Our Dad Asked the Whole Family to Buy Mom Kitchen Utensils for Christmas as She’s a ‘Horrible Cook’ — We Decided to Outplay Him

Seth calmly repeated what Dad had said about Mom being “lazy.” The room went silent. Mom confronted him, hurt turning into anger, and placed one of the rods in his lap. “You’ll have plenty of time to joke while learning to fish,” she said.

Dad never called her lazy again.

The rods weren’t gifts—they were a lesson. And Mom finally got the appreciation she always deserved.