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Thursday, September 24, 2015

The Hungry Lunch Box

My boy came home from school and tossed his lunch box on the counter. I opened it to clean it and prepare for the next day's lunch. What I saw inside was disgusting.

"Dude," I said. "Why do you have to leave half-eaten sandwiches and fruit in here? Can't you just toss uneaten things in the garbage?"

He shook his head. "No, Mama. The lunch box told me it was hungry. I'm just sharing my food so it doesn't have to starve."

Oy. I think I've heard it all, now!   
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52 comments:

  1. Alex J. CavanaughSeptember 24, 2015 at 2:02 PM

    Funny how he didn't think the lunchbox was hungry for candy.

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  2. Shady Del KnightSeptember 24, 2015 at 2:34 PM

    Hi, dear Sherry! Thanks for poking me at SDMM or else I wouldn't have seen this new post of yours. For some reason it didn't show up in the reader today.

    When Bubba utters his classic lines to you I can't help picturing Beaver and June Cleaver. The dialogue is so very similar. :)

    Thanks for the smiles again today, dear friend Sherry!

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  3. DEZMONDSeptember 24, 2015 at 2:56 PM

    how come it's still in there if it's hungry?

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    1. Sherry EllisSeptember 28, 2015 at 11:44 AM

      Lunch boxes must take a while to digest their food. ;0)

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  4. Liz A.September 24, 2015 at 10:07 PM

    Interesting... If the lunch box was so hungry, how come it kept the food fresh for him in the first place?

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    1. Sherry EllisSeptember 28, 2015 at 11:45 AM

      It was wrapped in Ziploc bags, and the lunch box couldn't open them. ;0)

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  5. sageSeptember 24, 2015 at 10:08 PM

    That's good. If I get into trouble, can I ask your son for an excuse?

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  6. Holy Ghost WriterSeptember 25, 2015 at 5:59 AM

    Everything has to eat

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  7. Pat HattSeptember 25, 2015 at 7:13 AM

    So all the lunchbox gets is the leftovers? How rude.

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    1. Sherry EllisSeptember 28, 2015 at 11:46 AM

      Seriously! The least we could do is give it a decent meal!

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  8. Felicity Grace TerrySeptember 25, 2015 at 8:14 AM

    A hungry lunchbox? What a great idea for a new book character.

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    1. Sherry EllisSeptember 28, 2015 at 11:46 AM

      That could be cute . . . and scary at the same time!

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  9. Christine RainsSeptember 25, 2015 at 9:03 AM

    A hungry lunchbox sounds like something out of the Harry Potter world! :)

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    1. Sherry EllisSeptember 28, 2015 at 11:47 AM

      That's what I was thinking. A good Halloween story.

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  10. Launna September 25, 2015 at 9:08 AM

    Haha... that was cute... maybe that is why my daughter leaves half eaten food in her lunch container too... xox

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    1. Sherry EllisSeptember 28, 2015 at 11:47 AM

      She knows the lunch box appreciates leftovers. ;0)

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  11. BlackswanSeptember 25, 2015 at 10:09 AM

    Hahaha! Naughty naughty, but love the excuse! xoxo

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  12. randi leeSeptember 25, 2015 at 12:13 PM

    Ha! What a creative little one!!

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  13. RitaSeptember 25, 2015 at 1:11 PM

    LOL! Couldn't have been too hungry if it didn't eat any of it. ;)

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    1. Sherry EllisSeptember 28, 2015 at 11:48 AM

      My son was quite certain it ate at least a crumb. ;0)

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  14. Janie JunebugSeptember 25, 2015 at 2:50 PM

    I've heard it all now, too.

    Love,
    Janie

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  15. nashvillecats2September 25, 2015 at 7:02 PM

    Wonderful story Sherry, quite a lad your son.
    Yvonne.

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  16. Tracy CampbellSeptember 25, 2015 at 8:03 PM

    Bubba was sharing, Sherry. Can't fault him for that. :-)

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  17. Mason CanyonSeptember 25, 2015 at 8:08 PM

    Bubba is amazing. His imagination is awesome.

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  18. www.norbuwangdisblogspot.comSeptember 26, 2015 at 1:27 AM

    Babu's dialogue can always flatten his mother's dialogue.

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  19. AnonymousSeptember 26, 2015 at 4:04 AM

    That is very thoughtful. :)

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  20. H.R. BennettSeptember 26, 2015 at 1:10 PM

    Well...at least he's creative? haha

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  21. RachelSeptember 27, 2015 at 2:16 AM

    Weird. When I was in school, they made us throw everything away after lunch so it wouldn't stink or so we wouldn't try to snack on it during class.

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    1. Sherry EllisSeptember 28, 2015 at 11:56 AM

      Same here. I don't understand why kids come home with garbage in their lunch boxes. My daughter is the same way, and I'm pretty sure she'd throw away her stuff if she could.

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  22. Heather R. HoldenSeptember 27, 2015 at 6:54 AM

    LOL. A hungry lunchbox sounds like a campy horror movie in the making... XD

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  23. A Beer for the ShowerSeptember 27, 2015 at 2:46 PM

    Feed those sandwiches and fruit to the soil instead? Compost gets especially hungry this time of year.

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  24. NasSeptember 27, 2015 at 6:09 PM

    Oh, my! How this kid comes up with all the best replies!

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  25. Sherry EllisSeptember 28, 2015 at 11:44 AM

    That's my boy.

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  26. Chrys FeySeptember 28, 2015 at 3:43 PM

    He sure has an imagination. :)

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  27. Deanie Humphrys-DunneSeptember 28, 2015 at 3:48 PM

    He and his lunchbox must have had a conversation about it being hungry and what it wanted left in there! :)

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  28. Blue GrumpsterSeptember 28, 2015 at 4:20 PM

    It makes perfect sense.

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  29. cleemckenzieSeptember 28, 2015 at 4:38 PM

    Now that's one thoughtful kid!

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