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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m concerned for my son and his family, they seem very stretched time-wise.

We flew in a couple weeks ago and landed late on a weekday at 4pm We had a small dinner at their house that their nanny made, but everyone was hungry afterwards, including their kids!  Their kids, 4 and 6, ate some additional frozen food cooked up. They have strict rules against snacking before dinner or not eating all your dinner foods.  We love to snack while on vacation!

Then in the mornings they scuttle off to work and one kid goes to preschool and the other to elementary.  They were fed and had lunchboxes but we weren’t told nor given much for breakfast or lunch at their house. In fact my son told us to have the nanny take us grocery shopping when she comes!

The nanny comes in the afternoon to do pickups and cook dinner for the kids by 5pm and everyone else eats again later when the parents get home at 6. I don’t know if we need to help more or give advice on meals— or to whom, the nanny, my son or his wife!?[/quote]

I read your whole post and I actually couldn't figure out why you'd be concerned for your son and his family. Dinner turned out to be too little food (let's be honest: almost certainly because you were there and the nanny wasn't prepared for extra guests or, perhaps, for how much you ate), so... disaster! Oh wait, no, the kids just ate some more. Sounds about right to me. It's great you like to snack on vacation, why would that make your son's family's policy (most likely for the benefit of their children or their waistlines) of no snacking before dinner during their regular lives a problem? The kids were fed, but you weren't told or given anything for lunch... except that your son told you to have the nanny take you to the grocery store. In other words, the lack of food in the house was explicitly acknowledged and a plan for procuring more was made. I don't even understand what you're suggesting the problem is in your last sentence. The kids eating by 5 but you having to wait until 6 when your son gets home? Seems pretty normal. I suspect if they tried to feed you with the kids at 5 you'd complain. Or is it that you want the kids to wait for you even though they're hungry? Literally can't figure out the problem. Yes, you need to help yourselves more. Because you are not a toddler. Why would anyone need your advice on meals in this scenario? And holy crap, no. You should not give "advice" to the nanny. That poor nanny.[/quote]

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