Our kids are all teenagers and it is our job to get them ready for the real world. Looking at Facebook, other social media and hearing conversations of teenagers it would seem that very few are ready for the world.
Back in the day I lived on a farm and didn’t realize initially that stuff I thought was fun as a kid like cutting grass, riding hay wagons and stacking hay was actually work. Then I started to get paid for it and thought ” This is a good deal.” I get to drive a tractor and get paid for it. It was cool that because the other guys were stronger and could stack hay better so I got to drive. That eventually changed but it was still ok. And yes I did have to walk a quarter of a mile to catch the bus and, as I showed my wife on our trip there last year, it was uphill both ways.
It’s time to introduce cooking games for girls which is our latest plan to help our “adults in kids bodies”. They each get a different day of the week to make supper. This includes making a shopping list on the weekend so they have what they need. We handed out the cookbooks on the weekend and said: “Let’s go”. Tonight is the first meal. I was already asked, “If it’s horrible to do we still have to eat it?”. That would be a Yes because that’s what’s for supper and they will have to eat yours too.
I will be providing support to make sure we still have a house to eat supper in and not spending time in the emergency room.
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Stay tuned and Play Safe.
Ken
Day 1- Garlic Pasta. Thumbs up. Great taste.