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[quote=Anonymous]I have one 13 yo.  She is pretty independent.  She can her own simple meals and does so on the weekend.  During the week, I prepare all the meals.  I know what food we have because I do the meal plan and the grocery shopping.  I have stopped keeping tons of extra food in the house and reduced our food budget so I prefer to do the meal preparation during the week.  She and my husband do all the table clearing and dishes.

She sorts her own laundry and brings it down for washing.  I wash, dry, and fold.  She and my husband put all the laundry away.  If she forgets something like lunch or an assignment, she is out of luck.  I don't bring stuff to her at school.  She rarely forgets stuff.

She is great about managing her clothing and stuff she needs for school.  If she has outgrown something or it isn't working for her anymore she tells me so we can look at the item together and decide if we are going to give it away, sell it, donate it, or toss it.  And she knows I can't support last minute requests for supplies.  So she is good about telling me she needs poster board or new pens or index cards.

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