For some reason, this made me think of a funny kids'/YA book from the 80s called The Great Skinner Strike by Stephanie S. Tolan, in which the mother of the family goes on strike. You might get a laugh out of it, anyway.
You should just tell them they can go hunt and grab from the fridge.
Seriously, everyone in your household is old enough to understand the concept of a healthy diet. And a certain amout of cooking. And at least know how to not starve if you go "f-you I'm tired of this sh!t pickyness."
I know my mother would have just looked at the lot of them and went, "Get stuffed, I'm fixing a healthy meal and if you don't want to eat it, suck it up or go hungry."
There's also a discussion of this in today's New York Times.
As a single, self-employed Mom of two boys, I can assure your efforts would be appreciated.
But if I was local, I'd take you out for a drink, so we could come up with dinner concoctions that a would scare the bejeebies out of vegans, meat eaters, vegetarians, and anyone else we can think of *grin.*
None of this is intended as advice! I just wondered what all do you want out of a family meal and how can you get that without you being the cook for say, a month, to regroup.
You know, I stopped cooking a while ago. Remember my Misadventures in the Kitchen series? I just got to where I felt like nobody (meaning S) cared. He was just as happy eating whatever fast-food crap or troll food he could throw together. If it didn't make any difference, why should I put myself through all the angst and then have to wash a pile of dishes?
all of the food you make sounds delicious and healthy, and by god I wish my family would buy healthy ingredients for me to cook instead of insisting on fast food half the time. come cook for me! i will eat every meal!
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Date: 2007-10-11 12:25 am (UTC)I go through that just about every day with my group.
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Date: 2007-10-11 01:28 am (UTC)P.
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Date: 2007-10-11 02:33 am (UTC)*hugs*
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I so don't understand
Date: 2007-10-11 04:27 am (UTC)You should just tell them they can go hunt and grab from the fridge.
Seriously, everyone in your household is old enough to understand the concept of a healthy diet. And a certain amout of cooking. And at least know how to not starve if you go "f-you I'm tired of this sh!t pickyness."
I know my mother would have just looked at the lot of them and went, "Get stuffed, I'm fixing a healthy meal and if you don't want to eat it, suck it up or go hungry."
There's also a discussion of this in today's New York Times.
Just my 2ยข
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Date: 2007-10-11 09:46 am (UTC)As a single, self-employed Mom of two boys, I can assure your efforts would be appreciated.
But if I was local, I'd take you out for a drink, so we could come up with dinner concoctions that a would scare the bejeebies out of vegans, meat eaters, vegetarians, and anyone else we can think of *grin.*
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Date: 2007-10-11 12:36 pm (UTC)Strike! Strike! Strike!
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Date: 2007-10-11 05:40 pm (UTC)Ingrates, the LOT OF THEM.
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Date: 2007-10-13 02:35 am (UTC)I've heard that fast food coupon books make great birthday and Christmas presents.
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Date: 2007-10-18 06:30 pm (UTC)come cook for me! i will eat every meal!