My son is posting our dinners and rating them

[Anonymous]

This is the best thing EVER. Love your kid.

[Anonymous]

Love it! Send him over to my house!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would really appreciate a quick list of the top-rated meals, please!

OP here. I honestly don't remember them all. Some highlights - sushi and miso soup, roast beef with string beans with slivered almonds and roasted potatoes, black cod with udon noodles and bok choy in broth, roasted chicken with roasted sweet potato and roasted broccoli, samosas with curry shrimp and rice (possibly mango rice? or that might have been a different meal?), grilled cheese and tomato soup. I can't remember any more. (These are not all mine.)

[Anonymous]

This is really funny - it honestly warms my heart that they are all enjoying such a wholesome activity and not something worse.

Semi related, when I was a teen I had a humor column in my school paper where I shared anecdotes that included stories involving my family. My parents could have really thrown a damper on it but I still remember what my dad said - “you are really funny and whatever you write will be really funny. There is a line where you would be embarrassing us and I am trusting you not to cross it. You are talented enough that you can be funny without humiliating anyone.” Looking back he did a perfect job of showing trust, encouraging my creativity, but also subtly reminding me that there are boundaries that are not worth crossing for a cheap laugh. It gave me a good compass to evaluate whatever I wrote and to edit myself. So I think you can encourage your kid while also cueing some introspection!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is really funny - it honestly warms my heart that they are all enjoying such a wholesome activity and not something worse.

Semi related, when I was a teen I had a humor column in my school paper where I shared anecdotes that included stories involving my family. My parents could have really thrown a damper on it but I still remember what my dad said - “you are really funny and whatever you write will be really funny. There is a line where you would be embarrassing us and I am trusting you not to cross it. You are talented enough that you can be funny without humiliating anyone.” Looking back he did a perfect job of showing trust, encouraging my creativity, but also subtly reminding me that there are boundaries that are not worth crossing for a cheap laugh. It gave me a good compass to evaluate whatever I wrote and to edit myself. So I think you can encourage your kid while also cueing some introspection!

+1. Most kids know the line, but it helps to hear that you as a parent trust them to know!

[Anonymous]

I would be annoy if the rating is poor. But, not entirely. I still want to make meals that will be eaten and not disposed of. You can still ask him, how do you think you can make the meal the way you like? I don't get offended if my kid says this is lacking taste. I usually ask what would you put in it to make it taste the way you want.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We just found out DS13 is taking the pics he takes of his dinner plate each night, and posting it in a huge group chat with other boys, and they write what the meal is, and rate it for taste. They all comment on each others' plates, and give ratings based on presentation. Obviously we knew he was taking pictures of his dinner plate but didn't know THIS is what he's doing with them. We are not sure whether to be livid or find it hilarious.

this is hilarious.

full stop

[Anonymous]

This is amazing! Definitely troll your kid. Make baby food, order take out and "deconstruct" it.

[Anonymous]

Halloween is coming - time to bust out some scary looking recipes.

One yer we made feet-loaf - google it - and I STILL laugh about the kid's reactions. Accompanying the feetloaf were individual mashed potato ghosts with green pea eyes.

[Anonymous]

The feet load is hilarious. Especially after it is baked.

[Anonymous]

PP — feet loaf (not load)

[Anonymous]

I think it is pretty funny

[Anonymous]

Has the “check your privilege” poster arrived yet to tell everyone that some kids don’t have anyone making them dinner?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Halloween is coming - time to bust out some scary looking recipes.

One yer we made feet-loaf - google it - and I STILL laugh about the kid's reactions. Accompanying the feetloaf were individual mashed potato ghosts with green pea eyes.

Had no idea this was a thing;

https://www.mynameissnickerdoodle.com/halloween-feet-loaf-recipe/

[Anonymous]

Good job all sitting down together to eat with teenagers. For many, that is a goal in and of itself!