My 15-year-old daughter Grace cooked dinner with me when she could have been doing homework or going out for Halloween. I'm grateful each time she wants to creatively express herself, with or without me, and how she's building skills to become an independent young adult. This special time is also selfishly one I love as a mother-daughter event, where I get to hear what her day was like, other things she's thinking about, etc.
We had fun together, got to chat, make fun comments, critique the food, etc.