My Lasagna Taught Me A Few Things Tonight

I baked a Stouffers lasagna for supper tonight, and when I opened the package, I learned three things about my kids that I did not know.

1.  Kids who have frequent family meals may be more likely to feel their parents are proud of them.

2.  Kids who have regular family dinners may get better grades.

3.  Teens who have regular family dinners may be more likely to confide in their parents.

So the next time I want my kids to know I am proud of them, I'm not going to tell them...I am going to cook for them.

The next time my kids are worried about an upcoming test, I'm not going to suggest they study...I'm going to cook for them

And finally, when I feel like my kids are hiding something from me, instead of talking with them...you guessed it, I'm going to cook for them.

Thanks for the parental advice, Stouffers.  When my kids flunk out of school because I never told them to study and they lie to me because I didn't ask if they were hiding things from me...I am going to send them to you for a job!  Maybe they can write some words of wisdom to go on your Lean Cuisines.

Maybe something like...Women who prepare frequent Lean Cuisine meals may lose weight...but probably not because they are stress eating because their kids lives were ruined by a package of lasagna.