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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is this dependent on your husband going out of town?  [/quote]

OP here. Somehow I feel obligated to have family dinner when he’s home. He loves to cook, eat, have dinner together. He loves to cook and will help if he gets home in time, but then there’s dishes and clean up. I’m just tired of it. [/quote]

This feels like you value eating with him, and not your 13 year old. To me, that's not a message I would want to send.  The idea that when one parent goes out of town the other becomes more absent, seems really backwards.

That isn't to say you have to cook a fancy meal like I would.  You can put something together quick and easy and serve it on paper plates.  But if your 13 year old is used to having family dinner, then it feels like he should still get a family dinner experience, even if it's bagels with cream cheese and some fruit.  [/quote]

When my husband goes out of town the kids and I have the best meals.

I love it!

We eat pancakes for dinner, charcuterie boards with Brie, crackers and fruit, we have bagel and lox night, homemade sushi/kimbap, etc

These are all things my husband would whine about if he was home. It’s annoying but he’s getting less and less likable as he ages. If I’m being honest,  I’m completely indifferent on the marriage, but it’s not bad enough to miss out on half my kids’ childhoods.

When I see posts like yours (yet you say there’s nothing wrong in your relationship) it sounds like you’re deep in denial. [/quote]

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