The people who have created that liberal society all have servants to cook their food.
Is this going to turn into “the government has to feed kids dinner, too” or “government provides frozen, prepared healthy dinners with SNAP”?
Look there is just something about cooking which is overall, more feminine.
Sure there are (tons) of exceptions, and some guys are truly excellent cooks.
But basically it is just something which women are better at, and that is that.
Period.
And frankly, they seem to enjoy it.
What in the world is it with liberals, always trying to screw up the world.
Women are better cooks.
Truthfully, cooking and cleaning do take it out of you. However, splitting the chores creates its own problems, unless tasks are semi-permanent.
That is, for example, the husband cooks the meals all the time, and the wife does the laundry all the time. With other divisions for other labors. And yes, though they don’t like it one bit, children must participate in both routine chores and picking up the slack when one or the other parent is unavailable.
One of the biggest tasks, floor cleaning, is finally starting to be conquered and transcended with robots, which are getting quite good, even if they still tend to be noisy. And because they can clean floors a lot, they make the home feel cleaner than just infrequent cleanings can do.
Ooooo pet peeve time!
I love to cook but not for other people.
Whether you work or not, why spend your time making home-cooked meals for picky eaters who never all want to eat the same thing anyway and usually just give you grief in one way or another with their complaints, special requests, petulant silence, wasted food, etc? They never offer to meal plan, shop, prepare the food but are quick to tell you what you ‘should have cooked’ instead.
When I was growing up you ate what was put before you and you were grateful for it. You never asked for your food to be cooked differently or to have something else besides what was being served. I never saw that behavior at any of my friends’ homes either.
That is not the case in today’s world where everyone is ‘special’.
Put a gallon can of beans and a can opener on the table and take yourself out to eat. Done.
Things are different today,
I hear every mother say.
I saw something about this the other day and snorted, smirked, and rolled my eyes. Talk about making a mountain out of a mole hill. I am considered a “cook” amongst friends and probably spend significantly less time on food prep than they do. 1. Everyone needs to learn how to use a knife properly. This goes a long way. 2. Learn to use freezers, crock pots and the concept of the double recipe. 3. Not every meal needs to be a unique, five star experience, just nutritious. It’s OK to serve the same thing twice in one week (heck with the right 3 year old you might as well serve the same thing every night),sandwiches and soup or omlettes with the remnants of vegetable dishes in the fridge. Oops. I just shared my meal plan for the week.
The next headline you’ll be seeing soon is...
“Study finds that child birth disproportionately burdens mothers”
And it’ll be used as an excuse for more abortion, birth control and the like.
That is correct. I just make sure there is something ready around 6 PM, but I have only one out of 3 kids that a) is ready to eat at 6 and b) turns up his nose at nothing.
So, once they are teens, the idea of sitting around the table discussing your day gets more difficult, with games starting at 5:30 and programs at school in the evenings and fathers whining about being the sole breadwinner, it gets to be a challenge.
Wife and mom used to be honored positions in our society. Respected, too. After all, who knew best how to feed kids other than moms? (Maybe some dads, too)
It was also OK to be feminine.
Even after starting to work full-time, opposite shift from my husband, I am still cooking meals.
For one thing, who can afford to eat out all the time!
Finally ... about the single mom in teh original story ... honey, if you are making minimum wage, ‘fess up. You are also getting food stamps, Medicare and housing assistance. And probably free tuition.
At least, that’s how it is in the real world, not the fantasy world of some study.