When it comes to Thanksgiving, everyone has their own traditions and ways of doing things.
Who does the cooking?
Traditionally, women have assumed the role of preparing the feast, while men have taken on other tasks such as carving the turkey or watching football.
However, in modern times, this gender divide is gradually disappearing.
Should men or women cook Thanksgiving food? The answer is simple: anyone who wants to and enjoys cooking should do it.
Thanksgiving is a time for family and friends to come together and celebrate gratitude. And let’s not forget that it’s also a time to enjoy delicious food.
The great debate
It doesn’t matter if the person cooking is a man or a woman; what matters is their passion for cooking and their ability to create a mouthwatering feast.
If a man has a thing for whipping up delectable dishes and enjoys being in the kitchen, why should he not be given the opportunity to showcase his culinary skills on Thanksgiving?
Similarly, if a woman loves experimenting with flavors and creating new recipes, she should be encouraged to take charge of the Thanksgiving meal. Gender stereotypes have no place in the kitchen.
Cooking, as we know, is not limited to one gender or another; it is a skill that can be mastered by anyone willing to learn and put in the effort.
Does it really matter?
Anybody has the potential to become an exceptional cook if they have the passion and dedication for it.
Avoiding these stereotypes would open up opportunities for people to explore their actual creativity and showcase their talents in the kitchen.
For some, it’s a time to get with family and friends, while for others, it’s a chance to showcase their culinary skills.
However, one particular boyfriend has found himself in hot water for his unconventional approach to Thanksgiving preparations.
He defends his decision to make his girlfriend prep Thanksgiving with the women in his family, and it’s causing quite a stir online.
While many couples enjoy spending quality time together during the holiday season, this boyfriend believes that there’s something special about involving the women in his life in the Thanksgiving preparations.
He argued that cooking and preparing the feast should be a collective effort and that by having his girlfriend and other women do the cooking, they can bond together. His girlfriend, on the other hand, wasn’t so thrilled about this idea.
She felt that she should have the freedom to choose how she spends her time during the holiday season and shouldn’t be obligated to participate in the preparations just because she’s his girffriend.
On top of that, all the women were made to prepare the food in the kitchen while the men were apparently doing “nothing” in the living room.
“She got mad that all the women did the cooking and cleaning up while the men sat around and did nothing. She asked me why I didn’t try to help,” he wrote.
“My girlfriend said she got pulled into cooking too and she didn’t want to be rude to my mom so she said yes. It’s because my mom was excited to get to know her but my girlfriend said my brother brought his new boyfriend to meet the family and he didn’t pulled into helping.”
“I had no idea she wanted out and didn’t want to help my mom and everyone.”
Since Thanksgiving, he said she stopped answering his messages and wouldn’t return his calls.
She believed that Thanksgiving should be about coming together as a couple and enjoying each other’s company, rather than being forced into traditional gender roles.
However, the boyfriend went on to write in his Reddit post that he wasn’t trying to enforce traditional gender roles or demean his girlfriend in any way.
He added that he simply wanted to create a sense of unity and togetherness among the women around him and that they tend to cook better than the men in the family.
He believed that by working together to prepare the Thanksgiving feast, they could strengthen their relationship the same way that the men have.
Over in the comment section, people said it might be beneficial for the couple to have an open and honest conversation about their expectations for Thanksgiving.
They could discuss their individual preferences and come up with a compromise that allows them both to feel comfortable and included.
Others said that if his girlfriend is genuinely uncomfortable with participating in the Thanksgiving preparations with the women, then it’s essential for her boyfriend to listen and understand her perspective.
Relationships are built on compromise and understanding, so finding common ground is crucial.
Whether they choose to spend Thanksgiving together as a couple or involve others in the preparations, what truly matters is that they both feel valued and respected in their relationship.