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It’s good to have a purpose in life.
Kenwood Chef Ad circa 1961.
Just like in countless other households, I do most of the everyday cooking while my husband is in charge of the occasional “special cooking projects,” those that involve using EVERY SINGLE ITEM in the kitchen and leaving a huge mess behind. So in this respect, we do adhere to traditional gender roles.
Who does the cooking in YOUR household?
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Michelle responds:
Posted: August 5th, 2008 at 9:18 pm →
Isn’t that the truth??? Happy ww.mine is up
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nottryingforaboy responds:
Posted: August 5th, 2008 at 9:21 pm →
I’d say I cook dinner about 4-5 times a week. One night we might order out, and another LushMan will cook. Weekday mornings, he thinks his specialty is making pancakes and the girls do enjoy it, but I’m so not a fan of them. I prefer to cook because I’m just plain better at it.
LifeatTheCircus responds:
Posted: August 5th, 2008 at 9:22 pm →
LOL! Very cute! Can’t imagine opening the Sunday paper today and finding an ad like that!
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Davina responds:
Posted: August 5th, 2008 at 9:24 pm →
We have a very unique relationship. We only see each other on weekends and most times cook our own meals and often eat separately too. I know; it’s kinda werid. But I am on a gluten-free diet and cannot eat most of what he chooses to eat. Secondly he prefers to eat later in the evening and I don’t choose to wait. Once in a while we cook together, (mostly for special occasions) and share a meal.
I LOVE to cook as a rule, but am going through a non-cooking phase. I’ve always hoped I would marry a chef
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Scott McIntyre responds:
Posted: August 5th, 2008 at 9:27 pm →
… and doesn’t 70′s lady look delighted?!
Some men are Gordon Ramsay-esque in the kitchen, while others burn water. Some women have brilliant culinary skills, while others can’t boil an egg.
My guess is that any household that wants fine dining should appoint the best cook for the job- and give him/ her a few nights off now and again
Tammy and Parker responds:
Posted: August 5th, 2008 at 9:32 pm →
Unfortunately this same sentiment came along with my husband. I wonder if the Kenwood cleans up after itself too……
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Bamboo Forest responds:
Posted: August 5th, 2008 at 9:45 pm →
Who should cook? Whoever has the time to do so. If the wife is working and the husband is around then the man should cook. Likewise vice versa.
I think it often comes down to an availability issue. Though, each couple must figure this out for *themselves*. The rules are made by the couple and what they want.
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Writer Dad responds:
Posted: August 5th, 2008 at 9:56 pm →
Vered,
Have you ever heard the song by Mary Chapin Carpenter, “He thinks he’ll keep her?” It may not be about that ad, but it’s about another one just like it.
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Robin responds:
Posted: August 5th, 2008 at 10:07 pm →
I’m the cook in our house, and Frank does a lot of the dishes.
When we got together 6 years ago, Frank had come from a background of not being interested or involved with anything to do with the kitchen or eating – the total opposite of me. One trick I have used which has worked – he used to me a fitter, and loves knives and tools. So it is his job to cut up the garlic (which we have in almost every meal) and any chillies we have – this has become a meal-time ritual! (while we burn incense and listen to music – mainly Robert Plant, lately).
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TwoBarkingDogs responds:
Posted: August 5th, 2008 at 10:08 pm →
What a hoot!
Pls come by my blog and check out the WW
and take the poll to vote for what peach recipe I’m making on Sunday.
Enjoy!!
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Angie responds:
Posted: August 5th, 2008 at 10:14 pm →
Aren’t old ads a kick? That is too funny (in a sad sort of way.)
Have a great day!!!
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Ann at One Bag Nation responds:
Posted: August 5th, 2008 at 10:17 pm →
I’m the primary cook, though my husband does all the grilling. I think he’d like to cook more, but since I’m home more, and doing the meal planning and shopping, it isn’t too practical or easy right now.
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Barbara Swafford responds:
Posted: August 5th, 2008 at 10:42 pm →
Hi Vered,
I’m the cook. Hubby is the guinea pig.
I actually love to cook and try new recipes. With me working in our home office our setup works great.
Another great find for your WW.
