A mum who has been branded 'lazy' over the school holidays snack baskets she created for her children says she 'doesn't give a toss' what others think.
Shannon Morris first posted about her 'six week holiday survival kit' back in 2019. Her set-up includes a drink dispenser filled with orange juice and snack boxes that her youngsters can help themselves to throughout the day.
However, not everyone was a fan of the idea, with some calling the mum-of-three a 'lazy parent' and criticising the amount of snacks on offer, Manchester Evening News reports. But the part time-beauty therapist soon hit back at the negative comments, saying her little ones would not be eating all of the food in the baskets every day alongside their usual homemade meals and fruit intake.
She also explained that the pictures she had included were just to give an example of the types of snacks that parents could include. Now, three years after the original post, the mum is still forced to defend her idea as it goes viral each summer.
Shannon is still doing the baskets, which she says are a massive help during the school holidays, when the kids are often 'asking for drinks and snacks every five minutes'. She said: "The snack boxes are a total game changer in this house.
"The kids know what they are allowed to eat throughout the day and this has taught them to pace themselves as once it’s gone it’s gone. I’m not at all bothered about some of the comments calling me a lazy mum because I’m far from it.
"It’s been great for us and we will continue to use them. I couldn't give a toss what people think."
In her original post, Shannon, mum to 11-year-old Kalem, six-year-old Theo and two-year-old Tate, said: "Six week holiday survival kit. One of the hardest times of the holidays is the kids asking for drinks / snacks every 5 mins so with this idea they can help themselves.
"The baskets will be refilled every morning but once it’s gone it’s gone so hopefully this will teach them not to be too greedy and a have bit of independence. Of course this is alongside breakfast, lunch and dinner and fruit is always available for them to help themselves to."
But after being criticised for her idea, the 30-year-old, who lives in Wales, was forced to edit her original post.
She added: "I won’t repeat myself again! I put this up to try and be helpful, never did I expect it to blow up and me being judged as 'lazy parent'.
"I filled the basket with everything I bought as an example for the photo, they will not be getting this much each day - however yes some days they may so shoot me. Also as stated below there is fruit that they are more then welcome to have and have no cap on hence why it’s not in the basket."
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