The importance of boys in the kitchen.

I am a firm believer of getting our sons to cook, I feel they need to learn to able to survive once they have left home. We cannot let them think it only the womans place even if we are the only ones to cook at home (actually thats a lie in my case, my partner loves to cook so he does alot of it when he is here on his weekends off). So get your boys out of the garden, or off the computer game, or away from the telly or where ever they are playing and start teaching them a few basic recipes to have ready for when they are older and away from home. Otherwise believe me they will live on Pot noodles and baked beans until they meet a girl who will do all the cooking for them.
It is important not to force them to do it or you will have a  battle but maybe in the morning say "would you like to help me prepare the dinner this afternoon, I could use some help?" this way you are not telling him what to do but encouraging him to do it, and then you could even get his opinion on it "what do you think we should have? Chicken curry, or chicken with a cream sauce and pasta?" again he is the one making the descisions. You could even get him involved in the whole process and get him to help you with the shopping, i.e he chooses which vegetable, the desert etc.
We owe it I think to the future generations to raise our boys to be considerate of their wives and to be able to look after themselves. Oh and while you are at it maybe teach them how the washing machine and iron works too!