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Jill responds:
Posted: August 5th, 2008 at 10:44 pm →
Come on, I don’t think Ido is that bad when he cooks!
Joel Falconer responds:
Posted: August 5th, 2008 at 11:02 pm →
I usually cook at home, partially because I enjoy, partially because I’m better at it, and also because I like to let Isabelle off her feet at night. Lately though she’s been cooking more since I’m doing 14 hour days every day of the week… and she works 14 hours a fortnight.
It’s a good thing though, since if one person does all the cooking for years on end it tends to be the same dishes repeated after a while.
CK Go Places responds:
Posted: August 5th, 2008 at 11:24 pm →
That’s a cool ad. Happy WW!
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Randall responds:
Posted: August 5th, 2008 at 11:33 pm →
And people say we haven’t made any social progress. Just look at how much better our kitchen appliances are. (Just kidding).
Max Forlani responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 12:37 am →
Hi Vered,
At the Forlani’s, my wife is usually in charge of the cooking during the week, but starting Friday I conquer the kitchen. Since we have different origins, I wanted to include some of my hometown cooking. But that’s not the only reasons. I also love cooking, as long as I’m not pressed for time.
One more small note, I’m a bit different than the typical male I guess: before the dish is ready, the kitchen is back in its original state. Yep, you read that correct. My wife’s kitchen needs a lot more cleaning up after dinner.
Cheers,
Max
Blue Sunrise Photography responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 12:57 am →
I love the old adds like that. Also the ones about medications too, always good for a laugh.
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Busymama Karen responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 1:05 am →
Sad but true.
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Kelly@SHE-POWER responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 1:22 am →
I’m so glad that ad cleared my life purpose up for me. I was confused, thinking it might involve something more meaningful than ironing, washing, cooking and rearing children. Silly me.
I do the cooking weekdays and MusicMan cuts loose with all the saucepans and crockery Saturday and Sunday. Oh, and somehow he empties the drawers of most utensils too. I really don’t know how he does it.
Kelly
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Evelyn Lim responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 2:05 am →
I used to do the cooking until I could not cope any more. So I have a live-in helper that assists me in the household chores, plus cooking. I have to teach her everything I know as she is from a different country and we tend to eat meals beyond asian dishes a few times a week. If you ever come to Singapore for a holiday, I’d be happy to invite you over for a meal. Let me know
Evelyn
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Rebecca responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 2:45 am →
My husband does the cooking in our household.
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Gina responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 3:03 am →
I agree
Richard responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 3:17 am →
Oh man, I got a good chuckle out of that. Happy WW!
Kelly responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 4:50 am →
Funny add. See I am taking it as a joke.
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Shelley responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 5:19 am →
My hubby can make scrambled eggs, hamburger helper (blech!), and steak. When I was pregnant with my 3rd baby, he tried to make me a salad. I got food poisoning.
I think I’ll stick to the cooking for myself!!!
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strider responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 5:41 am →
Amazing! Was that really the mentality back then in 1961?
Happy WW!
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Miranda responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 5:44 am →
My husband does most of the cooking. I only cook every now and again. Mainly because he loves to cook and experiment and I can usually think of about a dozen things I’d rather be doing.
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Laurie | Express Yourself to Success responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 6:00 am →
I spent about 10 years with a man that could cook so well we hardly ever went out to eat – his cooking was better than most restaurant chefs. I can cook, but it’s “regular” and nothing special. However, I have mastered frying a really good egg.
Love the ad…
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Deanna responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 6:22 am →
Circa 1962? The year I was born. Just may answer a couple of disturbing questions about my parents. lol Enjoy your day!
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Stacey responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 6:36 am →
I do most of the cooking (if you can call using the microwave cooking).
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The Apron Queen responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 6:47 am →
Oh dang, I knew there was something I was supposed to be doing as a wife. I’ll get right on that!
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Suzie responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 7:10 am →
Oh its me. I hate to say it but its true. My huby cant even boil water. Other than my skill with power tools and the fact that I’m the doctor we are so gender stereotyped its sick.
Dot H. responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 7:25 am →
In both my marriages, I was the default cook, even though I’ve never liked it and am not good at it (except for desserts). My second husband cooked the same way you describe Ido’s cooking.
