WEBVTT - DONKEY: Mom Unenrolled Child From School After Teacher 'Snack Shamed' Him

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<v Speaker 1>It's time for Donkey of the Day. Donkeys of the day,

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<v Speaker 1>as Shoa ma.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm a Democrat, so being Donky of the day is

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit of a mixed ye.

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<v Speaker 1>So like a donkey Donky of the day club bitches.

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<v Speaker 3>Now, I've been called a lot of my twenty three years,

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<v Speaker 3>but donkey of the day is a new white.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, donkey today for Wednesday, May third goes to a

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<v Speaker 2>young woman named Megan. Megan is the mother of two,

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<v Speaker 2>and part of her parenting process is TikTok.

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<v Speaker 1>I really don't know what's happening anymore.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't judge, but apparently TikTok is the place to

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<v Speaker 2>be for moms. And this woman recently went viral because

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<v Speaker 2>she posted a clip that has five hundred and sixty

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<v Speaker 2>eight thousand views. I'm gonna read you the headline of

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<v Speaker 2>this New York Post article. My kids teacher sent him

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<v Speaker 2>home with a note saying my lunch wasn't healthy, So

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<v Speaker 2>I unenrolled him. Yes, Meghan decided to unenroll her child

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<v Speaker 2>from preschool because the teachers sent home a note saying

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<v Speaker 2>the child's lunch wasn't healthy. I can't make this kind

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<v Speaker 2>of stuff Uplet's make let's go to make it. TikTok

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<v Speaker 2>for the report.

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<v Speaker 1>Please.

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<v Speaker 4>I sent my son to school with pringles, which is

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<v Speaker 4>a very age appropriate snack for a three year old,

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<v Speaker 4>and this is what his school said. Please help us

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<v Speaker 4>make healthy choices at school. They wrote that on his

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<v Speaker 4>pringles cup. They snack shamed my three year old. They

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<v Speaker 4>snack shamed me by writing that passive aggressively.

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<v Speaker 1>On his trash. What would you do?

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<v Speaker 4>I messaged the school personally and said that that was

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<v Speaker 4>snack shaming and that we at our house do not

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<v Speaker 4>label things as healthy and unhealthy because that starts eating disorders.

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<v Speaker 4>And I'm just curious.

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<v Speaker 1>What would you do, Megan?

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<v Speaker 2>Regardless of how you label food, there is absolutely unhealthy

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<v Speaker 2>food and healthy food. That's a very confusing comp That's

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<v Speaker 2>a very confusing comment. Okay, saying at our house, we

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<v Speaker 2>do not labeled things as healthy and unhealthy you know, nuts,

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<v Speaker 2>because that's what actually starts eating disorders. Okay, yeah, you're right.

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<v Speaker 2>That kind of mentality, does, you know, cause eating disorders

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<v Speaker 2>and it causes your little fat kid to eat disorder

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<v Speaker 2>and that order and that order because all you probably

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<v Speaker 2>order is unhealthy things.

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<v Speaker 1>What's nuts? Here is a teacher at the school told Megan.

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<v Speaker 2>She said She said that Megan actually was the one

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<v Speaker 2>who was being passive aggressive because the note was sent

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<v Speaker 2>home about packing healthy foods for their kids from Megan

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<v Speaker 2>when they first enrolled in the school. But even after

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<v Speaker 2>that note, Megan still sent her son to school with pringles. Megan,

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<v Speaker 2>you must practice what you preach if you're going to

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<v Speaker 2>tell the school that they need to have healthier options

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<v Speaker 2>and you just need to have healthy options and your

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<v Speaker 2>kids lunch. And I know you responded by packing pringles

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<v Speaker 2>with a granola bar, yogurt, fruit, Okay, a bunch of

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<v Speaker 2>healthy stuff, But ma'am, the unhealthy snack is still there.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>Just because you surrounded with fruits and granola doesn't mean

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<v Speaker 2>you're not breaking the rules, Okay, rules that you attempted

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<v Speaker 2>to say.

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<v Speaker 1>If I say no.

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<v Speaker 2>Crack is allowed at work, okay, just say no, you

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<v Speaker 2>can't smoke rock. If you come in here with the

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<v Speaker 2>crack and some green juice, broccoli and egg whites, you're

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<v Speaker 2>still bringing in what we.

