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To: Between the Lines
All three of our children were raised knowing how to cook, clean, sew and do the laundry. Yes, even my son. They might not have appreciated it then, but now that they are adults they see it through a different light.

It was the same when I was younger. I learned how to cook & clean, use all sorts of power tools, change the oil on a car, and even (gasp!) sew! Somebody had to attach the patches to my Boy Scout uniform and mend holes in the knees of my pants -- after showing me how once or twice, my mom said I was on my own for that kind of stuff.

18 posted on 07/09/2007 11:06:57 AM PDT by CT-Freeper (Said the frequently disappointed but ever optimistic Mets fan)
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To: CT-Freeper

Though I never learned to sew my son did. He also learned how to crochet. He did not grow up to be a sissy in the least. He now owns his own gun shop and shooting range. My girls (and son) all know how to fix a flat, change the oil, jump-start a car, and diagnose problems from the Chilton’s book and do the repairs themselves if they feel that they can.


21 posted on 07/09/2007 11:15:59 AM PDT by Between the Lines (I am very cognizant of my fallibility, sinfulness, and other limitations.)
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