sf wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Sat, 26 Dec 2015 11:15:06 -0600, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
> > Since your family is used to making different dishes for a meal
> > based on who eats what, it's a good thing to let her make something
> > she thinks she will like even if no one else is likely to to have
> > picked it.
>
> Yes! She can take on that responsibility at the very least. Plus,
> she can learn to grocery shop for herself with a set budget.

Smile, true but we have no reason to assume Julie's daughter doesnt
know shopping (at least to the level that Julie does).

My daughter DOES know shopping well. Julie's may as well. It's true
though that teaching true shopping habits and cost savings is a big bit
of why the current kids can't make ends meet.

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