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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That's too young. High schoolers should make their own lunches. Until then, you should take care of it.[/quote]

Wow, really? Your way certainly isn't wrong if it works for you, but I find 14 quite old for a minimum age when it's appropriate that they should be making their own lunches. My kids were entirely responsible for this at age 8 unless they specifically requested my help. My middle schoolers were responsible for preparing the family dinner one day/week with very minimal assistance as well. Then again, I likely expected an unusually high degree of independence from my kids, sending two of mine on a fairly independent homestay study abroad program over the summer at age 13 turning 14 and expecting them to basically be able to run the household for a week by age 16.[/quote]
Aren't you just super special.[/quote]

Not particularly. Just rather surprised. Sorry if it came across otherwise.[/quote]
Did your children pay for their own "fairly independent homestay study abroad" program? Or did you drop a lot of money to buy your children's independence.[/quote]

Puh-lease.  That's just code for "I don't have time to deal with my kids so I'm sending them away".  Study abroad programs make sense in high school.  At age 13?  Not so much.[/quote]

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