its always the circumstances which makes you do things, if you dont have any good eateries around  cooking is the only option left. more or less depends upon the way your are been brought up and taught, if the mother would have told his son in a lovable or understandable way perhaps he would have done. I will never force my kids to do anything, if they dont wants to But will certainly explain to them that we as parents will be happy also if they help their mother in simple ways......... and as of now they do understand.