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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think DH is disappointed that I don't cook dinner as part of the SAH gig. I hate meal planning and cooking. DS is 12 mos. He eats simple, decinstructed meals. I eat whatever is around. Cheese and crackers for lunch if I want. I have no expectation that DH produce dinner for me. I didn't have that expectation when we were both working, either.  I don't have a bunch of school-aged kids where we all need to sit around as a family. I really hate this expectation that I'm supposed to prepare food for a grown man now that my job is raising our child.  I was thinking of cooking tonight-we have this bag of potatos on the counter. If it were just me, I'd have a baked potato and a Diet Coke. But since I'm cooking for a "family" I have to produce something more ambitious - a baked potato "bar" or whatever. No thanks. I'm want to cook what I want to eat and not cater to what DH likes. Today he came home and asked what I made-I told him "nothing", and he went to the grocery store after working all day, and I don't really care. [/quote]

Hi, OP. When I first met DH, I owned a business and either ate out or out of a can, whatever was convenient. I did not cook, not that I didn't want to, I just didn't have the time or motivation. 15 yrs later, I'm SAH with a 10 yr old and a man who brings home the bacon, also with a man who was raised in an old fashion home where mom cooked. Over the years, I've taught myself how to cook and, yes, I'd consider it part of my "job description" if you want to put it that way. Having said that, if my DH was disrespectful or "expected" me to do it, I'd likely dump a can of chick peas on his head, but he's not. He offers to take us out as often as we want, he does all the cooking when we camp or boat and he appreciates and loves it when I do make a meal, which is motivating. At the end of the day, we all have to bring something to the party. Are you?[/quote]

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