To the fellas...?

Question

Do you know how to cook? If your wife, or mother, or GF has to go away for a few days, could you fend for yourself?

An elderly friend of mine suddenly had to take care of himself. His wife got word that their daughter had to have emergency surgery. Bam! Within half an hour, his wife was out the door, and he was on his own.

She left a load of laundry in the washer, another one in the dryer. No food cooked up. Always before, if she went somewhere, she cooked up dinners for every night and put them in the freezer, so he could put them into the microwave.

So, here he was. No food cooked. No idea of how to care for clothes out of the dryer. No idea of how to dry what was in the washer.

We went over there. He made coffee. Put twice as much coffee in the pot as his wife does, half as much water. Wow!

He better hope that she outlives him, as he'd have no idea of how to take care of himself.

Could you take care of yourself, guys?

I taught my son to cook & clean, etc. even tho my Mom had a fit about it. Guys aren't supposed to do that. Glad I did. He never married, needed to know how to do stuff.

My little brother never learned to cook & clean. Mom would not teach him. Now, she's gone, and he has to eat in restaurants all the time. His house is pretty much of a wreck.

Answer 1

I cooked dinner last night. Over the course of a week I probably cook three of those dinners. I make my own breakfast as well. That is in addition to doing my own laundry.
Both of my boys were raised to do the same. I have never understood why men, in the process of growing up as boys, are kept out of the kitchen or not taught and allowed to do the things needed to survive without a woman doing those things. So, in the case of the gentleman you cited, I blame his parents.

Answer 2

I was a single parent for 5 years before meeting my wife, I regularly cook, wash and am the main ironer in the house. Only thing I hate doing is dusting and polishing. I believe a relationship is a partnership, we are both here to support each other as two halves of a whole. I would be lost without my wife but it does not mean that I connot cope when she is away. Likewise she can manage when I am away. We just work better when we are together. We have been married 25 years, 3 kids and 2 grandkids.

Answer 3

I'm a man.
If I had to go away, I'd need to leave extra money for restaurants, take-aways, laundry service etc. We already have someone who does a couple of hours cleaning twice a week - neither of us are particularly good at cleaning (Men just don't see mess, and today's woman hasn't learnt from her mother).
I think she would empty the bin once she smelt it, and hand rinse wineglasses that her and her girlfriends used when celebrating my absence. Apart from that, it's just bills which she deals with anyway (she's a CPA).
When I get the panicked phonecalls, it'll be the emotional problems not the physical ones.

(the only thing I don't do is iron. If I wear creasable clothes for special occasions they get dry cleaned, same for her. I love cooking, and general tidiness is easy enough. It's just vacuuming and windowcleaning etc. that's a bummer)

Answer 4

Tc can cook and he does it really well as long as its chips! We have a system whereby if we are having a meat n veg dinner then I cook it and if we're having a chips n whatever dinner Tc cooks it. He always peels the spuds no matter what dinner is and he used to always do the washing up but we've treated ourselves to a dishwasher now and don't know how we ever managed without one! He hoovers, polishes, everything. He has had to look after the household on several occasions when I've been hospitalised and he has been my Carer for 14 years. Several years ago the mother of a friend of ours passed away and after a couple of days she got a frantic phone call from her dad. He didn't know how to do anything for himself and didn't even know how many teaspoons of sugar he had in his cup of tea or even if he had sugar! He had been waited on hand and foot for years and didn't know how to do anything. Sadly, he passed away within a month of his wife passing....he died from a broken heart and just could not face life without her.

Answer 5

My Sons favorite meal is one that i invented, when My wife was working nights, I cooked all of the meals.
I did the laundry, and kept the house, including washing the dishes.
I can also repair anything in the house, from a light switch, the the washer and Dryer.
and I cook a mean stir fry.
however I never enjoy cooking for one. so when my wife is gone next week, I will probably lay in a large supply of Bologna.

Answer 6

As far as the cooking is concerned I am a bit unimaginative but when my wife as very ill I managed to do it every day. As to the laundry I was a laundry manager for over 40 years so I guess I could manage. The rest of the house work? I am a transvestite and I like to wear a maid or female cleaners uniform. I was trained to do housework by a professional trainer which was quite expensive so I guess I can do that as well

Answer 7

Mom started teaching me to cook when I was a wee lad and I've learned to enjoy doing it.

If I were to cook all the time we would probably eat a lot more healthy than we do... Most of what I cook these days is Chinese and South East Asian food.

Laundry etc. I can handle but I ABSOLUTELY DETEST cleaning house.

Answer 8

Don't have a clue about 'most' guys today, but when I grew up we all learned not only how to cook, but to do all the other chores around the house, washing, vacuuming, mowing the lawns, tending to the younger kids. Yes, I can take care of myself. I have been for longer than I care to think of right now. Wish one of you single ladies would come over and take care of me for a few weeks.

Answer 9

After my divorce(s), I had to learn how to fend for myself or live on PB&J or beer and Domino's.
I'm no match for the day to day Mom cook, but I can throw together a decent meal and I kick azz on the BBQ.
As for cleaning and all that, I pretty much live in a cave. At least I don't have to hunt down and shoot my food.

Answer 10

Any man who cannot do laundry, cooking, etc. is setting himself up for some hard times....sorry ladies, but it doesn't take a genius to put food on the table, read about how much soap to use in a washing machine, and to put clothes into a dryer..I am not saying I remove the clothes and fold them..hell, I remove them as I need to wear them...wrinkles are in!
Can I care for myself..hell yes! There are restrauants galore, and it is my duty to contribute to the economy. One can eat as cheaply out as you can cooking for yourself, and there is no clean up to do! Love and peace, Goldwing