My son was taught how to manage his finances, cook a meal, basic auto mechanics, hunting/fishing/ how to shoot, personal responsibility, basic woodworking/plumbing/electrical … all by the time he was 14. He is now a responsible, functional anomaly amongst his peers. Their parents always remark how “well adjusted” he is. Nah! We had kids late in life and us old coots take shit from no one. He had discipline and a strong sense of right and wrong by the time he left high school.
There is still a small glimmer of hope from those who will be leading the world from the upcoming generation.
Helpless? Nope. I have control of what I can control. And, will dispatch that which I can’t.
I totally Agree, MD. We Did have to know all that basic stuff. These young kids are Screwed if they don’t make learning the basics an absolute priority👍🇺🇸
You're right on as usual. Some skills aren't worth accuiring for most people though. Very complex, rarely used skills that require special expensive equipment are better farmed our. These can be paid for with the savings accumulated by developing and using the skills that are more commonly needed. It's surprising how many guys don't have basic skills these days, but then, most are raised without fathers, and in this age of specialization few father have a full tool box of skills. We've lost many of the mentoring programs our culture used to provide like scouting. It used to be that there was at least one old man on every block who could fix anything. Many times these old guys would teach kids how to fix their bikes and cars. People used to "tinker" with things, encouraged by magazines like popular mechanics and popular science. It used to be said "a jack of all trades, and master of none, is many times better than the master of one."
My son was taught how to manage his finances, cook a meal, basic auto mechanics, hunting/fishing/ how to shoot, personal responsibility, basic woodworking/plumbing/electrical … all by the time he was 14. He is now a responsible, functional anomaly amongst his peers. Their parents always remark how “well adjusted” he is. Nah! We had kids late in life and us old coots take shit from no one. He had discipline and a strong sense of right and wrong by the time he left high school.
There is still a small glimmer of hope from those who will be leading the world from the upcoming generation.
Helpless? Nope. I have control of what I can control. And, will dispatch that which I can’t.
It took a lot of time and effort but we’re good.
I totally Agree, MD. We Did have to know all that basic stuff. These young kids are Screwed if they don’t make learning the basics an absolute priority👍🇺🇸
You're right on as usual. Some skills aren't worth accuiring for most people though. Very complex, rarely used skills that require special expensive equipment are better farmed our. These can be paid for with the savings accumulated by developing and using the skills that are more commonly needed. It's surprising how many guys don't have basic skills these days, but then, most are raised without fathers, and in this age of specialization few father have a full tool box of skills. We've lost many of the mentoring programs our culture used to provide like scouting. It used to be that there was at least one old man on every block who could fix anything. Many times these old guys would teach kids how to fix their bikes and cars. People used to "tinker" with things, encouraged by magazines like popular mechanics and popular science. It used to be said "a jack of all trades, and master of none, is many times better than the master of one."