Instead of caving in and giving them cake, chocolate and ice creams, Rachaele Hambleton, from Devon, whipped up something slightly different.
Bowls full of chopped fruit.
Hambleton, who blogs at Part-Time Working Mummy, wrote down the conversation she had with her kids.
βTo me: βMum can I have an ice lolly?β, βCan I have a fruit winder?β, βCan I have a yogurt?β, βCan I have a caramel freddo?β and βCan I have a cake?β,β she wrote on Facebook.
βTo them: βGo and sit in the lounge and mummy will make you all something niceβ.
βThey all rush to the lounge excited as fuck.β
Hambleton ended the post: βHere you go shit bags... enjoy.β
We donβt know how the kidsβ reactioned to the snacks, but either way, Hambleton inspired other mums to do exactly the same.
βSo funny!β one woman commented on the post. βSuch a good mummy - next time I wonβt give in either to my kids asking for crisps.β
Other parents related to kidsβ constantly asking for food during the summer holidays.
βIf I hear one more time today βIβm hungryβ, Iβm going to scream!β one mother wrote.
βMy daughter already had cereal, toast, grapes and fruit. Itβs only 11am... itβs going to be a long day.β
Hambletonβs post was liked more than 11,000 times within four days of being posted on Friday 5 August 2016.