Do you think a person is a bad mother if they don't cook?

I don't think you're a bad mother if you don't cook, or hate to cook. I'd be a sexist pig if I thought that. That's like saying a man is a bad ather if, even though his kids spend quality time with him and they are loved, there's some reason why he's not bringing in a lot of money. LOL As long as people are living well, eating well, etc. o use getting bogged down in sexist stereotypes here. Your kids seem to be eating well, so you are doing your job.

Bah, you're not a bad mom. If we mothers were judged by the meals we prepare, then the fathers should be judged by their jobs/careers. BUT... My children used to come home from school and forced to deal with snacks until dinner time. When that time came, it was more often than naught, things from boxes, cans or restraunts. It was fun, but then they grew bored with it. Somehow, the magic of eating Spagettios [TM], TV dinners and such grew dim. My mother...I love that woman...gave me some series of cookbooks and showed me how to make some home cooked meals. Now when my children come home from either school or their friend's house, first thing I hear from them is, "What's for dinner?" Children need something warm and delicious in their tummies. There's something about the memories that they'll be having for the rest of their lives about home cooked meals. Even my son's friend would ask him, "Hey, what are we having for dinner?" If it's time you're needing, I can give you some great tips and recipies perhaps your family would enjoy.

Your ability to cook is not the measure in being a good mom. There are more to motherhood than just cooking or preparing meals. If your ex is looking for a good meal, then he must find himself a cook and not a wife or a mother to his children. I don't cook food often too but I make sure that they eat on time.I can also do other things aside from cooking and I am glad they appreciate that more than anything else.

I think you really should cook more meals for your kids,at the very least you should sure 3 meals and have enough food for them to eat.Because they are easy to be hungry.haha,you must learn to be a good mama.

I don't think a person is a bad mother if they don't cook.A family can go to the restaurants to eat meals.And they want to eat the foods they like.

As a housewife,I like to cook.And I like to cook my kids five or more meals a day to kepp his health.

You have already set a pattern of how to feed your family. If they happy of the food and are not starving, its not a problem. Though I love cooking, I do feel the pinch of doing this routine everyday. What I do is to cook a big pot of stew that can last for 2 to 3 days and let my kids settle with whatever is being cooked. Only when we are invited to parties that the kids taste seven course meals. Seven course meals are not appropriate for everyday affair.

Your ex probably has other issues and just looks for ways to critisize you. And if he says that you are a crappy mom to or around your kids then he is the worst kind of parent there is.... IMO. It sounds to me that you are very aware of what they eat and that you do your best. I'm pretty sure that my son has never had a seven course meal, haha. Three meals a day, sure but at least one of them a day would be considered a snack in some mother's minds. I do what works for our family. I'm sure you probably do to. Hey, honeydew's ex........!!

I don't think a person is a bad mother if they don't cook. My mom doesn't cook but she's okay as a mom. We don't have three seven course meals a day, I think that's quite too much just to prepare at home on an ordinary day. We have 3 meals every day and some light snacks in between.

Don't listen to that jerk! You're a good mom. I don't always cook big meals. Most times I cook on the George Foreman grilling machine cause my stove and oven is broken. My best tip for healthy cooking on a limited timeframe is to use a grilling machine. You can pick up a big grilling machine at a pawn shop for less than $20. Lay 3 frozen chicken thighs on large sheet of alluminum foil, sprinkle with spices and one tsp of water, add chopped veggies (frozen work too) and then wrap. Cook on your grill machine for 35 minutes and serve over microwave rice. I swear everyone thinks I've spent ten hours in the kitchen. Actually prep time is less than five minutes. And I don't go into the kitchen once the whole time it's cooking. Feeds two to three kids or two adults.

Being a good cook or knowing how to cook should not be the gauge of being a good mother. If you feel you are serving your children good and nutritious food, then no need to feel guilty. Serving 7 course meal is ridiculous. All your kids need is a balance diet. I know mothers out there who are good cook, who serves an number of choices for their kids to choose from. But the same mothers are not that ideal for some reason.

I'm also a bad cook and if a baby comes and that time I still don't know how to cook, believe me my baby would prefer me not cooking. hehehe.. I almost burned our house down and when there's no fire involve of my cooking, i cut myself. I usually get either that way. Anyway, it's not bad when you're just trying to avoid killing your baby right? just kidding. Well it's not bad. As long as you're trying and really want to learn.

Hi there - I don't think you're a bad mum but I do think you could save yourself some money by doing a bit of cooking, and if you think just a tiny bit about what your are doing you don't end up spending hours over a stove. I've two under five's mainly at home with me, plus hubby works from home, so I am doing endless meals at the moment. So I've been streamlining I can tell you!

Do you like the delicious food every day? I do . I like eating food,so I do not hate to cook. My children all like my food I cooked everyday. I dislike the take-away food, I like to cook at home.

I think that as long as your kids are eating healthy food most of the time then it should not matter that you did not slave over the stove all evening to make it for them. I personally love to cook, but there are some nights that they get mac and cheese and some chicken nuggets because I am not in the mood to cook.

the best things do have to do is to get enroll in cooking lesson. if you try it you will know the importance of the food that you serve to your kids. you can give a nutritious and healthy foods.

that doesn't make you a bad mother. but i'm just concerned of your kids' health. most foods from cans and boxes or what we call instant foods have ingredients and preservatives that can make people ill in the long run. it's one reason why a lot of disease and sickness are showing up these days when people who lived before are free from it. it's a good thing you serve them fresh fruits and vegetables. keep that one up. but i suggest have an alternative for foods in can and boxes or minimize it.

Hehe , I have not attending the kid, however ,I think you shoudl try your best to attend them,maybe sometimes the cooking is so borning,however, you should cherish the task the god have given you!