Yes, definitely.... everybody should be able to do these things because not only is it good to help out or take turns but you never know when you may be on your own and need to be totally independent. Or help an elderly parent.

It’s a must do!!

Absolutely basic life skills!

Yes

4 no children no cooment?

Ma can you iron my shirt

I have 3 grown sons & all of them are doing just fine. The oldest & the middle one love cooking. The middle one does 99% of the cooking at his house. He has 5 kids, is part owner of a tattoo studio, cooks, cleans, & just proposed to his girlfriend. I couldn't be more prouder of all 3 of them

They can't stay at home with Mummsie forever, unless ofcourse, Mommy Dearest, is a Total and Complete Control Freak who doesn't want her sons or daughters to leave home so that she destroys their lives by being so selfish, so they might as well learn the basics of Cooking, Cleaning, Washing up, Laundry and, YES, Ironing! It is ALL Work which everyone should be able to do and actually do it all! Gender does not come into it.

It doesn't hurt if partners and/or husbands learn too.

Agree totally as both people in a relationship need to work so sharing the load keeps happiness and help is always appreciated .No teacher like a Mother when it comes to household management .

4pts I brought up 5 kids [4 boys and girl]they were all taught cooking, cleaning etc. All the basics one needs to live in the real world. they have done the same for their kids

2

We all need to teach our kids life skills such as using good hygiene practices, eating properly, money management and learning about hazzards. Cooking falls under the eating well category as well as hazzard (preventing fires or electrocution/safe management of appliances connected to a socket - toasters are a good example and things plugged in near a water source) and hygiene by avoiding food bourne illness. Cleaning manages hygiene hazards and poison hazzards due to cleaning chemicals being used near food prep areas. Then you need money to pay for it all and also insurance if something goes wrong - money management. For us these things are common sense due to a lifetime of learning about them but for kids they have a clean slate so they need guidance. These are skills every young person should know regardless of gender. Did you know that people die every year from using plugged in/charging cell phones while having a bath? It's your job as a parent to teach your kids how to look after themselves properly including eating right, avoiding hazards and money management and again this applies to BOTH genders.Edited 17-Apr-25 08:16am

My husband does most of the cooking and enjoys it more than I do. His mother was a bad cook (by her own and everyone else's opinion LOL), but he and two of his three sisters are all good cooks, Edited 17-Apr-25 01:53am

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These are NOT, and were NEVER, 'gender roles'...until the destructive feminist movement HAD TO LABEL THEM AS SUCH. Why? Because the elites who control us NEEDED two taxpayers to make money off of, and, needed to begin the process of DESTROYING the family unit. These SIMPLE TASKS are what anyone with a brain should know how to do. It's that simple.

Everyone should know how to look after themselves

5

2pts Yes definitely when they grow up they still need to know how to do them

Both of my grown and married sons can cook and do the washing.

4 OF course

Growing up my mom always instilled in her three children the need to be able to Cook, Clean and Wash. She said these were basic life skills that everyone needed to learn regardless of gender. That way regardless of one's situation or status/station in life, they would always be able to fend for themselves and not be totally dependent on someone else.

Both my boys knew that if they did not help me, they will miss out on a lot of fun eg. camping, visits to El Cabalo, new bike on Christmas or boat rides, I use to start work at 5am and earlier around Christmas and Mothers Day, and not home till late, and same time tables to their father, they knew how to operate the washing machine and the microwave, I use to set up the machine, before I leave, and they had to switch it on before they went to school, both had to hang them out and both had to bring them in after school, and sort out who,s who,s and fold them and put them away, and either me or their father would pre pare the diner, have it in the fridge ready for them to put it in the microwave, and as a reward they use to pick what they wanted to do on the weekend. Now that they have a family of their own they are teaching them the same to do list, I'M so proud of my boys, Because they knew that with out my wages coming in we would never be allowed the privilege of the fun weekends we use to have

4 points

I taught my two young boys how to cook, iron, wash their clothes, vacuum, dust, clean the toilet, mop, shop, etc. As their father was useless I also taught them to shave, fish, drive, change a tyre and other basic stuff. I had to learn the hard way myself through experience which can be expensive. They appreciate everything I taught them and they built on these basic skills. Women are not slaves to men who have to have all done for the poor helpless things. Of course, we get the idiots now lamenting the fact they are no longer waited on hand and foot. These so called men need to grow up.Edited 16-Apr-25 23:18pm

7 points for 'Yes'! In school, I wish the boys had taken Home Economics, and the girls had taken Auto Shop! At least me because I need to know more about my car, and young men need to know more about how to live on their own! ;-D

My sister-in-law has 2 grown up and married sons. They both do the cooking in their respective families. Lucky wives.

I taught my son to cook , that's how he impressed his now girlfriend.

4 points for Yes definitely. 69 % for the most popular one. You can't live on McDonald's forever.