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<v Speaker 1>Said not to. Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm so sick of y'all putting sham in at

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<v Speaker 2>the end of everything. Y'all just making up stuff. Snack shaming.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what we are now. Really, I've been getting snack

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<v Speaker 2>shame in my whole life. Then parents were supposed to

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<v Speaker 2>snack shame. Try to sneak a cookie before dinner and

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<v Speaker 2>see what happens.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>I used to sneak slices of German chocolate cake before

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<v Speaker 2>dinner when I was a kid, and you would think

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<v Speaker 2>I stole a car something the way, I got shamed

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<v Speaker 2>for it. Okay, eating that damn cake before you got

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<v Speaker 2>something hot in your stomach.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Grew up in the nineteen hundreds when if you were fat,

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<v Speaker 2>you would get called fat.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, no political correctness was happening at all.

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<v Speaker 2>See, Megan, what you call snack shaming, we would call

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<v Speaker 2>fat prevention, because if you don't have more people that

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<v Speaker 2>hold parents accountable, then you get more kids that grow

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<v Speaker 2>up looking like Big Mac from Wilding Out. And that's

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<v Speaker 2>not a shot at Big Mac from Wilding Out. I

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<v Speaker 2>love Big Mac from Wildin Out. That's my guy.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>By the way, I literally talked to Big Mac about this,

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<v Speaker 2>and he referred me the high ranking members of the

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<v Speaker 2>Fat Lives Matter community, and they told me pringles are

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<v Speaker 2>a gateway drug that's why the slogan is shut up.

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<v Speaker 2>They said, that's why the slogan is once you pop,

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<v Speaker 2>you can't stop. So all that teacher was doing was

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<v Speaker 2>trying to stop you from giving your child unhealthy choices. Now, Megan,

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<v Speaker 2>is that a reason to take your child out of

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<v Speaker 2>that preschool? Do we have the audio her talking about that?

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<v Speaker 2>Taking the child out of preschool?

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<v Speaker 4>We don't say this is healthy, this is unhealthy. We

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<v Speaker 4>don't want them program like that. I have a background

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<v Speaker 4>of mental health counseling. I am not going to let

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<v Speaker 4>my kids get a freaking eating disorder because of a

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<v Speaker 4>school labeling things as healthy and unhealthy. That to me,

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<v Speaker 4>is unhealthy. So I dropped my son off at school today.

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<v Speaker 4>I checked him in and I saw that the director

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<v Speaker 4>was there, so I initiated the conversation. So I just

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<v Speaker 4>shared how I was disappointed with how you know, it

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<v Speaker 4>was handled. I wish they had reached out to me directly.

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<v Speaker 4>And she shared that, you know, it was passive aggressive

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<v Speaker 4>of me to keep sending him pringles after they did share.

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<v Speaker 4>And yes, some of you asked, yes, they did share

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<v Speaker 4>to send healthy snacks, but I didn't consider pringles to

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<v Speaker 4>be like this unhealthy snacked anyways. There was just no apology,

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<v Speaker 4>there was no taking responsibility. And my son's been there

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<v Speaker 4>for quite some time, and we had him registered for

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<v Speaker 4>their summer program, and at the end of the conversation,

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<v Speaker 4>she shared, we no longer have a part time spot

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<v Speaker 4>for your son this summer. I walked downstairs and I

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<v Speaker 4>just checked my son out and that's that. We're done there.

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<v Speaker 2>So you unenrolled your child because the teacher said, you

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<v Speaker 2>need to make healthier lifestyle choices.

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<v Speaker 1>We have to stop performing for the internet.

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<v Speaker 2>Like this is her trying to get sympathy from TikTok

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<v Speaker 2>because this is no reason to take your kid out

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<v Speaker 2>of school on my trip is no.

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<v Speaker 5>No, no, no, no nos too much. I think they

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<v Speaker 5>kicked her out first, That's what it sounds like, right,

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<v Speaker 5>because they kicked her out of the summer program because

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<v Speaker 5>they tied at dealing with her. If she is getting

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<v Speaker 5>upset about this little note, and she's like, he's been

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<v Speaker 5>there for a long time, he's in pre school, he's

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<v Speaker 5>been there for six months. Yeah, what what do you

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<v Speaker 5>worry about?

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<v Speaker 4>The thing?

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<v Speaker 2>Right?

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<v Speaker 3>I have six kids, right, and we all know that

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<v Speaker 3>sometimes you kids eat different things.

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<v Speaker 1>So if I go because this is a snack.

