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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  Yes, I'm holding back details because I've discussed this situation before, and I was really just trying to understand what may be going on with her and if this behavior of no longer cooking for teens is normal.  I've said something to her before and it hasn't made a difference.  I'm frustrated and disgusted with her to the point that I barely speak to her.  I say hello, but I have nothing else to say to her.

I bought all the food and cooked all the meals when they first moved in until the mom got on her feet, but after she found a job, I separated all of that.  They have full access to the kitchen and rarely are we all in there at one time.  I'm very conscious of the fact that we all need to cook, and since I'm usually the first one home, I normally have my DDs meal prepared before the mom comes home and she has the kitchen to herself.[/quote]

New poster here.  Reading this thread has made me appreciate what a nice and normal childhood I had, compared to OP's situation.

In response to your question above, I would say that NO, it is NOT normal to stop cooking for a teen.

It is flat-out bad parenting to stop cooking for a teen.

Teens need proper nutritious meals.  I work full-time with 3 kids.  DH and I place a huge priority on what we are feeding our kids.  It's a huge effort, but it's important to do, and is part of being a decent parent.

We are not always able to eat together, but we try to do so as often as possible.  Tons of research has shown the importance of family meals.  Part of it is just in reducing obesity -- people eat less when they eat with others.

I hope that OP will step in and help by either pleading with the mom to be a decent parent, or perhaps cook for the girl herself (which it sounds like OP is doing.)  My heart goes out to this teenage girl with such a negligent mom.
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