It’s my fault. Maybe. I guess. My mom loves to cook, my aunt loves to cook. I have cousins that really love to cook. Me, I only do it because we have to eat. I don’t like cooking. My daughter loves to cook. I swear it just skipped me. It’s not a place of joy or solace for me.
I have tried to like it. I’m just “meh” about it all. In a world where I always read statements about the importance of a woman knowing her way around a kitchen, I get in my feelings a bit. It’s not that I can’t cook, I just don’t like cooking. My issue with statements like, “get you a woman who can cook”, is that I feel like it’s putting a woman in her place. I HATE that. I think it’s important that men AND women know how to cook simply because we all have to eat. That’s it.
Still, I know a lot of women who take pride in showing off their skills in the kitchen and I applaud them. It took me a while though to say out loud that it’s just not my jam. Somehow, it’s become my job though. It’s like it was the secret vow in my marriage vows. I didn’t hear it, but my husband did. I have to remind him now and then that he knows how to sling a few pots and pans too.
My Mom might be mad
My mom is probably pretty disappointed in my lack of enthusiasm in the kitchen. She really enjoys cooking and is always very interested in what I’m making and how I’m making it. I should probably really perk up when talking to her about it. I’m positive the nonchalant delivery of my menu is a buzzkill for her.
I can’t be the only one. Are there more out here like me who don’t like to cook but do it for survival sake? That’s not to imply that I’m serving up flavorless, prison food. Make no mistake, I like to enjoy what I’m eating. I tend to love it a bit more if I didn’t HAVE to make it. (shrugs)
You can imagine that all this cooking during the quarantine is wearing on me. It seems like every time I glance at the clock it’s time to punch in and hit that kitchen. Mama needs a breather. I also need to look into a career change so I can get a personal chef when this is all over! Ha!
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Haha! Too funny!!! Thank you for sharing so candidly. Girl! I can relate, for sure. I can’t say I hate cooking, but it’s definitely not my favorite thing to do. Here lately I’ve been trying to come up with ways to not have to cook every single day and have lots of leftovers. Like a big pot of spaghetti, or brown up a ton of ground turkey, season it up and stretch it over a few days for tacos, taco salad, etc. It definitely helps to give myself a break. Hang in there girl, you got this! ♥
Ha! That sounds like me. I can stretch some ground turkey and chicken. Haha!