I am just like my father. Totally incompetent at fixing anything! My mom was the fix-it. I did learn a lot about tools, first making silver jewellry for 7 years, and building houses. I am awesome with a hammer. Just a couple of hits for a 3 inch spike!
I was raised traditionally, rebelled in principle, but never picked up much in the way of changing tires, etc. Why try to pull a rusted lug nut off, when you can stand in a parking lot, and some man will come along and do it for you?
In my day, I wanted to take shop, but girls were not allowed to. My mom taught me to sew, I used to make all my clothes, till RA hit and now my hands are too damaged to do the work.
My most clever thing I did was marry my husband. He can literally fix anything. He is the renovation/car mechanic/yard work king. The most clever thing he did was marry me. I can cook and organize. My daughter can fix anything. She even learned to do mechanics and body work with my husband. None of our sons do, though! Not sure what happened there? Oh right, hockey happened. Too busy to learn how to change the oil on a car.
As for check books and budgets, my mom always did that, and so do I. I thought that was a woman's thing? Goes to show these gender roles really are flexible? Which is not to say men are not men, and women are not women. I just think it is better to be good at most things. Unless you are a total klutz! (Hubby can't cook to save his life. He is getting better at buying frozen food to heat up, when I was so sick. I had him on an apprenticeship program to learn how to make a bed, but he flunked out. He still has to do it, but I have to supervise him every time. Another thing my hands won't let me do! King sized beds are dreadful, that way!)
I was raised traditionally, rebelled in principle, but never picked up much in the way of changing tires, etc. Why try to pull a rusted lug nut off, when you can stand in a parking lot, and some man will come along and do it for you?
In my day, I wanted to take shop, but girls were not allowed to. My mom taught me to sew, I used to make all my clothes, till RA hit and now my hands are too damaged to do the work.
My most clever thing I did was marry my husband. He can literally fix anything. He is the renovation/car mechanic/yard work king. The most clever thing he did was marry me. I can cook and organize. My daughter can fix anything. She even learned to do mechanics and body work with my husband. None of our sons do, though! Not sure what happened there? Oh right, hockey happened. Too busy to learn how to change the oil on a car.
As for check books and budgets, my mom always did that, and so do I. I thought that was a woman's thing? Goes to show these gender roles really are flexible? Which is not to say men are not men, and women are not women. I just think it is better to be good at most things. Unless you are a total klutz! (Hubby can't cook to save his life. He is getting better at buying frozen food to heat up, when I was so sick. I had him on an apprenticeship program to learn how to make a bed, but he flunked out. He still has to do it, but I have to supervise him every time. Another thing my hands won't let me do! King sized beds are dreadful, that way!)
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