yes she can and she does sometimes but I like doing it for her just to pamper her a little bit.
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      2. Why don't you buy her the ingredients for her mom's house: my husband tried, even offered to buy another fridge when Linda said. it would take up all the space in there but then she still refused to accept it.
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      3. Leah should live with just me and my husband: maybe but at the end of the day it's her decision, I'll talk to my husband and we'll talk to her later in the week but we can't really force her if she wants to continue going to her mom's
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      5 teenagers happily eat lunch together at school.
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      5 teenagers happily eat lunch together at school. 

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