Bizarre detail in Aussie mum's school lunchbox sparks debate: 'Accidents happen'

An Aussie mum has sparked debate on social media after sharing her innovative idea for her children's school lunchboxes. The woman posted a photo in a popular Facebook group dedicated to sharing lunchbox ideas, showcasing a bento box filled with croissants, fruits, vegetables and other snacks, along with homemade flavoured milk in a glass bottle.

Captioning the image, she explained: "I pack flavoured milk in old prune juice bottles, which I find fit well in both small and large Bbox lunchboxes."

'Glass and milk everywhere'

While some group members praised the mother's "beautiful" lunch preparations, others expressed concerns about using glass bottles in a school setting.

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Cutting to the chase, one individual queried: "Children with glass?? Otherwise a great looking lunch."

Another member of the group tactfully recommended switching to plastic bottles, "I had a student bring a glass bottle once," they shared "and it smashed everywhere... just takes a tiny little tap, and then glass and milk everywhere."

Challenging this viewpoint, another user promptly disagreed, dismissing the notion of basing decisions on isolated incidents.

They remarked: "If everybody changed their behaviour because of something that happened once to someone else, we would live in a very structured world with no personal freedoms." They cited the continued use of glass bottles and cups in pubs as an example of accepting the risk of breakage.

Inherent risk in school environments

Another group member supported this perspective, sharing their own experience of their child successfully using glass items without accidents.

"I agree. My daughter was drinking out of a glass and using real plates from 8mo. She never threw or dropped them. Some kids are perfectly fine using glass," they wrote.

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"I think the issue with school is that it is easily knocked or bumped = breakage," another user chimed in to point out the inherent risk in school environments.

"It doesn't matter how careful a child is; accidents can and do happen."

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