For the families out there, does dad cook for the family as often as mom does? We're emerging out of that age where the woman has to play the homemaker role in the family, and do the chores, cooking, etc. I know it is fair for the family and the spouse if the man is working and bringing the bacon and in return the woman is making dinner and doing the laundry, etc.
But I also find it very hard to believe that the man in the house does not cook at all or says he doesn't know how. Shouldn't they know how to take care of themselves? What happens if the woman becomes handicapped or incapable of cooking/taking care of the family? Or if the man divorces and leaves his wife?
I'm asking this because my mom has started going out of town a lot for business and my dad just CAN NOT handle cooking for us and doing domestic chores such as laundry, taking us to school, etc. He even gets SO unbelievably stressed out going to the super market to shop! Whenever he goes he HAS to bring me along to help him shop for food and complains and is grumpy the whole way. His job is relatively low-stress compared to the parents' jobs of my friends, and although he is on call maybe once or twice a month, he has weekends off and the typical 9-5 hours, which is not so much as people I know who work weekends and come home at ten.
My sister and I do the best we can (we're in high school) to cook for him too but sometimes when we're overloaded with homework and other activities we ask for him to take over. It's very hard on us as he takes out his frustrations and stress on us many times throughout the day by yelling and degrading us with words. I'm extremely frustrated; I feel as though if he's complaining so much about cooking for us, then we could live on cereal until my mom comes back. But he insists on cooking, yet at the same time makes it very difficult for everyone. Opinions?
But I also find it very hard to believe that the man in the house does not cook at all or says he doesn't know how. Shouldn't they know how to take care of themselves? What happens if the woman becomes handicapped or incapable of cooking/taking care of the family? Or if the man divorces and leaves his wife?
I'm asking this because my mom has started going out of town a lot for business and my dad just CAN NOT handle cooking for us and doing domestic chores such as laundry, taking us to school, etc. He even gets SO unbelievably stressed out going to the super market to shop! Whenever he goes he HAS to bring me along to help him shop for food and complains and is grumpy the whole way. His job is relatively low-stress compared to the parents' jobs of my friends, and although he is on call maybe once or twice a month, he has weekends off and the typical 9-5 hours, which is not so much as people I know who work weekends and come home at ten.
My sister and I do the best we can (we're in high school) to cook for him too but sometimes when we're overloaded with homework and other activities we ask for him to take over. It's very hard on us as he takes out his frustrations and stress on us many times throughout the day by yelling and degrading us with words. I'm extremely frustrated; I feel as though if he's complaining so much about cooking for us, then we could live on cereal until my mom comes back. But he insists on cooking, yet at the same time makes it very difficult for everyone. Opinions?