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In my house growing up, when I asked the question, “Mom, what’s for dinner?” there was a good chance the answer would be one of two things…
- I.D.K. (interpret: “I don’t know”)
- Chicken something
We joked about this, and to be fair, my mom somehow always managed to pull together a tasty meal, even when she had no idea what that meal was going to be as of 4:30 in the afternoon. Now that I’m the mom in the house who is supposed to answer that dreaded question, I’ve found that the key for me is to not have to decide in the moment.
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