Teens eating with friends then not hungry for meals at home

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I sort of hate this trend. Teens are all about the boba drinks, the Starbucks, the fast causal food- not only is it expensive, it is so unhealthy. It’s a poor habit to get into. We never did this as teens. There’d be the occasional 7-11 stop for a slurpee (so much cheaper than boba), but we weren’t getting meals out on the regular.

No? A stop at DQ or McD was pretty routine for us. A soda from the vending machine. A bag of cool ranch doritos before or after practice. And then home to eat the healthy meal my mom prepared.

Sure, a can of soda was 50 cents, but I was making $4 an hour babysitting. My kid makes $25 an hour, so I feel like the cost is the same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I sort of hate this trend. Teens are all about the boba drinks, the Starbucks, the fast causal food- not only is it expensive, it is so unhealthy. It’s a poor habit to get into. We never did this as teens. There’d be the occasional 7-11 stop for a slurpee (so much cheaper than boba), but we weren’t getting meals out on the regular.

No? A stop at DQ or McD was pretty routine for us. A soda from the vending machine. A bag of cool ranch doritos before or after practice. And then home to eat the healthy meal my mom prepared.

Sure, a can of soda was 50 cents, but I was making $4 an hour babysitting. My kid makes $25 an hour, so I feel like the cost is the same.

But you weren’t eating and snacking so much you weren’t hungry for dinner at home, that’s the difference

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I sort of hate this trend. Teens are all about the boba drinks, the Starbucks, the fast causal food- not only is it expensive, it is so unhealthy. It’s a poor habit to get into. We never did this as teens. There’d be the occasional 7-11 stop for a slurpee (so much cheaper than boba), but we weren’t getting meals out on the regular.

Maybe you didn't, but I definitely did once I could drive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I sort of hate this trend. Teens are all about the boba drinks, the Starbucks, the fast causal food- not only is it expensive, it is so unhealthy. It’s a poor habit to get into. We never did this as teens. There’d be the occasional 7-11 stop for a slurpee (so much cheaper than boba), but we weren’t getting meals out on the regular.

No? A stop at DQ or McD was pretty routine for us. A soda from the vending machine. A bag of cool ranch doritos before or after practice. And then home to eat the healthy meal my mom prepared.

Sure, a can of soda was 50 cents, but I was making $4 an hour babysitting. My kid makes $25 an hour, so I feel like the cost is the same.

But you weren’t eating and snacking so much you weren’t hungry for dinner at home, that’s the difference

I probably did sometimes. It wasn't such a big deal that it formed any core memories for me. Which is why I've suggested that OP roll with it. She did the work to raise a nice kid who values family time and likes her cooking. This just doesn't feel like it's worth having conflict over, especially when the kid's remaining time at home is so limited.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I sort of hate this trend. Teens are all about the boba drinks, the Starbucks, the fast causal food- not only is it expensive, it is so unhealthy. It’s a poor habit to get into. We never did this as teens. There’d be the occasional 7-11 stop for a slurpee (so much cheaper than boba), but we weren’t getting meals out on the regular.

We sure did! Back in the 80s and 90s it was McDonalds Fries and 7-11 Slurpees! Wendy's chili and frosties. Cheap, snack foods were popular.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I sort of hate this trend. Teens are all about the boba drinks, the Starbucks, the fast causal food- not only is it expensive, it is so unhealthy. It’s a poor habit to get into. We never did this as teens. There’d be the occasional 7-11 stop for a slurpee (so much cheaper than boba), but we weren’t getting meals out on the regular.

We sure did! Back in the 80s and 90s it was McDonalds Fries and 7-11 Slurpees! Wendy's chili and frosties. Cheap, snack foods were popular.

+1 and I had an afterschool job so I rarely ate at home anyway. Sometimes we'd go out after work too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She just came home and I ask if she had eaten and she said yes and said sorry, I said “no need to apologize, it’s totally okay, just give me a heads up in the future so I can make your least favorite meals on these days” and we both laughed 😁

I love this!

to the OP: be glad your DD is willing to sit with you at dinner instead of rushing off to play video games. *glares at my DS*

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She just came home and I ask if she had eaten and she said yes and said sorry, I said “no need to apologize, it’s totally okay, just give me a heads up in the future so I can make your least favorite meals on these days” and we both laughed 😁

I love this!

to the OP: be glad your DD is willing to sit with you at dinner instead of rushing off to play video games. *glares at my DS*

lol! Op here—I also have a video game obsessed son 🤣

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She just came home and I ask if she had eaten and she said yes and said sorry, I said “no need to apologize, it’s totally okay, just give me a heads up in the future so I can make your least favorite meals on these days” and we both laughed 😁

I love this!

to the OP: be glad your DD is willing to sit with you at dinner instead of rushing off to play video games. *glares at my DS*

lol! Op here—I also have a video game obsessed son 🤣

OP it’s sounds like you have a nice family

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She just came home and I ask if she had eaten and she said yes and said sorry, I said “no need to apologize, it’s totally okay, just give me a heads up in the future so I can make your least favorite meals on these days” and we both laughed 😁

I love this!

to the OP: be glad your DD is willing to sit with you at dinner instead of rushing off to play video games. *glares at my DS*

lol! Op here—I also have a video game obsessed son 🤣

OP it’s sounds like you have a nice family

Thank you!! 😊 that warms my heart! I feel so fortunate.

[Anonymous]

Just wrap it up and if she’s hungry she can eat it later or the next day for lunch. No big deal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I sort of hate this trend. Teens are all about the boba drinks, the Starbucks, the fast causal food- not only is it expensive, it is so unhealthy. It’s a poor habit to get into. We never did this as teens. There’d be the occasional 7-11 stop for a slurpee (so much cheaper than boba), but we weren’t getting meals out on the regular.

Oh my gosh, we spent so much time at Wendy's and IHOP in our teens.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just wrap it up and if she’s hungry she can eat it later or the next day for lunch. No big deal.

The dad in our family is famous for finishing random leftovers for lunch, so nothing gets wasted.