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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...tasks.html my parents didnt teach me how to do things either, i had to open my gob and find out for myself!

Whats a button?

(6 October 2012, 17:21)Metroyeti Wrote: [ -> ]Whats a button?

W.T.F.???

Im quite luck got shown how to sew,not good at it mind but can patch stuff up.
Learnt how to knit,thats hard

(6 October 2012, 17:35)Metroyeti Wrote: [ -> ]Im quite luck got shown how to sew,not good at it mind but can patch stuff up.
Learnt how to knit,thats hard

when i was living on my own i had to learn how to sew on buttons, how to patch things, put up shelves, as well as things like washing/laundry and cooking....i had never cooked anything when i left home so it was a learning curve to say the least!!

Frying an egg for the very first time is a scary experience

(6 October 2012, 17:44)Metroyeti Wrote: [ -> ]Frying an egg for the very first time is a scary experience

first time i tried to fry an egg it didnt even make it into the pan, it ended up in the cutlery drawer!!

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i hasten to add i was 13 at the time!!

when i was a lad we had lessons in school on woodwork,gardening,pottery, practical stuff thats still with me now, THATS whats needed NOW cause there will be no jobs and F<>K all else to do for future young uns

Sewing in today's throw away society.
What ever next.

From SWMBO.
Her dad had the right idea, he'd give his wife a button and ask her to "Sew a shirt on it".

We don't want teenagers running round with sharp metal things now, do we !!!