posted November 04, 2007 10:38 AM              

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No I am not cooking my kids LOL

I was wondering if you guys see anything on my 10 yr old chart as far as being a good cook, ever since he was little he has always had a fascination for playing with my kitchen tools; he is also always asking me to let him cook, but I don't , well yesterday he surprised me with "breakfast in bed", he took it upon himself to make me an omelette, now I have never taught him to make this but it turned out perfect, he made me an egg/mushroom/cheese omelette; prefectly, didn't break or anything.
I did know he was making it because when I heard him in the kitchen from my room I got up and went to check and he was sad I woke up because he wanted to surprise me, but I then left him and went back to bed and prayed for the best, although someting inside me told me it was ok and not to worry...

So, anyway, is there anything on his chart about this? I am wondering because if this is the case maybe I should look into some type of classes for him.
Thank you

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posted November 04, 2007 11:54 AM            

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I don't know if anything in his chart signifies that (probably his Cardinal initiation), but I was also cooking young. You should include him in on cooking. One of the first things I learned how to cook was eggs.

The great thing about having a cooking son is that later when he's in high school and he comes home starving after his sports practice, you can tell him to prepare his own snack.

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posted November 04, 2007 01:25 PM              

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uh, can we say Cancer moon... LOL!
Yes, I completely agree, you should include him on cooking!

My eldest son could out cook most adults by the age of 11 or 12. My middle son, now age 5 is comfortable preparing several complete meals (Cancer Moon like yours) my daughter almost 4 years old now is very interested in cooking. Obviously you work with them, and beside them, and be sure to make the environment as safe as possible. Example: while really young teach them from a plug in wok style pan set up at the diningroom table where they can sit in a chair comfortably without getting burnt, with all the items needed ready at hand, etc.
I thought this was a natural part family...
I learned this way, my brother learned this way. My parents both learned this way.
Here's a good way to think about it. "Families that play together, stay together" Cooking is like playing when you are sharing the time with your little ones.

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posted November 04, 2007 01:37 PM              

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That is very good advice YFIS, but remember there is only one of me and a lot of other things that have to be done besides work.
I can not be there with him everytime he wants to cook simply because he adds to the minutes of my day and those are limited if I don't want to loose "myself" in teh process, every once in a while yes, but what I had in mind was something a bit more intensive than "every once in a while".

But , thank you

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posted November 04, 2007 07:53 PM            

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Do weenies count? LOL. My mother worked. Me and my brother were left to fend for ourselves in the summer and after school and one of the things we loved was weenies roasted over the flame on the stove. They're really good when they burn a little bit with lots of mayonnaise on a foldover. The grease would flame up like crazy but nothing more than that. I know you probably cringe at two kids doing that. Other than that, we just heated soup or ranch style beans. There were no microwaves back then. We didn't have cell phones, helmets for our bikes or little things covering the outlets. I don't know how we made it like that song says.lol. I didn't learn to cook for real til I was 11. I watched my mother when she came home from work and I had a sister who was a cancer who taught me the basics. It was never anything fancy just Americana. The only thing she ever did for me in my life, but it's served me well. I'm a very good cook and very resourceful I might add. I can do it on a shoestring.

I think it's great that your son likes to cook. I would definitely encourage it and make available what he needs. I wouldn't worry too much about him long as you have good homeowners'.lol. Just make the battery is fresh in the smoke detector, and be sure he knows what to do if there's a fire, what's flammable, etc.

It makes such a difference to have a home cooked meal to share with your family. I think things would be better if people still ate together like we did, even if they did make us eat beets all the time.

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posted November 04, 2007 09:13 PM            

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a cancer moon and taurus on the 4th---4 sure!

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