What happens when a father tries to teach his daughter how to cook? In this AITA post, a father asks his daughter to cook dinner once a week to learn some basic skills before going to college. However, things take an unexpected turn when the father asks his daughter to cook chicken Parmesan and criticizes her cooking skills. The daughter gets upset and throws the food away, leading to a heated argument between the two. Read on to find out who is in the wrong and what the Reddit community has to say about this father-daughter dispute.
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Father tries to teach daughter to cook, fails miserably ♂️
A father’s attempt at teaching his daughter to cook has gone awry, causing a rift in their relationship. After realizing that his daughter couldn’t cook anything more than sandwiches and pre-made meals, he decided to have her cook dinner once a week. Unfortunately, his attempt at teaching her how to make chicken parmesan ended in disaster and his daughter was left feeling discouraged. The situation escalated when the father grounded his daughter for throwing away the food and she called him out for not properly teaching her. Despite his efforts to improve the situation, it seems that this father has a long way to go when it comes to being an effective teacher. Read on to see how people are reacting to this relatable parenting struggle.
Father shames daughter for not cooking perfectly, gets called out. YTA.

Teaching your child to cook is a bonding experience. YTA.

Father expects daughter to magically learn basic life skills. YTA
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Father criticized daughter’s cooking, grounded her, and can’t even cook himself. YTA ♂️

Father criticized for poor teaching of daughter’s cooking skills

Father called out for poor teaching, advised to learn together

Father criticized for belittling daughter’s cooking attempt

Starting with basics is important. YTA needs to teach better.

Father fails to teach daughter to cook, punishes her for his own failure. YTA.

Lazy dad gets called out for poor parenting skills

Father judged for poor cooking teaching skills by daughter

Teaching cooking basics: YTA for expecting a chicken parm masterpiece

Father criticized for poor teaching, daughter’s self-esteem suffers

Father criticized for poor teaching of daughter’s cooking skills

Father criticized for poor teaching skills ♂️

Parenting fail: Father criticized for poor cooking teaching skills YTA

Commenter calls out father for poor teaching, suggests maid test

Supportive commenters defend daughter’s cooking skills against harsh criticism

Commenter calls out father’s poor teaching, suggests learning together

Teaching cooking isn’t just following recipes . Commit to actually teaching and apologize to your kid

Father criticized for poor teaching and negative approach

Poor teaching leads to YTA judgement by commenters

Teaching kids to cook requires patience and guidance

Cooking with family should be fun and constructive, not belittling ❤️

Father tries to teach daughter to cook chicken parmesan, fails miserably

Criticism of father’s cooking instruction, doubted as fake post

Father criticized for expecting restaurant quality food without teaching basics

Father gets called out for poor cooking teaching methods. YTA

Cooking fail! Father gets called out for poor teaching.

Teaching cooking or endangering health? YTA gets called out.

Father criticized for poor teaching methods. YTA. ❌

Teaching cooking skills? Be patient and encouraging

Teaching cooking requires patience and guidance
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Encouraging comment to a struggling parent, suggest maid’s help

Teaching cooking requires patience and guidance, not just recipes

Dad criticized for poor teaching skills in the kitchen

Teaching fail? Commenter calls out father for not teaching daughter properly

Father criticized for poor teaching skills, needs to be more supportive

Commenter calls father a YTA and trash dad

YTA alert: Father criticized for poor parenting skills

Father’s poor teaching called out, needs to apologize ♂️

YTA throws daughter to the wolves in cooking lesson.

Father shamed for poor teaching, grounded daughter. YTA parenting fail.

Father fails at parenting and cooking, criticized by commenters

Commenter criticizes father’s teaching, calls him out for bad parenting

Teaching kids to cook? Make it fun and educational!

Father shamed for poor teaching while getting daughter to cook

Bond over cooking! Don’t be too hard on her.

Father gets called out for poor teaching skills ♂️

Father’s poor teaching leads to disastrous recipe attempt. YTA.

Father criticized for poor teaching in YTA comment.

Teaching cooking requires skill, not just following recipes. YTA.

Daughter calls out father for poor cooking skills, YTA ♀️

Father criticized for poor teaching and insulting daughter’s cooking.

A harsh comment with no context leaves readers confused

Last Updated on April 15, 2023 by Diply Social Team