when my kids rooms got too bad - i just closed the door - who needs that kind of agravation? i did teach them to do laundry, and learn to cook fried chicken, crockpot roast, spaghetti and meatloaf. figured they could survive on that. now my daughter is a neat freak and is always finding something in southern living mag or martha stewart to cook. my son is the main cook in his house too. they both enjoy cooking over a camp fire. lol not me.