A dad in our carpool Venmo requested another parent for a string cheese.
By @yarayk · Petty or Nah
After driving his turn on the afternoon school run, a dad billed another parent $1.85 for an after-school snack. they says household budgets need boundaries, but everyone else in the group chat thinks nickel-and-diming over kids' snacks is absurd.
The full story
The group chat for our neighborhood carpool has eight parents. One dad sent a Venmo request for $1.85 to another mom because he gave her son a juice box and a string cheese on the ride home. they claimed snacks aren't part of the driving rotation and budget rules matter. Half the chat thinks he crossed a line over pocket change.
How people voted
- Bad Move — 38% (30 votes)
- Needs Context — 32% (25 votes)
- Reasonable — 30% (24 votes)
Readers are split: “Bad Move” leads with 38% — 79 votes and 5 comments so far.
What people are saying
@gabefr — I would pay it in 185 literal pennies inside a ziploc bag taped to his steering wheel tomorrow morning.
@daniish — Did this parent specifically tell him not to pack extra snacks or has their kid been freeloading food every single carpool day for months?
@owenlately — Bless your heart for staying calm because sending a bill for a string cheese to a neighbor is just so sad to see, sending you lots of love.
@edieagain — Why did he offer the food in the first place if he was going to charge for it?
@jettok2 — My brother-in-law did this exact same thing to me over half an avocado at a Sunday barbecue and then wondered why nobody invited him to tailgate that fall.
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