Toxic Masculinity Cost Me an Easy-Bake Oven

All I wanted to do was cook. Why do we spread lousy advice that stunts the happiness of young boys?

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I grew up cooking with my grandmother. She made biscuits from scratch, baked sweet potato pies, and prepared turkeys at Thanksgiving. She canned her vegetables, jelly, and chow-chow, and even made ice cream.