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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I used to work 15 hour days around your daughter’s age. Including my commute, I was out of the house for 17 hours at a time. I would come home and pass out, because that’s how exhausted I was (and get up a few hours later to do my schoolwork).

I was really grateful to have supportive parents that understood that there were little things they could do to make my life easier. One or the other would get up early to make me breakfast. Dad would offer to drive me. There was a plate in the microwave for me. None was that was because I asked for it or expected it, but because they understood that I was trying, and wanted me to know that they were appreciative and supportive.

We have continued to have close relationships as adults. I guess this is my long winded way of saying you should always choose kindness. Your children will never forget it. [/quote]

+1 This is how it works in caring families.

Our 11th grader is taking an intense school load this year plus she's in a very demanding sport with 6 days/week practice. Plus she has a lot of other stuff going on. She knows how to make herself meals, but we still help her out. We make her breakfast because she barely has enough time to sleep so we don't want her waking up early. We make dinner for the whole family. Sometimes we do make your own sandwich nights, but we taught our kids how to do this and we ensure there are ingredients that everyone likes.

We frequently go out on Fridays with some other families and our younger two. Our oldest isn't home from practice yet, and she has declined joining us later. We always make sure there are either leftovers that she likes or things that she could very quickly assemble that also meet her nutrition requirements.

We would never just leave her on her own without a plan for dinner, the same as my spouse and I would never do to each other after a long day. [/quote]

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