Reply to Beach house extended family vacation- why do women spend 80% of their time in the kitchen?

Forum Index » Family Relationships

Reply to "Beach house extended family vacation- why do women spend 80% of their time in the kitchen?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow, very few folks are recognizing OP’s point - women have been conditioned to cook and clean and they have internally that they enjoy it. Dads generally feel free to hang out except if they feel like playing with the grill occasionally. Patriarchy is alive and well in this country. [/quote]

My dad doesn’t just grill. He makes pancake breakfasts, and also loves making old-fashioned casseroles because my mom doesn’t like them/doesn’t make them. So we would always get excited when dad was making a big tuna casserole or turkey tetrazzini.

My husband makes pies, including his own pie crusts. He’s so particular about them that he has three special ceramic pie pans from his grandmother that are among his most prized possessions.

I have an uncle who makes his own pasta, and even does so now that he has Parkinson’s.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but lots of people love to cook. Which is why there are food sections in the newspaper, countless food and wine magazines, entire sections of the library dedicated to food and cooking, entire TV networks and shows dedicated to food, not to mention Williams Sonoma, Eataly, etc. Are you blind, deaf and dumb that you don’t get that love of cooking is real, is universal in every culture, and is a multi-billion dollar industry? It’s not just grandma in the kitchen, sweetie.[/quote]

Oh for f**ks sake, are you really trying to say that because your husband makes pies, that means women aren't carrying most of the load for cooking in American society?

Does your uncle who makes the pasta prepare dinner M-F? Or is he the guy who gets to swoop in and make pasta once a month and everyone oohs and aahs, while ignoring the grind of daily cooking that someone else - who you didn't mention - is preparing?[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics