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On 5/24/2018 1:10 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Thu, 24 May 2018 12:32:51 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
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>> On 5/24/2018 12:04 PM, wrote:
>>> On Thursday, May 24, 2018 at 10:37:32 AM UTC-5, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>>>
>>>> some people are so time committed that they don't have time to plan
>>>> what you are talking about. I know several couples, they travel
>>>> almost constantly with work, have 2-3 kids, a dog, a nanny a
>>>> housekeeper and lawn care person. They moved here from the big city
>>>> to live a more relaxed life style. I can't imagine what their life
>>>> was like before. They claim they are living a slower pace now.
>>>> Janet US
>>>>
>>>>
>>> They have a housekeeper, a nanny, and a lawn care person and still
>>> can't put a meal on the table????
>>>

>> Why didn't they hire a cook?!
>>
>> Jill

> Perhaps they wanted to do as much as they could. I don't understand
> the negative reaction to people like this. I simply explained why
> some people would use a meal service from time to time. I live in a
> community full of busy people like this who want to retain as much
> family time as they can without the intrusion of live in help.
> Janet US
>

They wanted to do as much as they could by hiring a housekeeper and a
nanny? Hands on. Sure. It sounds to me like s very posh lifestyle and
not like the parents want to be much involved with their children.

Ordering a meal kit won't make the family be any closer. It's a
marketing image.

Jill