Not there yet

A year ago, this American woman I know, Jane Doe, told me she was a bad cook and ever since she and her husband, started living together, he had been the one doing the cooking at home. I was taken aback. I thought no matter how bad a cook a woman is, she always tries tries and someday hits a point where the food she cooks becomes eidble. I've never heard of any man taking charge of the cooking. A woman and cooking come as a package I thought. That night, I slept late. I was wondering....not wondering about what she said but about the fact that I was actually thinking about what she said for so long. Inspite of my self-proclaimed "modern-ness", I guess I still couldn't accept what she said - letting a man cook "all-the-time". Then I reasoned thus. If a woman can work like a man, take up jobs that a man does, it is normal for a man to cook and take charge of the kitchen. As I inwardly applauded Mr. Doe, I realized THAT was a classic example of man and woman being equal. As much as I reconcile to this fact, I am still surprised/amazed. Guess I am not there yet. And I am supposed to be a part of the GeneratioNext.:-)