I’m so glad most of the other commenters found this ad funny. That laughter tells me things have changed a whole lot. I was probably in junior high (now called “middle school”) when that ad appeared. Can you imagine what that was like? There I was, a young girl who ought to have been being primed for a career in science or writing or both, and instead I was being told that something I disliked and was bad at was my destiny.
SpaceAgeSage responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 7:40 am →
I am cook; hear me roar!
Marelisa responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 7:48 am →
I have someone come in every weekday morning from 8:00 a.m. to noon who cleans and cooks. I’d be lost without her (I hate to clean and cooking is not on my list of many, many skills).
Sarah responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 8:03 am →
Hehe! Can I skew your “poll results” by saying that neither of us cook?
But prior to my change of diet, I did almost all the cooking except on special occasions. I didn’t really mind it – he worked out of the home then and I stayed home, so it seemed right for me to prepare the meals.
That picture is too funny. Where DO you find these things
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Tiff@Three Peas responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 8:24 am →
I like to cook . . . . on Fridays (popcorn) that’s about it! But hey i guess i have to or my kids won’t get fed!
Doll Clothes Gal responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 8:44 am →
Great picture and sadly typical of the times. Although in our house my husband is the one doing all the cookng.
MomOf3(4ToB) responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 8:48 am →
I am glad times have changed! I do most of the cooking here because I get to stay home with our kids but my hubby does most of the weekend cooking to give me a break. When we were both working, we split this duty. He knows his way around a kitchen too and is much braver at trying new recipes!
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Cath Lawson responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 8:56 am →
OMG Vered – no wonder the generation above us are so sexist. My grandmother used to have that very same machine in her kitchen and her husband didn´t help with the cooking either.
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Ellen Wilson responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 9:08 am →
Hi Vered,
Added you to Twitter. Thanks for the tweet!
Love the equality in this picture. Man in front in suit – arms crossed. Women smiling in back.
I really would like to know what chefs actually do if they don’t cook? Hmmm.
@Cath – Men are still sexist. It’s just more subtle now. They now realize they can’t get away with such blatant bull****.
My husband does all the baking. He loves cookies. But I do most of the cooking because of our schedules. Thus, I have become a better cook than him. Practice makes perfect! I also like to experiment. Geez, I’m getting hungry. Time for lunch.
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Becky responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 9:28 am →
Amazing! You found a picture of me and Daver!
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MomGrind responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 9:41 am →
@ nottryingforaboy: “I prefer to cook because I’m just plain better at it.” That does make sense!
@ LifeatTheCircus: “Can’t imagine opening the Sunday paper today and finding an ad like that!” Very true… we are so much more politically correct these days.
@ Davina: I think whatever works for you is great. “I LOVE to cook as a rule, but am going through a non-cooking phase” – I HATE to cook and tend to go through many non-cooking phases.
@ Scott: She does look suspiciously happy.
“My guess is that any household that wants fine dining should appoint the best cook for the job- and give him/ her a few nights off now and again” – AMEN to that!
@ Tammy and Parker: “I wonder if the Kenwood cleans up after itself too…” – wouldn’t that be nice!
@ Bamboo Forest: This is very true. I started cooking simply because I was home while Ido was at the office.
@ Writer Dad: Haven’t heard that song. I am going to search for the lyrics.
@ Robin: Sounds like a lovely ritual. Cooking together is so much fun. I miss our twenties, when we used to cook together on the weekends (or rather, Ido used to make his famous pasta dishes and I used to bake dessert).
@ Ann: I agree that often, it’s just a matter of practicality and of who’s home and who’s at the office.
@ Barbara: I need to try new recipes more often. I tend to fall back on things I already know how to make, so that I don’t have to follow a recipe. But it gets boring.
@ Jill: He’s not.
@ Joel: “if one person does all the cooking for years on end it tends to be the same dishes repeated after a while” – very true. I’ve noticed you’re insanely busy. You’re not posting as much on your own blog. I know it’s a good thing for your career… but I hope it’s not too stressful!
@ Randall: Thanks for the laugh.
