I'm embarrassed to say this, but
Posted By: sm2 on 2008-11-18
In Reply to: In relation to the grocery shopping post, let's talk eating out - Silly Girl
we usually eat out at least 3 if not 4 nights a week. Always eat out on Fridays and Saturdays and then usually Tuesday and Thursday nights.
I generally cook a large family meal on Sunday with enough leftovers to last through Monday. Tuesday night we either order in and Wednesdays we have "breakfast for dinner" -- my kids love that one. Thursdays we usually order in because it's TV night -- Our whole family watches Survivor together, then hubs and me watch Gray's Anatomy and another show that we've recorded from earlier in the week.
We usually eat out Friday nights because we go to get groceries (I don't know what for) at 1 of the local bars/restaurants. Saturday we're almost always on the go and usually eat somewhere nice -- Applebee's or Chili's or Olive Garden.
We've been living in town this past year, and I've noticed we do order in quite a bit more than we used to. When it was a 15-minute drive to town, I planned our meals ahead of time and usually only ordered once a week or once every 2 weeks and we only ate out on Saturdays. We seemed to have picked up these extra 2 nights of ordering in out of convenience (a nicer word than laziness).
Oh the cost -- I have 3 kids and a hubby. On the nights we order in, we spend about $25 to $30 (saving because of no drinks or appetizers). When we eat out, the bill is usually around $50. So altogether, I guess I spend about $155 a week on eating out -- WOW/YIKES! Thanks for making me realize that. I think it's time to cut it down to 1 night of ordering in and 1 night of eating out. 
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either postpartum depression or embarrassed/guilt
I have known people to withdraw due to feeling like people are going to make fun of their child, blaming themselves or postpartum depression. Is this their first child? Could be that she is just simply overwhelmed. What does her mother-in-law/mother think? Is she also pulling away from them?
Just let her know that you are there for her even if that means sending her a card.
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