Replacement Geneology

In a Darwinian world, a woman with grown daughters has been replaced. Well, at least it seemed that way to me when last week withing a couple of days of each other, one daughter declared that she was a much better cook than I am, and another stated for some existential record that she cleans houses much better than do I. For that same record, let me declare here that I always thought I was a fairly decent cook and housecleaner. However, they both pointed out to me I do these chores half-heartedly and lazily. When I protested, saying that I used to do them energetically, they said, no. No. I never was good at cooking and cleaning and I always did these things resentfully, implying that they do these things joyfully. Thinking about how as in other areas of life, I am an under performer in the domestic arts, I feel a bit bereft. But as one does whenever a child passes some milestone, I just stick out my chin and say, "God bless 'em."