@ Max: I’m impressed! Even I can’t say that the kitchen doesn’t need cleaning up after I prepare a meal. I try to clean as much as I can while cooking, but there’s always SOME mess.
@ Kelly: “Oh, and somehow he empties the drawers of most utensils too. I really don’t know how he does it”. It’s a big mystery in this household too!
@ Evelyn: a live-in helper sounds heavenly. And if I ever come to Singapore, I WILL take you up on that offer! Same goes if you ever arrive at the West Coast.
@ Rebecca: Good for you!
@ Shelley: “When I was pregnant with my 3rd baby, he tried to make me a salad. I got food poisoning.” Ouch. Well, that probably wasn’t his fault – it was likely one of the veggies.
@ Miranda: It makes a lot of sense that the person who enjoys cooking does most of it.
@ Laurie: It must be amazing to be with a partner who cooks so well. I often wonder about people who are with professional chefs, but then I think that those chefs probably don’t want to even SEE a kitchen when they’re not at work.
@ Deanna: “Just may answer a couple of disturbing questions about my parents.” I’m sure they were just like any other sixties couple.
@ Stacey: Of course microwave is cooking!
@ The Apron Queen: Glad I helped.
@ Suzie: “we are so gender stereotyped its sick.” – I think many couples are. You still see more women in charge of the kids and the chores while more men work longer hours outside of the home, earn more money etc.
@ Dot H.: I agree that the fact that we laugh at this ad and think it’s ridiculous is encouraging. “I was being told that something I disliked and was bad at was my destiny.” – that’s what feminism, and equality in general, is all about, isn’t it? Never being destined to a certain role in life based on factors that are out of your control such as gender or race.
@ SpaceAgeSage: Glad you enjoy cooking.
@ Marelisa: That’s awesome! I use a weekly cleaning service, but no one cooks for me.
@ Sarah: I didn’t realize your husband eats a raw food diet too. You’ll need to write a post that tells us about it!
@ Tiff@Three Peas: I started cooking because I wanted my kids to eat healthfully. That was definitely my only motivation.
@ Doll Clothes Gal: “Although in our house my husband is the one doing all the cooking.” I’m jealous!
@ MomOf3(4ToB): Ido is also much braver than I am at trying new recipes.
@ Cath: It WAS a very different generation… but I agree with Ellen: many still are sexist, they are just more subtle about it!
@ Ellen: “Men are still sexist. It’s just more subtle now. They now realize they can’t get away with such blatant bull****.” I agree! Also agree that the more you cook, the better you get.
@ Becky: hahaha
What a handsome couple you are, by the way. 
MizFit responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 10:00 am →
dang! IM LATE TO THE PARTY AND ITS STILL WED.
you popular
and I am sooo lucky with my husband that we both eat the same and he is NOT about the fancypants meal creation (which makes me offer all the more:))
off to read your other commenters’ thoughts…
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Elaine responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 10:45 am →
That ad would SO NOT fly these days! Although, I have to wonder how much the Kenwood chef does and then I might want one… ; )
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Avani-Mehta responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 10:46 am →
I have started to look forward to your Wordless Wednesdays. They are simple awesome. I cook majority of times. My husband pitches in every time I think I need a break from cooking (I don’t even need to say it aloud, he somehow gets it.
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hyrcan responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 11:20 am →
Ha! Classic.
In my last relationship if I just assumed she’d do the cooking as the ad suggests, I would have, mac-n-cheese, MorningStar chix-nuggets, or pizza to look forward to every night.
Though if time doesn’t allow it, then whoever has the time to cook does the job. Though I usually will made time to cook and will likely do so in the future… unless my partner is a better cook than me…
then I’ll be the dishwasher.
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Toni responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 11:51 am →
I do the majority of the cooking around our house – mainly because I like to but more because I don’t work full time. Honestly, my husband and I enjoy cooking together the most – time just doesn’t always allow that. Whenever I need a break, am sick or whatever, my dear husband happily fills in
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Tim Brownson responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 1:03 pm →
Last night the faucet came off our bath after I tunred it on (yes I do have baths and yes I am apparently the only person in Florida that does so). I was trying to stop the water coming out by pushing both hands down on hole where once the faucet sat. There was an absolute torrent of water spraying as high as the ceiling whilst my wife was in hysterics at my incompetence. Just turn the &%$#@*& taps off she yelled as she casually leaned over and did so herself. The water rather unsurprisingly stopped.
