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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have 4 adults in the family right now.  I am no longer trying to make meal-times happen.

What I do is make lots of food that I like to eat - everyday.  In the past few days - I have cooked Thai, Italian, Indian (North Indian) and Mexican. When the food cools down, I put it in the fridge.  Family is welcome to eat it when and if they want to eat. Or they can cook themselves.

Done.  They are devouring the food.

Oh, I am a-ok with folks ordering in. We pay.  So we got Chinese day before. [/quote]

This sounds awful. Dinner time is important [/quote]

DP here. Actually, it's brilliant. I also have four adults at home now and this would allow me to be productive and not have to stop everything to make a family meal. [/quote]

Yes more important to be productive than to connect with your children[/quote]

These are [b]adult children[/b] - in college, working.   They want to have some autonomy about how they want to live in this shared space.  I want them to be at ease and comfortable when they are home. And that means that I do not hound them anymore.   This means everyone is responsibly staying warm, clean, fed, alive  and being able to study, work, sleep or relax, in peace.

There is no dearth of bonding and love.  Afterall, my kids still think of this home as their haven and are happily sharing this space with us.

Everyday -  I clean, cook, do laundry, do dishes, take out trash, get the groceries, socialize, go for walks etc.  If my kids are at home and they don't want to follow my schedule, they don't have to.  My household will still continue to run smoothly to my satisfaction on my own schedule. My schedule does not change.

So, if they want to do things on their own schedule, I have no problems.  They know how to manage. They are grown and responsible.

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