Is one lunch time unreasonable?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, I mean this gently: if IF is making you this unreasonable and rigid, maybe stop doing IF.

Seriously, people have given you several good options and all you do is complain. I think you are hungry and it's making you a b****. Eat something, please.

Not an option. I'm 280 pounds and have lost 45 in 3 months doing this. I can't afford to stop.

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Anonymous wrote:Or they are 7 and 8 and it's summertime, so they are capable of making their own lunch?

They won't. I've tried just not making lunch for them to see if they'd give up and find something on their own, and DH thinks that's lazy.

Be a parent! You don't just suddenly stop making them lunch. You sit down with them on a weekend and explain how to make lunch, arrange the kitchen so everything they need is accessible, and then you supervise them doing it a few times until you are confident they can do it.

You sound really immature.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes you’re being unreasonable. I IF as well and don’t expect others to follow the same eating window as I do. Especially kids. Make their lunch while you prepare yours and set it aside for them.

Ok, then how do I explain to my manager why I'm not at my computer?

What do you mean? How much time does it take to make their lunch?

10-15 minutes, but I miss a lot of emails in that amount of time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your kids are 7 and 8 and can’t make their own lunches? Exactly what have you been doing?

They've been at school and had a nanny until this summer.

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Anonymous wrote:The issue is that we eat leftovers, so once I heat stuff up, I can't leave it sitting out.

No, the issue is that you are inflexible. So don't eat leftovers -- let them make sandwiches.

Or teach them to use the microwave.

Or meal plan on the weekend so there are ready-to-eat options in the fridge when people are ready.

And so on. Problem solve. The answer is never "everyone does the thing I want them to do even though it makes them uncomfortable and does not meat their basic needs." Come on.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes you’re being unreasonable. I IF as well and don’t expect others to follow the same eating window as I do. Especially kids. Make their lunch while you prepare yours and set it aside for them.

Ok, then how do I explain to my manager why I'm not at my computer?

What do you mean? How much time does it take to make their lunch?

10-15 minutes, but I miss a lot of emails in that amount of time.

It takes you 10-15 minutes to heat up leftovers?! Portion theirs out when you do yours and then pop it in the microwave for 1 min? Are you and the kids eating the same thing as eachother?

If you can’t figure this out, it sounds like you need to go back to getting a nanny or put them in summer camp.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes you’re being unreasonable. I IF as well and don’t expect others to follow the same eating window as I do. Especially kids. Make their lunch while you prepare yours and set it aside for them.

Ok, then how do I explain to my manager why I'm not at my computer?

What do you mean? How much time does it take to make their lunch?

10-15 minutes, but I miss a lot of emails in that amount of time.

So get up 10-15 minutes earlier and make their lunches then, and put them in the fridge.

Also, this makes no sense because if you are insisting on making their lunches AND saying that it takes time away from your work, isn't this a problem regardless of when they eat?

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You’rea crappy troll.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes you’re being unreasonable. I IF as well and don’t expect others to follow the same eating window as I do. Especially kids. Make their lunch while you prepare yours and set it aside for them.

Ok, then how do I explain to my manager why I'm not at my computer?

What do you mean? How much time does it take to make their lunch?

10-15 minutes, but I miss a lot of emails in that amount of time.

It takes you 10-15 minutes to heat up leftovers?! Portion theirs out when you do yours and then pop it in the microwave for 1 min? Are you and the kids eating the same thing as eachother?

If you can’t figure this out, it sounds like you need to go back to getting a nanny or put them in summer camp.

This. This is probably the dumbest problem I've ever seen someone post about on here.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes you’re being unreasonable. I IF as well and don’t expect others to follow the same eating window as I do. Especially kids. Make their lunch while you prepare yours and set it aside for them.

Ok, then how do I explain to my manager why I'm not at my computer?

What do you mean? How much time does it take to make their lunch?

10-15 minutes, but I miss a lot of emails in that amount of time.

So get up 10-15 minutes earlier and make their lunches then, and put them in the fridge.

Also, this makes no sense because if you are insisting on making their lunches AND saying that it takes time away from your work, isn't this a problem regardless of when they eat?

No, because I can justify time away for MY lunch. Not theirs.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes you’re being unreasonable. I IF as well and don’t expect others to follow the same eating window as I do. Especially kids. Make their lunch while you prepare yours and set it aside for them.

Ok, then how do I explain to my manager why I'm not at my computer?

What do you mean? How much time does it take to make their lunch?

10-15 minutes, but I miss a lot of emails in that amount of time.

It takes you 10-15 minutes to heat up leftovers?! Portion theirs out when you do yours and then pop it in the microwave for 1 min? Are you and the kids eating the same thing as eachother?

If you can’t figure this out, it sounds like you need to go back to getting a nanny or put them in summer camp.

Yes, we're eating the same thing - and I can't believe you'd just let food sit out for up to an hour after being reheated. That's gross.

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So you’re neglecting your job and your children every day?

[Anonymous]

OP, you need to either move your eating window by 30 minutes so it matches your kids or have a small snack at your desk for you to eat at 11:30 to hold you until noon, when your kids are ready to eat. The real problem of course is that you are WFH without childcare for kids who need childcare.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So you’re neglecting your job and your children every day?

Not neglecting my job. Trying not to neglect my kids, but the nanny's Navy husband received orders two weeks after school ended, and I'm struggling to get everything done, ok? Must be nice to be perfect.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes you’re being unreasonable. I IF as well and don’t expect others to follow the same eating window as I do. Especially kids. Make their lunch while you prepare yours and set it aside for them.

Ok, then how do I explain to my manager why I'm not at my computer?

What do you mean? How much time does it take to make their lunch?

10-15 minutes, but I miss a lot of emails in that amount of time.

It takes you 10-15 minutes to heat up leftovers?! Portion theirs out when you do yours and then pop it in the microwave for 1 min? Are you and the kids eating the same thing as eachother?

If you can’t figure this out, it sounds like you need to go back to getting a nanny or put them in summer camp.

So if you take the time to properly cool the food before returning it to the fridge, then why can’t you take 10 minutes a day to teach your kids to make their own lunches?

Yes, we're eating the same thing - and I can't believe you'd just let food sit out for up to an hour after being reheated. That's gross.