Things your parents taught you when you were a child

[engineman]

My father would fix anything that could be done by one man or a man and a boy(me).

I was the same way until recent years, as I am getting older I have less muscle to apply.

[Ralph_Kirk]

Originally Posted by engineman

My father would fix anything that could be done by one man or a man and a boy(me).

I was the same way until recent years, as I am getting older I have less muscle to apply.

I can't seem to pass that on to my son-in-law.

But I seem to have given my daughter the expectation of that in a husband.

[Gerania]

Originally Posted by trobesmom

My dad always said, "learn a trade and you'll never go hungry." He was right. I never got a four-year degree, but I never went without work. And I always had enough to pay the bills and then some.

It's true for many. You just have to be able to figure things out. I remember teaching my son how to fix the kitchen faucet. I made him lay the pieces out in order. They come off and go back on the same way. Dad taught me that.

My son is now the neighborhood shade tree mechanic and handyman.

He fixed my furnace last month, and he'll be replacing a belt on my car next week.

He's a bit of a Rain Man. I worried a great deal about him when he was a child. I took him to neurologists, physiologists, and all of the other gists. He's OK. He earns his keep, and can make make a bit more fixing things for people who are desperate.

Last summer, he fixed the neighbor's friend's daughter's car. It was August, and she had to drive to the Boston area for college. She'd just paid thousands for repairs in Philly. Garbage. They not only didn't fix anything, they made things worse. She got there, and he told mom to buy her new tires.