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    $teve posted an update 5 years ago

    My dad expects more from me. I can’t cook ok, I can’t do the most complex things in life ok. I can’t just cook something without having the thought of doing something wrong, or altogether poisoning myself with undercooked or overcooked foods. I can cook some stuff, like Mac and Cheese, a sandwich of my likings, cereal, toast, pizza, pretty much the easiest foods to make or heat up. But I can’t cook rice, chicken, vegetables, meat, anything that requires using either the stove or the oven. It’s not fair how my parents expects me to know how to use the stove and the oven, even though i’ve never used it because I am always worried, and the fact that i’m hispanic, and if your hispanic, you know that your parents literally put pots and pans in the oven, which pisses me off because if I want to cook something in the oven. I have to waste 5 mins taking out everything, and most the of the time I just give up and put everything because what’s the point anymore? I already wasted 5 mins, which could have been enough time for me to make a sandwich, or anything else that could’ve been worth the 5 mins. The reason why i’m underweight is not because I don’t eat a-lot, it’s because of my parents who expect me to cook like them, which I can’t because I wasn’t born like them, I wasn’t born having to feed myself and cook for myself for the first 18 years, I was born to learn and use those learning skills to cook in the future.

    Does anyone agree with me? Or am I just a hispanic outcast?

    Mood : Frustrated
    • It’s fine, @anxietyattack66. I can’t cook either, and haven’t since I almost blew up a – never mind. Try asking them for advice or help.

      If it makes you feel better, I can’t even make mac and cheese without screwing it up.

      Tip: You can never poison yourself by overcooking; better burnt than toxic. Just get rid of all the pink (in meats). Inbox me if you need anything, etc (my arm is in a sling, so it’s hard to type; sorry).

    • Oli replied 5 years ago

      I know how you feel @anxietyattack66, I’m a slow learner and it takes me a long time to learn basic skills sometimes, I only know how to cook simple things too Steve, I can’t cook really complex things or big meals, don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it Steve, I’m sure you will learn to cook as time goes on, try to stay positive and keep going, you can do it Steve, inbox me anytime if you want to chat or vent, stay strong, you are never alone :) (hugs)

    • #1. I wish your arm a speedy and successful recovery, There’s no need to be sorry, it’s a slow and tricky process of having to type with only one hand, I totally forgive and understand you.

      #2. I can’t get my parents to help me because if I do ask them, they’ll just tell me to get something else to eat, which #1 is a waste of food, and #2 I just literally wasted all that time trying to make something, and in the end I just end of leaving the kitchen. Guess what? Later on, when i’m hungry, they would have said ”Steve, why didn’t you make something on your own earlier?”. Hello, I was going to, until you guys decided ”you know what, screw Steve, he can’t cook, let’s tell him to get out of the kitchen before he catches everything within a 25 mile radius on fire.” I’m just standing there disappointed in my self and at my parents. My parents are really against me these past years.