Comments on: Of gender and skills http://humblemusings.com/archives/2007/09/18/of-gender-and-skills/ Family life commentary by Amy Scott. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:54:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Amy Scott http://humblemusings.com/archives/2007/09/18/of-gender-and-skills/#comment-73307 Amy Scott Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:20:17 +0000 http://humblemusings.com/archives/2007/09/18/of-gender-and-skills/#comment-73307 <blockquote>Just wondering? Where does the phrase "it was all good come from" ? My 18 yr. old says this alot!</blockquote> Hm. I'm so cool, I didn't know it? :lol_wp: <blockquote>What IS the definition of “helpmeet” or “helpmate” or “helper suitable”, well, you get the idea.</blockquote> Someone who helps...?

Just wondering? Where does the phrase “it was all good come from” ? My 18 yr. old says this alot!

Hm. I’m so cool, I didn’t know it? :lol_wp:

What IS the definition of “helpmeet” or “helpmate” or “helper suitable”, well, you get the idea.

Someone who helps…?

]]> By: Your germ free friend Kristin http://humblemusings.com/archives/2007/09/18/of-gender-and-skills/#comment-73265 Your germ free friend Kristin Mon, 24 Sep 2007 03:40:39 +0000 http://humblemusings.com/archives/2007/09/18/of-gender-and-skills/#comment-73265 I like the one about staying "germ free in the public restroom" Sounds like something I would say, of course. I like the one about staying “germ free in the public restroom” Sounds like something I would say, of course.

]]> By: Denise http://humblemusings.com/archives/2007/09/18/of-gender-and-skills/#comment-72931 Denise Fri, 21 Sep 2007 05:26:35 +0000 http://humblemusings.com/archives/2007/09/18/of-gender-and-skills/#comment-72931 Just wondering? Where does the phrase "it was all good come from" ? My 18 yr. old says this alot! Great post! It was all good. God Bless, Denise Just wondering? Where does the phrase “it was all good come from” ? My 18 yr. old says this alot! Great post! It was all good.

God Bless, Denise

]]> By: Janet http://humblemusings.com/archives/2007/09/18/of-gender-and-skills/#comment-72869 Janet Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:08:35 +0000 http://humblemusings.com/archives/2007/09/18/of-gender-and-skills/#comment-72869 Oh boy. I'm feeling convicted now. I would rather not learn these things. ;) And now my son is 14 years old so when Dad is gone I make/ask him to do it. Sorry, not touching any car oil. :razz_wp: Oh boy. I’m feeling convicted now. I would rather not learn these things. ;) And now my son is 14 years old so when Dad is gone I make/ask him to do it. Sorry, not touching any car oil. :razz_wp:

]]> By: Emily http://humblemusings.com/archives/2007/09/18/of-gender-and-skills/#comment-72818 Emily Thu, 20 Sep 2007 03:08:27 +0000 http://humblemusings.com/archives/2007/09/18/of-gender-and-skills/#comment-72818 Tim and my husband would be good friends. They could tell each other stories like that one while watching the game that they returned home in time for. Tim and my husband would be good friends. They could tell each other stories like that one while watching the game that they returned home in time for.

]]> By: Tim http://humblemusings.com/archives/2007/09/18/of-gender-and-skills/#comment-72815 Tim Thu, 20 Sep 2007 02:40:48 +0000 http://humblemusings.com/archives/2007/09/18/of-gender-and-skills/#comment-72815 I changed the oil once. I was pretty proud of myself until we began to notice a puddle, that was getting larger by the hour, beneath the truck. I cross-threaded the bolt back into the pan. It cost about $50.00 to drain the oil, pull the pan, tap the threads, replace the bolt and add five more quarts of oil. The #1 skill every wife should possess is the gumption to tell her husband to take it down to the quick-lube and hurry back because the game is about to start! I changed the oil once. I was pretty proud of myself until we began to notice a puddle, that was getting larger by the hour, beneath the truck. I cross-threaded the bolt back into the pan. It cost about $50.00 to drain the oil, pull the pan, tap the threads, replace the bolt and add five more quarts of oil.

The #1 skill every wife should possess is the gumption to tell her husband to take it down to the quick-lube and hurry back because the game is about to start!

]]> By: Anonymous http://humblemusings.com/archives/2007/09/18/of-gender-and-skills/#comment-72806 Anonymous Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:36:21 +0000 http://humblemusings.com/archives/2007/09/18/of-gender-and-skills/#comment-72806 "how to have a debate without getting personally offended" Funny! I liked that one. I still can't remember how to do jumper cables, even though I've had to do that a couple of times. I also can't drive a nail, no matter how many times I try. I am tool-challenged. Good thing I'm married to a handy-man. It's not for lack of trying. Hubby came in the other day, watched me struggle for a few minutes with a stool I was trying to repair, then stepped in and fixed it for me. :) “how to have a debate without getting personally offended”

Funny! I liked that one.

