Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evoloving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
I tried one for a couple of years, but it sat unused most of the time except for melting cheese for nachos. When my son began buying foods that were pre prepared, out of his own money, I got rid of it. He learned to cook, he enjoyed it when he was little, and I was afraid he would stop learning and making real meals from whole foods. He is a good cook now, and he loves to make big meals at least once a week. I work at home and have, since he was little, by renting a room and caring for the disabled person who I rent to, so I have always had the time to cook. I do not have a dishwasher either, I guess I am a stubborn luddite, as he said when he was 7 "maybe we're Amish". lol, no, we are not, but I am a blast from the past when it comes to avoiding a lot of "conveniences".
I love that your son learned to cook. You are a great parent changing the situation for a better lifestyle for your child. I don’t you microwave as much as many people do. Certainly don’t use it to cook. When I see people cooking in the microwave I think it’s more time consuming to keep opening stir and cook a bit, open door stit. Like melting chocolate for desserts. A double broiler is so much more efficient. I’m old school in many ways. I do love convenience like a dishwasher. I could live without the microwave if I had to.