Did you teach your kids how to cook? My mom is a great cook, but never really taught me growing up (she is OCD and never wants anyone messing around in her kitchen). I kind of learned on my own/from my wife/cookbooks and just observing other people. I really wish I learned when I was younger.
I taught them all enough to get by. Older ones are pretty good. So my nose bleed stops about 20 minutes after the cold pack, thanks Mrs. GTO. I go to bed and when I get up this morning, I discover what they and their friends did for their hunger in the middle of the night. I had two pounds of ground beef defrosted to make tacos. They decided to grill burgers at about 2:00 a.m. They also hauled a bunch of camping gear outside and the telescope to look at stars and eat burgers. And then when the thunderstorm came, they threw it all in a heap on the back porch. And I get a note telling me not to "freak," they will clean up in the morning and go to the store for more meat.