What does the conversation imply about the mother?

M:Time to eat!
W:Coming. Oh, I’m starving. Oh yuck! What’s that?
M:Ah, don’t complain.
W:But what is it, and where is mom?
M:Now, mom put me in charge of dinner because she’s not feeling well tonight.
W:But what is it... and mat smell!
M:It’s pizza. I just followed an old family recipe here, and...
W:Let me see that... Oh, dad, you’re missing a page!
M:Oh, uh, well, uh... well I couldn’t find the second page of the recipe. But don’t worry; I have plenty of experience around the house. Plenty of cooking experience.
W:That’s not what mom says.
M:Well, wait; here let me try a piece first. Here, let me cool this off here. Oh, this is great stuff.
W:Yeah right. Why are you making that face?
M:Well, it’s just a little rich for me. That’s all.
W:Let me try it, Dad. Uh, Dad. You put a little too much salt in it and besides it’s burned. And what’s that?
M:Oh, well, that’s just part of my own adaptation to the recipe. I added some pumpkin.
W:Oh, not another one of your surprises. Pumpkin doesn’t go on pizza!
M:Well, okay, so what? What do we do now?
W:Well, how about some cold cereal... You can’t mess up on that, Dad.
M:Oh. I love cereal.