You go girl. And I applaud you for being able to doing everything that he could.Not tooo many of us around anymore. I"m proud that you are able to do all of those things and you don't rely on a "man"..
You would think that a man would be proud AND honored to know and to say that his wife/partner can do all of those things but some aren't. I don't get it.
I work with some women who can't do DIDDLY SQUAT! I am so embarrassed for them. I don't understand how that works.And the sad thing about it, they don't want to learn how to do anything. All of the females in our office (except 2 - me and another girl) can't change a tire to save their souls. They have to call their husbands or someone else to come and change the tire. Heck, they can't even check the tire pressure in their tires with a gauge. Now, I know that is not "common" for most women to be able to do but c'mon ladies. Years ago, a co-worker's husband died and she said the strangest thing. She said that she has to learn how to do everything because he did everything for her. I was like, "HUH. What does that mean?" For some odd reason, I thought all women knew how to do "minor" things to their vehicles and other minor repairs around the house. I guess I was raised differently. My father taught me how to change a tire and check oil levels, water levels, put in antifreeze change the oil in a car at the age of 10 years old. The older I got, he showed me how to change brake pads and few other things. After my father retired from the military, he was a plumber/electrician by trade, so he taught me how to change faucets, a toilet, etc. I guess that's why I loved being with my father all of the time because he was always doing things that I considered "fun". While my sisters were inside doing their hair, nails and toes and make up and shopping, I was outside learning a trade. I thought that was normal but I was shocked to find out that is wasn't.
Men say they love an independent woman but when it comes right down to it, they are jealous and feel insecure.
Now don't get me wrong, it's very nice to have a husband to do all of those "manly" things but again, c'mon ladies, don't depend on him to do it all. That Is why I always encourage people to learn more and do more. When I see someone doing something that I can't do, I want to learn how to do it, so I ask them to teach me or I teach myself. But that's just me.
Learning = Empowering yourself.
Hats off to you for being a single mom and making it. Keep up the good work.
Thanks, Kuntrygirl. My dad taught me a lot about cars, too. And, yes, I can change tires. When I get work done on my car I want to know what they are doing bec I understand it. If a plumber comes to my house to do something, it will only be once bec I will watch and ask questions and do it myself next time. Same for electricians. I can do a lot of things. I agree, you'd think a man would appreciate that in a woman, I could have a lot of fun with a man that wanted to do that stuff together (NOT just hand him the tools), but every one I ever dated or married just didn't appreciate it at all, no matter how much lip service that gave to it. I just quit looking a long time ago.
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