I still can’t remember how to do jumper cables, even though I’ve had to do that a couple of times. I also can’t drive a nail, no matter how many times I try. I am tool-challenged. Good thing I’m married to a handy-man.

It’s not for lack of trying. Hubby came in the other day, watched me struggle for a few minutes with a stool I was trying to repair, then stepped in and fixed it for me. :)

]]> By: Mrs. P. http://humblemusings.com/archives/2007/09/18/of-gender-and-skills/#comment-72782 Mrs. P. Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:27:34 +0000 http://humblemusings.com/archives/2007/09/18/of-gender-and-skills/#comment-72782 I think we should all have as many skills as we can possibly manage (I say this admitting openly that I cannot change a tire or do electrical stuff for the LIFE of me!), and then just help each other out (men and women, that is) whenever possible. Surely the easiest way. Oh, but yeah, there IS one non-negotiable gender thing: The spider squishing. Ain't no way I'm ever "learning" that. Sorry. I think men, too, should be able to make beds. I was literally almost a grown woman before I realised that they didn't actually genetically lack the capacity to do that; it was just the men in _my_ family who couldn't manage it! :-D I think we should all have as many skills as we can possibly manage (I say this admitting openly that I cannot change a tire or do electrical stuff for the LIFE of me!), and then just help each other out (men and women, that is) whenever possible. Surely the easiest way.

Oh, but yeah, there IS one non-negotiable gender thing: The spider squishing. Ain’t no way I’m ever “learning” that. Sorry.

I think men, too, should be able to make beds. I was literally almost a grown woman before I realised that they didn’t actually genetically lack the capacity to do that; it was just the men in _my_ family who couldn’t manage it! :-D

]]> By: David http://humblemusings.com/archives/2007/09/18/of-gender-and-skills/#comment-72777 David Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:35:49 +0000 http://humblemusings.com/archives/2007/09/18/of-gender-and-skills/#comment-72777 Great post! As a husband, father of three and the homemaker in our house these are some thing I'm glad my wife can do: balance the checkbook (she is an accountant after all), use a handgun, take good pictures, hem a pair of pants or a skirt, start a mower, follow on the dance floor, and drive stick. She's seldom home alone so the rest of it falls into my lap anyway which is fine for both of us. Great post! As a husband, father of three and the homemaker in our house these are some thing I’m glad my wife can do: balance the checkbook (she is an accountant after all), use a handgun, take good pictures, hem a pair of pants or a skirt, start a mower, follow on the dance floor, and drive stick. She’s seldom home alone so the rest of it falls into my lap anyway which is fine for both of us.

]]> By: sarah http://humblemusings.com/archives/2007/09/18/of-gender-and-skills/#comment-72773 sarah Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:05:44 +0000 http://humblemusings.com/archives/2007/09/18/of-gender-and-skills/#comment-72773 I think women need to know those things too. Well, as for the HDTV we will never have one BUT it universally stands for "Is able to hook up various electronic appliances.' My parents didn't learn how to hook up a computer until after they had one for many years- and I knew how to do it at age 8! Unfortunately, I don't know how to do some of the things on that list. Backing up a trailor is one (very good thing to know) and changing my oil is another. My husband used to say that I had to change my own oil but somehow I skirted that and now that I have four children four and under WHO WILL WATCH THEM WHILE I CHANGE THE OIL? I've never changed a tire either. That's why I just bought a cell phone. because there is no way I'm changing a tire on the side of the road with four little kids. So anyway, I loved what you said about your daughters' suitors having to meet the Daddy standard. Sarah in TX who now knows how to drive a 12 passenger van (and my parents NEVER EVER let me drive their minivan!! LOL) I think women need to know those things too. Well, as for the HDTV we will never have one BUT it universally stands for “Is able to hook up various electronic appliances.’ My parents didn’t learn how to hook up a computer until after they had one for many years- and I knew how to do it at age 8!

Unfortunately, I don’t know how to do some of the things on that list. Backing up a trailor is one (very good thing to know) and changing my oil is another. My husband used to say that I had to change my own oil but somehow I skirted that and now that I have four children four and under WHO WILL WATCH THEM WHILE I CHANGE THE OIL? I’ve never changed a tire either. That’s why I just bought a cell phone. because there is no way I’m changing a tire on the side of the road with four little kids.

So anyway, I loved what you said about your daughters’ suitors having to meet the Daddy standard.

Sarah in TX who now knows how to drive a 12 passenger van (and my parents NEVER EVER let me drive their minivan!! LOL)

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