Posts by truffle_muffle

I have been making Ratatouille for my mom since she was diagnosed, it's alright it's not too complex. I've taken culinary classes so I guess I'll try anything. The complexity isn't a problem just the time it takes to make it once I start school. Thanks for the suggestions guys!I really appreciate it.

Thanks so much! You have some great ideas there, ill definently try out thr salsa over a salad made with egg whites and chicken on top. I can make so many thing out of the cabbage suggestion. Carrots are allowed, ill try out the soup and once I can walk i'll go to trader joe's. We usually do some of our grocery shopping there.

I agree with watergirl, even though your mother refuses to go grocery shopping you have to recognize her as a falable human being. We all make mistakes and it's unfortunate that sometimes the child in the family receives some backlash. There are many people out there now, espesially in this economy that share the pain of a cracked household whether it's brought on by financial integrity, or sheer incompatibility.

I'm also 16 years old and in a similiar situation but I happen to have the worst luck, ergo my broken heel bone which has stuck me indoors for the entire summer. My dad is pretty much like yours, stuck in an indefinite mid-life crisis. He comes home from work and sleeps. But he does work hard, a 8-5 job which he despises but continues every day to support our family. My mom was also diagnosed with cancer last summer which devasted our family. The chemo left her tired and weak, and her newfound diet still proves itself extremely limited. (she is allowed to eat only about 15 different foods). She still works a 9-6 job despite all of those things.

 So here we are stuck at home, cleaning,cooking, counting our intake, and watching everything go by.

We have to remember that sometimes we have to take care of what our parents built. My mother simply does not have the strenght to the grocery store sometimes, and it took her 4 months to take me shopping because of my 40 pound weight loss. So whenever I'm upset because this is happening to me, because I'm angry at life, angry at everything, I think to myself: this shouldn't happen to anyone, but I'll take it, and try to make things better.

Good luck =]