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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I packed my kids' lunches all the way through their senior years in high school.    I also pack my DH's lunch.  I do it because I enjoy it, but I understand that by high school kids are certainly able to pack their own lunches.  I had no idea people were expecting 3rd graders to pack their own lunches.  It's actually kinda sad.[/quote]

Why sad? I think kids should be a part of helping the household run. This was not expected of me as a child and I was completely lost in college and it felt like it took a long time to figure things out, whereas my friends who helped their family cook dinner and laundry and what not were comfortable and no anxiety. [/quote]

You were lost in college because your mother packed your lunch?  Despite my packing their lunches through their senior years, so far three of my five managed to graduate from college.  The one in college seems to have mastered the fine art of sandwich making.  I guess the jury is still out on my high schooler.

Just because I chose to pack their lunches in the morning doesn't mean they didn't have household chores.  Mornings are busy for kids.  It was a very small thing I could do to make their mornings a little easier.  I totally understand middle and high schoolers packing their own lunches.  But a 3rd grader?  You are really going to give a 3rd grader the choice of packing a lunch or going hungry?  Thankfully, the school won't let that happen.  They will feed them and you'll look like a crappy mother.[/quote]

Talk about being deliberately obtuse. My mom was similar she was a bit of a helicopter mom and did pretty much all the chores around the house. When I and she packed my lunch throughout high school. I never had to do laundry or fully clean a kitchen. ( most memorably I put dishwashing soap in the dishwasher instead of detergent in my first apartment and covered the kitchen with bubbles. it was like a scene straight out of I Love Lucy. ) I think that while those are skills that are fairly easily learned and 18 it still creates a better outcome when your parents teach you to you at a younger age so you can learn to be more self-reliant. [/quote]

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