Have you ever considered that cooking is not just a household chore, but a chain that binds the family system together?
- When Cooking Stops at Home... Have you ever considered that cooking is not just a household chore, but a chain that binds the family system together? In the 1980s, when home cooking declined in America and the trend of ordering out increased, some economists warned: "If the government takes care of children and the elderly, and private companies take over food preparation, the family structure will weaken." At the time, very few people paid attention to these warnings. But then what happened? In 1971, 71% of American households consisted of a husband, wife, and children living together. Today, only 20% of such families remain. Where did the rest go? Nursing homes, isolated apartments, or disjointed lives... * 15% of women live alone. * 12% of men are alone in family settings. * 41% of children are born outside of marriage. * 50% divorce rate for first marriages. * 67% for second marriages. * 74% for third marriages. None of this is a coinciden...