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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My ex has the kids DoorDash every single meal. He keeps no food in the house.

One night I was sitting on my porch and someone delivered $50 worth of chocolate crepes. My 13 year old had used my credit card (which I put on her phone for emergencies).

I don't think it was 100% innocent, in that I don't think she believed I would be totally OK with this. But she had a friend over who she might have been trying to impress. And it's totally normal to test boundaries at that age.

I didn't feel anything was needed beyond a conversation about the price of food, and how I could cook dinner for $20 that would make 8 servings, or she could DoorDash herself $50 worth of dessert. And what if her sister and I also spent $50 each on frivolous DoorDash every night, how much money would we spend per year? Did she think that was a reasonable or realistic budget for food?

It was a learning moment. She was sheepish. If she did it again I would have responded more punitively. [b]And in her defense, her dad is teaching her that it is normal and OK to do something that isn't normal or OK[/b].[/quote]

I've never ordered Door Dash, so it is not the norm in our house and I too would have been surprised with the crepes order.
That said, I visited my kid in college this weekend.  By the looks of the apt. front desk/drop area, Door Dash and delivery everything, appear to be the new norm.   [/quote]

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