Since this community exists, I want to talk about the importance of being able to take care of yourself as a man. I think it’s essential that a man can take care of himself and of his space. How can a man completely love himself if he can’t care for his home and basic needs? These are basic things about ourselves as humans that aren’t taken care of in situations of depression or worse. In this case, it’s as if the majority of men were in a situation of depression if he can’t have a woman to take care of everything for him.
This needs to be addressed. Men should be able to take care of themselves by means of being able to take care of his home and his space. Kids, male and female, should be taught about this. It’s a lesson of self-care, productivity and ableness to fulfill a whole life without overdepending on others. It’s also a move for resistance against the organized society that are forcibly fed onto us as humans.
My grandpa, my dad, and my wife’s dad never got taught how to cook at all. My mom taught all my brothers and we share a love for cooking today. Half our conversation at (Canadian) Thanksgiving was about cooking and recipes.
I think it’s an important skill for everyone, and it’s definitely a taking care of yourself skill.
Cooking is cheaper than buying cooked/packaged food, it’s healthier, it’s rewarding, and girls love it when you cook for them. There are no downsides to learning, and there are recipes for every budget or amount of time online.