She was crying with laughter for about 15 minutes. I just sulked.
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Lance responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 1:29 pm →
In our house it’s about 70/30 – with my wife cooking 70% of the time. It’s mainly due to the hours we’re home. She gets home when the kids come home from school, I don’t get home until a couple of hours later. On the weekends, that’s when I cook or help cook.
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Urban Panther responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 1:31 pm →
Well, you already know who does most of the cooking in our household, and that would be the Urbane Lion. I am a very good cook, and enjoy cooking, but he LOVES cooking, so most of the time I defer to him. However, he is extremely appreciative when I cook. The great thing is, I am introducing him to more traditional English meals. The man never had a full roast beef, yorkshire pudding dinner until I came along. And this Thanksgiving will be his first ever traditional turkey meal.
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Urbane Lion responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 2:34 pm →
Damn! Was hoping to beat the Panther on this one but, I’m busy preparing dinner! I love to cook but I hate doing the dishes. Bought myself a high end dishwasher and the 1-2 things that won’t fit, the Panther will wash with pleasure. Everyone’s happy!
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Chris@watdawat responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 2:36 pm →
My wife is still in the Philippines vacationing along with my other children. My eldest son and I are back because of work. It is safe to say that he and I haven’t had a decent meal since we’ve been back. I can cook but I can’t match my wife’s genius in the kitchen.
Man, I’m starving!
Stacey responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 2:57 pm →
I forgot to mention that I updated my post letting everyone know I found WW via your blog. Thanks!
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Rhonda responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 3:49 pm →
We’ve come a looooooooooog way baby! Thanks for stopping by.
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Joel Falconer responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 3:52 pm →
Vered, a bit stressful, but only because it’s a transitional period. I needed to double my workload simply so I could offload it—my plan was not to remain a sole freelancer forever but grow it into a business, and to take on other writers I have to have enough work to give them without reducing my family’s income.
Which means shouldering the workload of myself + one or two more writers until I get things in place.
MomGrind responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 5:01 pm →
@ MizFit: Popular? Well so are you.
I like your husband’s approach.
@ Elaine: “That ad would SO NOT fly these days!” Very true.
@ Avani-Mehta: “I don’t even need to say it aloud, he somehow gets it.” – That’s sweet!
@ hyrcan: I think that a cook/ dishwasher job allocation works really well and is very fair.
@ Toni: “my husband and I enjoy cooking together the most – time just doesn’t always allow that.” I feel the same.
@ Tim: You are incompetent! That’s so endearing. I adore you more than ever right now and THANK YOU for the funny image and the hysterical laugh.
@ Lance: Your arrangement totally makes sense.
@ Urban Panther: If one partner LOVES to cook, it does makes sense to just le them do it. I never had a traditional English meal. When can I come over?
@ Urbane Lion: Sounds like a great arrangement!
@ Chris: I’m sure you can’t wait for her to be back.
@ Stacey: Thanks!
@ Rhonda: Sure have, but not long enough.
@ Joel: I admire your ambition, determination and talent. I admire YOU! I’m glad the craziness is temporary, and have absolutely no doubt that you will succeed in whatever you put your mind to.
Mike Goad responds:
Posted: August 6th, 2008 at 10:37 pm →
I’m doing good to microwave something that’s already been cooked. I don’t cook. We’ve got an old fashioned relationship when it comes to household responsibilities. She’s does the cooking and cleaning. I do the earning.
It’s not that I ever wanted to keep her from working. She has held several jobs over the years. Her last one was an administrative position in a local hospice. However, she has some medical issues that are compounded by the stresses of work. She quit her job over inadequate pay for the responsibilities that she was being asked to assume — and after she quit her doctor told her that he was going to recommend she stop working because of the impact it was having on her health. Fortunately, we didn’t need her income so it was an easy decision.
We’ve been married 36 years.
