My son is cooking meals this week
By @mayka123
@mayka123 (16555)
India
July 2, 2020 1:57am CST
Most Indian families do not encourage their sons to learn cooking. When I started to teach my son some basic kitchen skills like warming up his food when he was 12 years old my family was not too happy about that, But being a single parent and going to work I had no option. Am happy now when I am sick and have been advised bed rest he is able to manage all the cooking. He does not know to cook any non-vegetarian food but anyways doctor has asked me to be on a veg diet for now.
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@Alexandoy (65350)
• Cainta, Philippines
2 Jul 20
You remind me of my mother who taught my sisters and one brother in the kitchen. That brother was younger than I but he was in charge of the kitchen when my mother was not around.
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@mayka123 (16555)
• India
2 Jul 20
In our family when we were growing up the work was divided among all of us the duty of cooking was always on the eldest who was present at home. And since I was the youngest my turn never came!!!! I learnt to cook only after my kids were born. But am happy my kids like my cooking.
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@mayka123 (16555)
• India
2 Jul 20
@Alexandoy I am still not interested in cooking and always wait for someone to take over the work.
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@Alexandoy (65350)
• Cainta, Philippines
2 Jul 20
@mayka123 that is the standard - the eldest first down to the youngest. But the first 3 eldest children were not interested in the kitchen... I am the 3rd, waheehee.
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@zandi458 (28102)
• Malaysia
2 Jul 20
I'm glad you taught your son to cook. It may become his asset in future. My son is the house chef due to the fact that his wife of 6 yrs is 'allergic' to cooking. Allergic because she has no initiative to learn cooking. My son has never been cooking when he was with me but now call me every now and then for cooking guidance.
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@Letranknight2015 (51470)
• Philippines
2 Jul 20
Why would they care if you teach him to cook, they should be proud. I wished some one taught me how to cook when I was young, I only learned how to clean and laundry.
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@erictsuma (9727)
• Mombasa, Kenya
2 Jul 20
Me too I like cooking too, I learnt cooking skills when I was still a little boy just like your son
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@mayka123 (16555)
• India
15 Aug 20
@erictsuma I have never been too fond of chapatis and have always preferred rice or bread with my meals.
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@erictsuma (9727)
• Mombasa, Kenya
2 Jul 20
@mayka123 yes of course and I can also cook varieties of foods too including chapatis my favourite food
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@mayka123 (16555)
• India
2 Jul 20
I grew up in a family where everyone needed to know all the basics of house chores and cooking and got married in a family where it was believed that men should not be doing anything in the house. Luckily my husband loved to cook and my mother in law was not at all happy about him helping me.
@anil02 (24688)
• India
3 Jul 20
@mayka123 Time is changed so we must be change with time, I too like to help my wife in house chores. I am disable for last 25 years and I am not doing any offline job for 2 years. Most of mother in-laws have different attitude for daughter-in-law and daughter. Some old ladies never try to understand that time is changed. When a female can earn than why a male can't work house chores
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@JudyEv (323673)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Jul 20
I think all young people should be taught basic cooking skills. Boys won't always have someone around to look after them - and why should they not look after themselves? You are now reaping the benefit of your earlier work. I hope you recover quickly.
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@acelawrites (19274)
• Philippines
6 Jul 20
It is a great help for you that he knows how to cook. You made the right decision when you taught him how to do it.
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@Butterfingers (66594)
• India
2 Jul 20
That's very good and you did the right thing by letting him know about cooking at 12
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