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Originally Posted by abaya
Huh, I was just thinking about what people eat for dinner, when I was washing the dishes today--was wondering if people tend to eat more nutritious dinners after having kids? Because ktspktsp and I skate by on meals that I would probably never feed our future children, but for some reason it's good enough for me. Go figure. I mean, when we weren't living together, I would occasionally eat cereal for dinner. Yeah.
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Well, personally I can recognize in myself the fact that I use feeding people as a way to show love - I get a high out of cooking for my family and friends, and feeding them good food. When cooking just for myself, sure, sometimes I'll go out of my way and make something especially good, just because I enjoy the process of cooking, and like to eat yummy food. But other times I'll just have whatever's handy, because I don't want to take the time to make something elaborate.
The 'feeding people as a sign of affection' thing can be a bad thing sometimes, too...my wife, like a lot of people, will eat to deal with stress. Brownies or chocolate chip cookies when the kids have been a pain that day...
But, now she's trying to watch her weight, so I try to show my affection and support by cooking *healthy* food for her.