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Tricky for families that don't have time to shop more than once a week.

by n4r9 2y ago

prmoustache 2y ago
Difficult to imagine unless all members of the family are working 2 jobs. Most people are not living barricaded at home. They are leaving home at least once a day to go to work, even those working from home will at least go outside once a day. Those that have small kids will leave house to accompany and/or pickup kids at primary school, or to their extrascolar activities. All these errands can be mutualized with getting some fresh food.
- n4r9 2y ago
  Maybe true for families with older kids. I currently work from home most days and we have an 11 month old baby. My typical schedule sees me working until 5:30pm, playing with the baby while the wife cooks until 6pm, eating dinner together until 6:30pm, bathing the baby getting it to bed around 7:30pm, then doing various housework, family admin tasks, or evening activities until 9pm before unwinding for an hour and going to bed to "sleep". The schedule is actually more pressured on days where I go to the office and don't get back until later. My wife does have the opportunity to go to the shop in the morning or afternoon, but it is very contingent on energy levels (sleep is rarely good), baby nap times (variable but better off being respected), baby activity classes etc... . Going to the shop itself can take longer as you may need to suddenly deal with a nappy change or tantrum. It's not reasonable to expect it to happen multiple times a week.
  - prmoustache 2y ago
    I used to enjoy going for a walk with my daughters in the babywrap when they were babies. Would run errands at the same time if needed. I think I can't count the kilometers I did walking with them strapped to me like that.
    - n4r9 2y ago
      We do have a baby carrier but to do that would effectively remove the 30m post-work playtime. And I'm not always feeling up to a decent walk with 12kg strapped to my chest after a rough night's sleep! So yes, technically doable but imo not worth the reduction to quality of life.

Tricky for families that don't have time to shop more than once a week.

by n4r9 2y ago

Tricky for families that don't have time to shop more than once a week.

Difficult to imagine unless all members of the family are working 2 jobs. Most people are not living barricaded at home. They are leaving home at least once a day to go to work, even those working from home will at least go outside once a day. Those that have small kids will leave house to accompany and/or pickup kids at primary school, or to their extrascolar activities. All these errands can be mutualized with getting some fresh food.

n4r9 2y ago
Maybe true for families with older kids. I currently work from home most days and we have an 11 month old baby. My typical schedule sees me working until 5:30pm, playing with the baby while the wife cooks until 6pm, eating dinner together until 6:30pm, bathing the baby getting it to bed around 7:30pm, then doing various housework, family admin tasks, or evening activities until 9pm before unwinding for an hour and going to bed to "sleep". The schedule is actually more pressured on days where I go to the office and don't get back until later. My wife does have the opportunity to go to the shop in the morning or afternoon, but it is very contingent on energy levels (sleep is rarely good), baby nap times (variable but better off being respected), baby activity classes etc... . Going to the shop itself can take longer as you may need to suddenly deal with a nappy change or tantrum. It's not reasonable to expect it to happen multiple times a week.
- prmoustache 2y ago
  I used to enjoy going for a walk with my daughters in the babywrap when they were babies. Would run errands at the same time if needed. I think I can't count the kilometers I did walking with them strapped to me like that.
  - n4r9 2y ago
    We do have a baby carrier but to do that would effectively remove the 30m post-work playtime. And I'm not always feeling up to a decent walk with 12kg strapped to my chest after a rough night's sleep! So yes, technically doable but imo not worth the reduction to quality of life.