Complications
The past six weeks have brought many changes with them, not least summer holidays.
As a dual parent working household, the summer was always a chance to enjoy “normal working hours” and my son was safely amused at the child minder’s. He had company and care. A real break from school, but also from home.
When he stopped going to the child minder’s as he left primary school, that disappeared. The first couple of weeks, we try to take the time off but after that, he is effectively on his own. My husband works from home, so he does have company for lunch.
At least, that’s the impression we get. He is a gamer, so he has the world at his finger tips, certainly all his friends. Skype (or other voice/video comms service) on one device, games on another.
At 14, he goes out to get some food for lunch (enforced break from games and, hopefully, some useful life lessons) and this year he has moved away from simple meals on to ones with either some vegetables or rice or pasta or potatoes which he cooks from scratch.
We discuss meal options in the evening for the next day. We discuss measurements for the main starch (i.e. how much from the bag of rice or pasta makes a portion).
Of course, this was put to good use as number one son headed out on his trial Duke of Edinburgh award. My son is aware that if you are putting peas with your rice, you don’t need a full 50g of rice, you can just have 40-45g and still be happy with your meal. We had progressed as far as fresh carrots before school started again.
Useful tips for him once he leaves home. May be next year, he can help with the preparation of tea in the evening one day a week or fortnight. Spaghetti anyone?
Posted: September 12th, 2015 under 42.