Originally posted by Scrap
Please for god's sake, freakin cook the kid some real food. That's all he's really after. I can remember bein' 17 fresh outta the nest. At that pint... or a few it's all bout' comin home to some comfort food (GOOD OLE HOME COOKIN')!
Oh I do cook for him regularly.
What I am tryng do is getting him to cook something for himself other then Ramon noodles.
What I am trying to teach him and I emphasise with both my kids is self sufficiance. I dont want either of them to have to rely on anyone to do anything for them as at some point in their lives they are only going to have themselves to rely on because there isnt going to be anyone there to do everything for them.
At 17 he should be and is very capable of cooking for himself. But he doesnt because he knows mom or dad will do it for him.
Its a habit of his I am trying to break.
Thing is we havent gone food shopping yet and all the "easy" food he has already consumed.
Now if he wants something to eat he actually has to cook and not just boil water or throw it in a microwave for 2 minutes.
Rather then do that he would rather ask myself of his mom to cook something for him.
Often we will. but he needs to be able to and be willing to do for himself and I am not doing him any favors if I always do things for him instead of making him do for himself.
GREAT kid, No real complaints and I haveta admit I got REAL lucky when we had him.
I just want him to be able to do for himself.