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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think you should stop relying on her for such a basic thing as food. Buy and cook your own food. Let Grandma be a grandma. [/quote]

My husband is no longer with us and she's happy to do it. She's the one who suggested helping out this way and she's doing it so I'm not going to complain or buy and cook my own food when I have someone else to do it and the kids are thriving and I'm busy from morning to night with them and work. But thanks for not helping and being snarky. [/quote]

OP, if this is truly how you felt, you wouldn't have started this friend.  I am a different poster, but PP's response was spot on.  On a day-to-day basis, you can't rely on your mom to have bought food and prepared meals.  So you need some sort of stop-gap.  Either stock up on some frozen meals or make some meals to freeze so you have options on the days that your mother doesn't provide food.  Would your mother stick to a meal plan for the week if you create it together?  That way you would know which days she can't cook?  If she really won't communicate with you, her "help" actually becomes more of a problem/burden.[/quote]

No she won't. She buys what's on sale and says she buys what she sees. the food isn't much of a problem except once a week. The food buying and food type isn't really an issue. This is a communication issue. To each their own. I'm happy for the help. Just trying to make it less stressful for me,  [b]but no it's more stressful to work for the money, buy and cook my own food so no I'm not going to give up the help. It's not even a question to consider[/b].[/quote]

You mean like millions of other working single parents?[/quote]

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