Now, our oldest daughter’s situation is the interesting one. She is the breadwinner in her relationship, working in a management position in retail in the largest store in the state for a national chain. Her boyfriend-soon-to-be-fiance (I hope) does the cooking, cleaning, laundry, and everything else around the house. They’ve been together a long time — and it works for them.
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Wonders Never Cease responds:
Posted: August 7th, 2008 at 5:52 am →
Hoo boy.
What are husbands for then? I love mine to death, but all he cooks is pig. Pork shoulder, sausage, pork roast, I could go on and on a la Forest Gump. The man is hog wild.
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Christina responds:
Posted: August 7th, 2008 at 8:12 am →
Another great wordless Wednesday! You never cease to amaze me…. GREAT FIND!!
vw bug responds:
Posted: August 7th, 2008 at 11:08 am →
We shared the cooking until the first child arrived. Then suddenly I have all the cooking duties. Ahhh… I am learning to enjoy cooking stuff I want.
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phyllis responds:
Posted: August 7th, 2008 at 8:32 pm →
i definitely say this all the time. I. need. a. wife!!!!!!!
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Linda Abbit responds:
Posted: August 7th, 2008 at 10:44 pm →
I do most of the cooking, but Jeff will barbeque if I ask him to. It’s funny b/c when he worked at a company in a J.O.B., he’d come home and cook dinner. Now that he’s self-employed and has a home office, it happens much less often. No complaints. Neither of us are anywhere near gourmet chefs, and I’m grateful I didn’t marry a man who expects a fancy, multi-course dinner every night! Food just isn’t that high a priority around here.
MomGrind responds:
Posted: August 7th, 2008 at 10:51 pm →
@ Mike Goad: I’m thinking, different generations. – different views on gender roles.
@ Wonders Never Cease: Those dishes don’t sound too bad.
@ vw bug: Sounds familiar!
@ phyllis: a wife, in the traditional sense – a person that takes care of you like your mom used to, even though you’re an adult – is a nice thing to have, for sure. I often wonder about the quality of unequal relationships – where the roles were very traditional. I’m curious to know if the interaction was less interesting, less stimulating, because of the strict gender roles. If so, then I wouldn’t want a wife after all.
Shelley responds:
Posted: August 11th, 2008 at 1:03 pm →
Yep, it was one of the vegetables alright. We were eating green leaf lettuce, and he thought you could just rinse the outsides of it. I bit down into a bite of dirt, sand, and rock, nearly gagged and spit it all out, but not enough to keep from getting the food poisoning. I gave him the proper home ec lesson on cleaning leaf lettuce vs cleaning heads of iceberg lettuce. It was nearly a year before I could convince myself to eat lettuce again. I’d put it in my mouth and immediately gag! I knew it was all in my head, but it was totally involuntary!
Shelley’s last blog post..Mended spirits, broken glass
Zandria responds:
Posted: August 12th, 2008 at 6:27 pm →
I am SO GLAD those kinds of ads wouldn’t fly today…
Zandria’s last blog post..Anonymity (or the Lack Thereof)
MomGrind responds:
Posted: August 14th, 2008 at 10:24 pm →
@ Shelley: That’s an amazing story! I think in many cases it’s their parents fault. If they are never expected to help with cooking, how will they learn?
Shelley responds:
Posted: August 15th, 2008 at 10:58 am →
Well, he kinda grew up without parents. He’s a product of the foster parent system and the school of hard knocks. So, yeah, I guess you’d have to blame it on his alcoholic mom and his deceased (suicide) father.
Shelley’s last blog post..Thursday Thirteen
MomGrind responds:
Posted: August 15th, 2008 at 11:18 am →
Wow. He survived a tough childhood. I read somewhere that a childhood like that, if you survive it (as in, you don’t turn into a criminal), often turns you into a better person.
Nurit responds:
Posted: September 27th, 2008 at 10:51 am →
Love it and hate it!
used to be all mixed up about my love of cooking, but am passed that. Now i let my husbacnd play in the kitchen now and then. as long as we, the women, have a choice on whos; cooking…
Nurit
Nurit’s last blog post..jamie’s dinners by Jamie Oliver
MomGrind responds:
Posted: September 27th, 2008 at 1:06 pm →
@ Nurit: After several years of doing most of the everyday cooking, I can officially declare: I HATE cooking!
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