(12-04-2020, 10:19 AM)Scarlette Wrote: Oh I would not want to have to cook, can you decided on pizza on your night to cook? I'm not a fan of cleaning up either but the cooking part? I don't like to touch raw meat. I know....need to get over myself.
How old was your daughter when she started to do the cooking every other night?
Are you and your daughter more like friends now or are you still mom?
Learning to cook is not that difficult. If you can read a recipe, you can cook. It's a life skill that everybody needs. By cooking I do not mean putting a frozen meal in the microwave.
Cleaning has got to be done no matter what, especially around food.
It's simple, wash your hands before and after touching raw meat, especially poultry.
Amy was 13 and taking home ec in school and asked if she could cook a meal. I said sure and she did. It was very good. For a while she cooked a meal once in a while when she wanted to cook, but eventually we started to just split it. I think she was about 15 by then and said that she'd rather cook than clean up when I cooked. She likes to cook and has tried some very adventurous dishes.
Amy chose to stay at home for her first university degree. I am still her mom first, but she's mature enough now that we rarely clash over things. We are friendly and get along well. Our relationship is very cooperative. She really grew up between 17 and 18, like a switch had been thrown.