A brief meta conversation with a teen about conversations with a teen

We're maturing in our communication and our teen.

“I’m checking in to see if this is helpful or not.”

Our teen thought for a minute before replying.

“Yeah, it is. I mean sometimes I find it annoying but if you hadn’t asked those questions about my plan for tomorrow I don’t know when I would have realized I would need to pack a lunch. Maybe not until it was too late.”

“Well… some people may prefer to have that be the way they figure that out.”

“That’s valid but then I’d be hungry so I’d rather you still check in with me.”

“And when you seem annoyed about it?”