Use Labels to End the Snack War
During this time of social distancing and isolation at home, the little things became especially important. Walk around the neighborhood on a sunny day. Communication with loved ones through video chat. And make sure your damn brother doesn’t eat all the good cereals again .
When I was a child, my own brother implemented what he called the “24-hour rule,” according to which if I ate a certain snack or leftovers and did not eat it within 24 hours, it was fair play for others (he) to eat. Even as an adult, I have to save some precious remains from my own husband, who lives by the “ask for forgiveness, not permission” philosophy.
Well, one mom was fed up with this bullshit – and all the fights she caused. She came up with a solution, pulled out her sharpy, and now Revie, Bo, Fable, and Archer have their own boxes of O strawberry yogurt, so the debate about who eats the good stuff is finally over:
“When everyone likes the same cereal the most, and that’s quarantine,” Rebecca Wolfe writes on Instagram. “It took me two long months of mediation in the Cereal Wars trenches to figure it out, but the old dog learns in the end.”
Maybe you’re also dealing with the Grain Wars – or perhaps your home is the BBQ Wars or the Chocolate Chip Wars. Any snack that has become a valuable commodity and has packaging can now be tagged so that there is no longer any mistake as to which product belongs to any family member.