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<v Speaker 3>You're supposed to hold your kid over for lunch, right,

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, having kids, sometimes your kids are very picky.

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<v Speaker 3>They might not want vegetables, they might not want fruit chips.

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<v Speaker 3>So I just want them to be fine until that

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<v Speaker 3>next meal comes. And if it's fruit snacks, if it's.

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<v Speaker 1>Chips, whatever, we know better. That's why we feed them.

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<v Speaker 1>That's why I want my.

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<v Speaker 3>Kid to be hungry at three years old, hungry because

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<v Speaker 3>he's not gonna eat the vegetables.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm gonna wait watches now because I had all them

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<v Speaker 5>little snacks and battening stuff. My mama said, well, I

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<v Speaker 5>wish I gave you a little bit better food choices.

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<v Speaker 3>But if I know my kids don't eat vegetables or fruit,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm not gonna say, well you, I'm gonna give it

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<v Speaker 3>to you. You're just gonna be hungry. No, I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 3>give you something at three. He's not six, he's not nine,

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<v Speaker 3>he's three.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm saying, And this ain't no reason to unroll your kids. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>write a note back.

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<v Speaker 2>Pull up to the teacher, have a conversation like you did,

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<v Speaker 2>tell them mind their business, but U enrolling the kids

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<v Speaker 2>stop it.

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<v Speaker 5>Because now she's gonna calls me war problems, not the kids,

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<v Speaker 5>going to miss his friends, all kinds of Now you're

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<v Speaker 5>taking him out?

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<v Speaker 1>What are you teaching this child? And what Kim said

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<v Speaker 1>is very true. Man, You know what her mom said.

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<v Speaker 2>To her right, Absolutely, snack snack shaming today could prevent

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<v Speaker 2>future fat shaming later in life.

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<v Speaker 5>That future fat shaming. I agree, and I've done it,

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<v Speaker 5>but I was I was mad when Charla Man said

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<v Speaker 5>that too. I'm put my side. I put the chips

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<v Speaker 5>in there, but I put some grapes and a banana.

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<v Speaker 1>You're right, I do surround it.

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<v Speaker 3>And I got that note from the school, and the

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<v Speaker 3>banana come back.

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<v Speaker 1>The grapes come back.

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<v Speaker 5>Because the kids shared with other kids. From the school

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<v Speaker 5>is trying to keep a healthy environment because they're gonna

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<v Speaker 5>give the chips and share, and then the other parents

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<v Speaker 5>are gonna complain.

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<v Speaker 2>Please give me the biggest he huh. The credit has

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<v Speaker 2>been rolling on bet But I know, I know you

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<v Speaker 2>don't want to play a game. Then you can hear

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<v Speaker 2>tell by her voice what game it is.

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<v Speaker 3>We don't have time, sorry, sir, All right, oh dang,

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<v Speaker 3>all right, well, thank you for that.

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<v Speaker 1>Donk here today. You want to open up the phones.

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<v Speaker 5>What game?

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<v Speaker 1>Why not?

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<v Speaker 3>Let's open up the eight hundred five eight five one

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<v Speaker 3>o five one. Thank you to be e T will

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<v Speaker 3>see you guys tomorrow. That's right, everybody else, let's let's

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<v Speaker 3>talk about this. Eight hundred five eight five one oh

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<v Speaker 3>five to one. This teacher got the gall the audacity

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<v Speaker 3>to tell me what I should be giving my kids

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<v Speaker 3>as a snack.

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<v Speaker 1>If I want to give.

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<v Speaker 3>My kids cookies, potato chips, fruit snacks. If I want

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<v Speaker 3>to give them some oxtail and macaroni and cheese, or

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<v Speaker 3>whatever I want to give my kid is a snack.

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<v Speaker 3>That's my opinion. That's what I want to do. Don't

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<v Speaker 3>tell me what I'm gonna because you know what I'm

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<v Speaker 3>gonna do the next day. I'm gonna give you more snacks.

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<v Speaker 1>So you're only hurting your child by doing that, not

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<v Speaker 1>hurting the teacher. You grew up on chips.

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<v Speaker 3>You pretty all right?

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<v Speaker 2>I got high cholesterol right by five, family, let's talk

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<v Speaker 2>about right now.

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<v Speaker 1>Bad example. It's the breakfast comes about the Breakfast Club.

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<v Speaker 2>Donkey today is brought to you by the law Office

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<v Speaker 2>Don't be a donkey dot pound two fifty on your

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