Hey everyone,
Some talk in another thread about men who carry sewing kits (which is AWESOME!) got me thinking...
* What kinds of things do you do that are "normally" seen as something done by the other gender?
* What talents/skills have you been told that you do "really well" "for a guy" or "for a girl"?
* Who taught you how to do said skills? Was it from a member of the opposite gender?
It could be anything from cooking and sewing to playing sports, working with power tools, or even climbing trees.
I also realize that in modern times, the idea of what was once strictly thought of as being "for girls" and "for boys" might be more overlapped than ever before (which I personally really like, because who doesn't need a variety of skills to make it in today's world?)
But I have known a few guys who never "bothered" with cooking, cleaning, or housework because it was considered to be strictly "women's work", as well as women who were completely reliant on a man to pay the bills or balance a checkbook. I'm certainly not saying that this is necessarily wrong, I'm just saying they found life to be extraordinarily challenging when they didn't have someone to cook, clean, or manage money for them.
* What are some life skills that you believe everyone should know a little bit about, regardless of gender?
*Disclaimer*
I know that the title of this thread might be seen as a little controversial at first glance... which is one of the reasons why I chose "OutWrite Trouble" as my CC moniker. Every now and then, we might have a poster who just reads the title and comes in with spiritual guns blazing, all because they only read the title and not the actual post to know what the discussion was really about.
And... Why yes, folks, this is how exciting my life really is--that I can actually find something like that amusing.
So... Please make my life a little more exciting by contributing your thoughts (and skills) to this thread.
Some talk in another thread about men who carry sewing kits (which is AWESOME!) got me thinking...
* What kinds of things do you do that are "normally" seen as something done by the other gender?
* What talents/skills have you been told that you do "really well" "for a guy" or "for a girl"?
* Who taught you how to do said skills? Was it from a member of the opposite gender?
It could be anything from cooking and sewing to playing sports, working with power tools, or even climbing trees.
I also realize that in modern times, the idea of what was once strictly thought of as being "for girls" and "for boys" might be more overlapped than ever before (which I personally really like, because who doesn't need a variety of skills to make it in today's world?)
But I have known a few guys who never "bothered" with cooking, cleaning, or housework because it was considered to be strictly "women's work", as well as women who were completely reliant on a man to pay the bills or balance a checkbook. I'm certainly not saying that this is necessarily wrong, I'm just saying they found life to be extraordinarily challenging when they didn't have someone to cook, clean, or manage money for them.
* What are some life skills that you believe everyone should know a little bit about, regardless of gender?
*Disclaimer*
I know that the title of this thread might be seen as a little controversial at first glance... which is one of the reasons why I chose "OutWrite Trouble" as my CC moniker. Every now and then, we might have a poster who just reads the title and comes in with spiritual guns blazing, all because they only read the title and not the actual post to know what the discussion was really about.
And... Why yes, folks, this is how exciting my life really is--that I can actually find something like that amusing.
So... Please make my life a little more exciting by contributing your thoughts (and skills) to this thread.
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