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Anonymous wrote:I don't cook anything but dinner for kids who are teenagers, unless it's a special occasion. They can figure it out themselves.

For real. WTH, parents. You shouldn't be making lunch for a teenager.

So rude!
My kids are busting their butts dealing with all this craziness and I can’t be bothered to make lunch for the children I decide to have???? I get a lot of you are working and really need them to help, but you do not have to flame those of us who can do this to help our kids out right now. I am a SAHM with way less on my plate than others, so guess what- I make teens lunch, it’s my job. It also helps them eat as soon as lunch starts and have a few minutes for a real break. My kids do other chores around the house after their school day, so it’s not that I let them get away with not contributing.

It has nothing to do with whether you're a SAHM or not. You should be teaching your teens to be independent. Prepare them for life.

NP. I 100% agree with you, but at the same time I am watching my previously happy and engaged 17-year-old become increasingly depressed and despairing about his senior year up in flames and I am seeking to support him in any way I can, including by trying to make sure he is getting good healthy food, good solid sleep, and decent exercise every day, because it is important for mental health. So right now I am less interested in his preparation for life and more interested in what's happening today. I'm glad to hear other parents don't have to be concerned about this, but this is a reality for some of us.

Anonymous wrote:I don't feed them. They manage themselves. If they want specific items, they add it to the grocery list. This is their job, not mine.

this is kind of how I feel. My 13 year old 8th grader knows how to make a sandwich, pour a bowl of cereal,boil water, or heat up leftovers. That's lunch.

Mac and cheese
soup with bread (this is a hit because I can make huge pots of 2 different soups on Sunday and usually buys us several days of lunches)
Frozen chicken tenders (sometimes with waffles)
Tacos/quesadillas, usually made with rotisserie chicken that we shred up on Sunday and leave in fridge
Frozen pizzas
Frozen burritos
Turkey or ham roll ups with chips
Pasta salad with baby mozzarella balls, pepperoni, etc
Hot pockets
Egg and cheese on bagel
English muffin pizzas
Leftovers, although we don’t usually have enough for all

Always with piece of fruit or carrots

PS- I bought my lunch or my mom made it for me until I left for college. I then was on a meal plan for 4 years in college. I easily transitioned to preparing meals for myself as a grad student and once I was working I commenced to buy lunch from Pret every day. I really don’t consider teens not making lunch a problem for their futures ...

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't cook anything but dinner for kids who are teenagers, unless it's a special occasion. They can figure it out themselves.

For real. WTH, parents. You shouldn't be making lunch for a teenager.

So rude!
My kids are busting their butts dealing with all this craziness and I can’t be bothered to make lunch for the children I decide to have???? I get a lot of you are working and really need them to help, but you do not have to flame those of us who can do this to help our kids out right now. I am a SAHM with way less on my plate than others, so guess what- I make teens lunch, it’s my job. It also helps them eat as soon as lunch starts and have a few minutes for a real break. My kids do other chores around the house after their school day, so it’s not that I let them get away with not contributing.

It has nothing to do with whether you're a SAHM or not. You should be teaching your teens to be independent. Prepare them for life.

I have no concern there, thank you.

Cheese, crackers, nuts, beef jerkey
Vegetables and hummus
Omelettes
Cottage cheese and berries
Deli meat rolled in cheese slice (no bun)

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't cook anything but dinner for kids who are teenagers, unless it's a special occasion. They can figure it out themselves.

For real. WTH, parents. You shouldn't be making lunch for a teenager.

So rude!
My kids are busting their butts dealing with all this craziness and I can’t be bothered to make lunch for the children I decide to have???? I get a lot of you are working and really need them to help, but you do not have to flame those of us who can do this to help our kids out right now. I am a SAHM with way less on my plate than others, so guess what- I make teens lunch, it’s my job. It also helps them eat as soon as lunch starts and have a few minutes for a real break. My kids do other chores around the house after their school day, so it’s not that I let them get away with not contributing.

It has nothing to do with whether you're a SAHM or not. You should be teaching your teens to be independent. Prepare them for life.

My 15 year old makes his own lunch.

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Anonymous wrote:Mac and cheese
Soup and crackers
Sloppy Joes
Gyro
Nachos
Quesadillas

This isn’t hard now. Come on.

Its been a long year. Alll we do is buy food and cook food. So miss the olden days when meals were regularly consumed in other places. Its so boring to always be thinking about what we are out of, what we need to get, what's for dinner blak blah blah (not OP).

TRUTH

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't cook anything but dinner for kids who are teenagers, unless it's a special occasion. They can figure it out themselves.

For real. WTH, parents. You shouldn't be making lunch for a teenager.

So rude!
My kids are busting their butts dealing with all this craziness and I can’t be bothered to make lunch for the children I decide to have???? I get a lot of you are working and really need them to help, but you do not have to flame those of us who can do this to help our kids out right now. I am a SAHM with way less on my plate than others, so guess what- I make teens lunch, it’s my job. It also helps them eat as soon as lunch starts and have a few minutes for a real break. My kids do other chores around the house after their school day, so it’s not that I let them get away with not contributing.

13 year old DS cooks some, I make some - he only has 30min for lunch so I'm not going to tell him "suck it kid, you make your own damn food" Some of you people here…

Sunflower butter/jelly sandwiches
Yogurt + protein granola
chicken nuggets + sweet potato fries
egg sandwich + apple slices
leftovers from dinner the night before (a variety of things here)

My teens have been making a lot of rice, soups, eggs, tacos, and grilling. Not sure why they won’t just eat a sandwich, but they like to cook.

Anonymous wrote:I don't cook anything but dinner for kids who are teenagers, unless it's a special occasion. They can figure it out themselves.

For real. WTH, parents. You shouldn't be making lunch for a teenager.

I cook double the dinner I used to. Lunch can be leftovers and I might freeze some too, they can have another day.

I tried to also make sure we have high fat things-whole milk yogurt to mix with fruit, avocado or cheese to add to sandwiches, add some extra olive oil to vegetables given as as sides, peanut butter for sandwiches.

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Anonymous wrote:My 7 year old is making his own lunch, I think your kids should be taking on some of this work.

Nobody asked for your opinion about what our kids should or should not be doing. Mind your own business and do what is best for you and your family. How other people manage is their business.

+1

I posted that my teens generally make their own- however! They have nearly an hour for lunch. A friend’s kids only have 30 minutes, and they aren’t allowed to eat in “online class”...in that case I might help my teens with their lunches too, at least sometimes. I see the prospect of a tasty hot lunch as one of the pros about distance learning (but our schools lunches are not the best lol).

I don't feed them. They manage themselves. If they want specific items, they add it to the grocery list. This is their job, not mine.