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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Go PT.

[b]Otherwise you'll just sit around twiddling your thumbs at home from 830-330 (during school hours).
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Itsl is not until after school which is when schedules and extracurriculars need to be juggled.[/quote]

Not necessarily.
OP can take care of errands, volunteer (at the school or where ever is meaningful to OP), workout, prepare meals, etc.   I'm sure there are plenty of things she can do.[/quote]

Exactly.  Grocery shopping and meal prep for one so dinner is easy during the evening rush.  Laundry.  Cleaning.  Exercise.  Cleaning the gutters.  Mowing the lawn.  The possibilities are endless![/quote]

Purchasing and preparing food to feed a family of six every day is no joke.  Especially if your kids play sports or you regularly have friends and family over.    [/quote]

Family of 5 but my DH and oldest son are giants and both teen son and teen daughter do multiple sports.  We go through a lot of food.  It wouldn’t even be possible to grocery shop only once a week - we couldn’t store all of that the day we got it home.[/quote]

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We have 3 teens (2 boys) and all play sports. Food shopping/cooking has become a lot more time consuming the last few years. I miss the days when lighter, simpler meals were enough. My teens basically eat two full dinners every day- real dinner, and then a 2nd meal at some point (usually prepped themselves). They started eating full large breakfasts again, and packing full lunches again too, to get calories in. After eating like birds and being happy with the school lunch for years. I truly cannot believe the amount of food we go through. I am at the store at least every other day no matter how hard I try to plan.

Sort of off topic, sorry. But it is crazy. [/quote]

I like this off-topic and I think it’s somewhat relevant. My teen son eats at least 4000 calories a day.  I feel like shopping, cooking, and dishes is a part-time job in itself at this point.

(And before anyone asks, yes he does cook for himself and for the family when he can, but he is a multi-sport athlete and his schedule is absolutely packed.)[/quote]

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