Stop! Do Not Cook Today!

Generally cooking is a last resort for me Angel. I rate it right up there with jumping out of a perfectly good airplane. Actually, I can cook somewhat, but we keep stuff around, especially like ramen noodles, or the makings for sandwiches, so that if someone is hungry or wants a midnight snack, cooking is not necessary. My tuna salad takes about 2 seconds, tuna/bowl, add mayo, stir, stir, put on bread, eat. I ain't giving those poor fishes the chance to get away even if they are in the can.

Well honey Congratulations - I remember you telling me that your sons were good at this and it seems you are right! lol I know you will worry and that you care very deeply about what happens! Do let me know how things are going won't you angel? As for not cooking - I think I would have decided on getting take away rather that spending 4 hours in the kitchen in the middle of the night! lol As it happens David has just gone out for Pizza - yummy! lol xxx

If I don't feel like cooking, I let my daughter know it. She will then fix herself AND me pb&j sandwiches or bowls of cereal. Since she's mastered the art of making boxed mac n cheese in the micro, we tend to eat that alot. lol Can you tell I hate cooking?

I love going out to eat so I don't have to cook. I've also trained my hubby and 15 year old son to cook, so often they are the ones doing the cooking for me :)

You are the strong hold of your family; don't forget that and from what you said you carry alot of weight. Look don't be upset about another little one coming cause you will love it just the same. Just do as you have always done be the strong hold that it sounds like you are. As for the cooking thing; Just don't cook! Find something simple that you can through together if you have too and that's it. Tuna, Chick in a can is good for making quick chicken salad. Then if you really don't want to cook; order out and have someone pick it up for you on there way home or over to the house. If you don't want to cook who is going to get upset about that? You need a break sometime too you know.

I just plain and simple don't do it. I order a pizza. If I was broke and needed to eat something at home. I would bake one of those freezer lasagnas or a casserole and then put it in the fridge, heat it up the next day. I love to cook so I generally don't avoid it unless I'm really exhausted... Hey Angel, your uterus isn't about to fall out like Michelle Duggar's is it? Or maybe your son's wives??? :)

that was a lot of time spent on that pasta and sandwiches..if im planning of not cooking i always order by phone and deliver it to our house ..

Well, I don't think I'd trade a free meal for my peace of mind! LOL Really, though, maybe you live too close to your children and grandchildren. If there were a couple hours trip between you and them the visits would be periodic and brief and not a "responsibility". I only get to see my grandkids two or three times a year. Some are in another country and some another state.

um, congratulations on the new blessing? and hey, they are married! in this age that is something to be satisfied with, no? Financial situations can change - but this precious child will not be conceived again. anyhow, to the question. We were out of state last month and not pulling through town till awful late at night, starting out at 5:30 in the morning, I was not about to cook dinner.... just did not feel like it. So, as we passed a sonic I remember someone on here saying how much they loved sonic chili dogs (I think it was twoey) sonic had a sign up for 99cent coneys so I made the snap decision, much to my beloved's dismay, to grab most of us one of those and for the child who can not eat fats I bought a grilled chicken sandwich with no cheese or sauce. we ate them when we got home and half hour later everyone is moaning how hungry they are.... I end up cooking anyhow. *growl*

I NEVER cook! It's not that I can't, but I just don't like to and I do live alone, so it's no big deal. I stopped cooking when my kids were teens and stopped eating what I WAS cooking. I do eat out quite a bit and I do pay for whatever kid is with me when I do eat out with them. I do eat out by myself quite a bit, too. And your kids sound like mine. I have 4 children and I have 9 grandchildren and one more on the way......I have one who is 12, lost one who would have been 5 and the others are all 4 and under........and my oldest daughter is pregnant and due in Aug!!!!!!!

we;ll congrats on the new grandkids. In this day and age no one is ever financially stable. LOL!! and with the rising cost of gas those that were might not be. We take what life throws at us. LOL!!! But I when I don't want to cook I order out I let the phone do the cooking LOL!! Have a nice one. and good luck with the new and upcoming grand kids.

By the end of this summer my father will have 14 grandchildren so I can relate to your mood. But when I say I am NOT cooking everyone knows I mean it. It is fend for yourself. You either eat leftovers that you warm up on your own or you break open your piggy banks and pool your allowances to order a pizza. Even my honey knows he has to feed my avatar because I am officially on strike when I say I am not cooking!

I padlock my freezer, open the fridge door and let the dog have at it, and used the canned goods for target practice. It's a gift being able to just sublimate my frustration by turning over the responsibility to my dog! LOL

Sorry can't help you on this one. I love to cook. About the only time i don't cook is when i am in serious pain and can't stand up long enough to get it done, then i just tell everybody to get a hotdog or cook for themselves.

Ross had his girlfriend here last night , I didn't want to cook as I don't really know her likes and dislikes so my lovely OH suggested going to our local Brewer's Fayre , they do lovely meals and special offers of 2 meals for £9 before 6:30 , so that was a nice way to not cook and no dishes for my OH lol , xxxx

WOw a diner with surprise :) COngratulations by the way. I know you are not completely thrilled with the idea but it will all work out. I know how complicated it can be specially when the kids - parents to be - are not completely safe financially. One of the teachers - and a great friend - in my school has been spending more with her daughter and the new baby than on herself lately. I sometimes don't feel like cooking either. If I"m lucky I get one of them to cook for that day, but more often than not I still have to end up doing something LOL

Hello Angel!:-) I saw this discussion before but I was confused as to whether this discussion is about cooking, when one doesn't feel like cooking, or is it about a 'fried brain' over the news of yet another grandchild when their parents can't take care of them, themselves, LOL! When I don't feel like cooking, I just have salad or quick tuna sandwich or cake, cereals etc and sometimes even nothing when I don't feel like eating. I understand your frustration. As a general rule, it's parent's responsibility to take care of their own children. Occasional or partial babysitting is another thing though, especially when it is with willingness and choice. My mother-in-law often takes care of our child especially now that my wife is on a hectic house job. The purpose is not to earn at this point, we are well already, but It's required for her specialization exams. And, had it been possible for her to do it here in France, I would never have allowed to burden his grandmother. Still, when my wife is not on 30 hours work day, she herself takes charge of our son. I have read that you have worked it out somehow. Congratulations, Angel, on having another grandchild. Though we may argue with his/her parents, it is for sure a new blessing and a new life. I would wish that he/she will prove to be a blessing.

Wow! I feel guilty asking grandma to watch my kids once a month or so! Yes, it's great when parents can help their kids out with the grandkids, but at some point they need to take responsibility and hire a babysitter or daycare. After one evening with my 2 kids my mother-in-law is wiped out! I dont even leave both kids at once with my mom - it's too much for her. I cant imagine asking them to watch my kids 8 hours a day. As for not cooking -- cereal, sandwiches, or leftovers.

Dear Angel..wow i'm hungry just hearing about your food..pasta tomato salad and tuna sand. yummy and now I've got to eat..LOL..does this show you what i'd go through not to cook since I'm heading over to your place..LOL...I have alot of grandbabies too so i'll help you with yours..the more the merrier..my last 3 are 2 1/2,..9 months and 7 months..so i have rabbit children also..but i have 5 kids and only 5 grandbabes..so i know it will grow even more.. When's din din?

Working 2 jobs and being a volunteer firefighter I hardly have time to cook. Thank God for resturants.