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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You said yourself that you look forward to this time with your husband every day. A healthy marriage is the foundation of a healthy and happy family. You've survived the early years with kids that are pretty close in age, and I'm going to guess that nurturing this rock solid relationship with your spouse has been a big part of that. Your kids are eating healthy food and you're spending intentional time with them while they eat. Parenthood is hard enough, don't deny yourself something that brings you joy and works for your family because your mother and MIL don't like it.

I do think transitioning your kids to more meal-type food and eventually having a more traditional family dinner will be good in the long run. A PP suggested giving some of the previous night's leftovers as part of their tapas style dinner and I agree. When there ends up being some leftovers they actually like, you could incorporate the kids into the cooking and eating of those specific meals as a next step. [/quote]

You contradict yourself between the two paragraphs. [/quote]

Two things can be true, friend. Their current structure can work well and it can be good to change it in the future. [/quote]

No, you told her not to deny something that brings them joy which is cooking and eating by themselves without the kids. Then you say to later eat with the kids. That would be a contradiction to you suggesting they continue to do what brings them joy. You can’t have both as you are suggesting. [/quote]

I said they could incorporate the kids into making/eating the meals they do like after trying them, not that they need to stop all DW/DH dinners. [/quote]

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