There have been many days I have been out running errands and I'll leave my husband home to watch the kids. When I get back, many hours later, I always ask how things went and "Have the kids eaten?"
For some reason, my husband takes this question a little to literally. He'll say, "Oh yeah, they ate" And when I investigate "But WHAT did they eat?" the answer is often "oh you know, cookies, cake, juice, candy..."
Excuse me, but while those are technically classified as "food" items, they aren't FOOD as in nourishment. JUNK food is not what I want my kids eating all day! Especially when they come home from school and haven't had anything nutritious since breakfast.
This is an ongoing thing and my husband and I have discussed this time and time before. He just doesn't get it and he accuses me of "coddling" our kids (as he claims most American parents do)
So, all you non-American parents, you tell me: Would you be OK with your children not having decent food to eat after getting home from school?
