One of my boys is an aerospace engineer.
He worked two summers for a friend of mine who is a remodeling contractor gaining real hands on skills.
Other son is a trucker.
The front air dam on my daughters car came loose on the highway last week. She fixed it with a paper clip she found on the ground. The fix lasted long enough to get to the store and buy some cable ties.
You sound like a great parent. Us brothers and sisters were all independent since we were 10. We grew up middle class so after I graduated from HS I never dared ask my parents for money.
It got to a point when I graduated at Stanford my Mom kept asking me why I never asked them for money, and she thought I was a drug dealer at college LOL. Had a half scholarship and worked part time jobs. If you’re 30 and you still ask mom and dad for money, you’re a pathetic loser.