I married my husband he cook and clean for me

4

i grew up with 4 brothers who all learned to cook,how to make there beds properly and they all had to take turns doing the dishes

Yes indeed

Of course. I was cooking dinner for my family at age 12 cause my parents both worked. I also did all of the housework

My son was cooking one dinner a week from 14yrs of age...It was pretty interesting at the beginning...

I sometimes wish I was taught how to cook, I can't boil water without burning it.

My sister and I had a children's Carnation Cookbook. I remember making simple dishes with fancy names out of it.

The funny thing is (my parents where a bit unconventional) when my sister and I were young she was given trucks and blocks to play with and I was given dolls. She ended up with a career in the army and I became a primary school teacher. It is VITAL that you take care of how you raise your children. It has a far more lasting effect than you think. Yes, teach your sons to cook. I'm 60+ now and my greatest joy in life is to cook. Not just BBQ stuff, I'm talking proper Gordon Ramsey stuff. Everyday of my life is a joy because of the delicious food I get to make and share with family and friends.

I taught both my sons and grandson basic cooking skills.

You can lead a horse to water but you can't always make it drink ...Mum of one son... who recently told me he now regrets not listening more to me and learning how to cook more meals . Quelle suprise! 🙃

My daughter teaches my grandsons how to cook she has the 2yr old help her bake

Whoever voted "it is a girl's job" needs a kick in the backside as this is sexist garbage. It is also hilarious as most chefs are men and most chefs on TV shows are men. So to those who said a girl should cook does this mean if a man never has a woman or is gay then they have to either starve to death, get takeout or rely on female friends and relatives for the rest of their lives?

Is "carers" supposed to be short for caregivers or was that a typo?

Is "carers" supposed to be short for caregivers or was that a typo?

Yes definitely when they grow up they still need to know how to do them. Mine used to push the kitchen chair to the sink, hop on and help mum "do it properly".

6 PTS.........

I left home at nearly 18 and had to fend for myself. I lived ina boarding house so meals were ok but rest was my thing

My sons all enjoy cooking and one of them is a creative chef. From the time they were two, I had them helping me in the kitchen.

my daughter would never ask...caught her recently looking up how to hard boil an egg.... on the internet... That facility has taken over our "teach them" world...

cooking and cleaning are life skills, i do 75 % of them in our house but since my grandees could walk the 2 boys they have had t towels in their hands pushing brooms, their mess is theirs to clean, and they help in the garden and are apart of things that need to be fixed. they make holes to bury food waste, geez I sound like a slave driver but these 2 little boys are competent with a lot of tools and in and around the house they are 5 and 8 both autistic Edited 16-Apr-25 10:20am

I love cooking,did nearly all of it when I was married and had kids. Even won the 'home economics' prize at school!! FYI I'm making feijoa ice cream today, yum!!

Shame to the 4%. It’s not only women’s work! Grrrrr

Yes,regardless of which sex they are born you want your children to to be independent,resilient and have life skills. Cooking is an essential skill. Now if I could just get my boys to turn on the washing machine rather than leave their clothes for me to wash I would be happy

Definately, the chances of not finding a wife are very high, the chances of living as a gay couple are higher now, and the chances of buying Neo may be low. I noticed this on you tube last night if anyone wants to watch it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3uBMqCPSDk

Our three sons have been able to cook and clean since they were very young.

Truthfully, many men have to do all the housework, work outside the home, when they are married, and sometimes the women still leave them after they have been working 3 jobs. I know a situation like that now. So sad.

They will need them more than ever once the world economy collapses and no one can afford Ubereats anymore

1pt Yes definitely we all need to know how to do it.

4 pts

Yes definitely they need independence

Yes a big must

When I was a kid, both of my parents were working. My siblings and I had to learn how to clean and cook.

Absolutely males should know how to cook and clean.

I have sons' only. They had to cook and clean (albeit badly). It has nothing to do with gender, my house, my rules.

Due to a situation beyond my control (x-Husband issue) our kids were left alone to fend for themselves for a week until I could get home from a chartered vacation. They could make Kraft Dinner and fry eggs and make toast. They were fine, food wise but when I got home they M15 F12, got cooking and housekeeping, laundry lessons. My son did great and is in his mid 40's now and is an amazing cook. The daughter in her early 40's still makes crunchy Kraft Dinner LOL, she just didn't want to even try but at least she learned how even if she wasn't any good at it.

LOVED my late mother-in-law because she worked nights and slept days, so my husband learned how to clean house. She rarely cooked what he liked, so he learned how to cook. She, in his opinion, ironed his shirts wrong--so he learned how to iron!

a more realistic, capitalistic approach - teach your sons to become white-collar-criminals (white-collar-criminals are NEVER criminally penalize and get to keep their stolen money for ever), hence your sons can permanently hire domestic staff to do the cooking and cleaning - seriously - ROFLEdited 16-Apr-25 15:30pm

4 pts, son's are great cooks to this day...

8 wow

6 pts

4