Potato shooter? Oh yeah, swampbear, that’s just the sort of thing every young adult needs to master… Actually, I could use one myself - I like to toss my less-than-fresh veggies into the woods behind my house for the critters of the night - I could get some deep penetration with a potato shooter!
Ziactrice, believe it or not, she doesn’t like to drink. I’ve let her try some things and she wasn’t impressed. I also suspect seeing certain extended family members overindulge has given her a perspective of alcohol abuse. It will be interesting to see how she reacts when she’s on her own, considering neither her dad nor I drink very much at all.
Oh yeah - another good skill - saying no to telemarketers and door-to-door solicitors. I got suckered in to buying magazines I didn’t want and over-priced lightbulbs in my foolish youth. Just say no! Just say no!
I’m so surprised to read this whole thread and see than nobody had mentioned my personal peeves:
She needs to know how to tie knots!
She needs to know how to securely tie a bulky item to the top of a car.
I simply can’t believe how many grown-ups have no clue how to tie simple knots (bowlines, half-hitches, etc.), what situations to use them in, and how to use rope to tie something down securely. (The Perfect Child may already know these things due to her sailing experience.)
Some I was taught, like cooking and sewing and basic electronics and auto mechanics. Much I learned myself, like dealing with people, fixing bicycles, plumbing repair, and how to bleed radiators when your house isn’t heating right. Lucky for me, I’m pretty good at troubleshooting and figuring out a fix. Now, whether my kid, or anyone else for that matter, chooses to benefit from my experience - that’s yet to be seen.
I’m surprised no one has piped up with “Don’t eat yellow snow.”
FCM, if my brother were reading this thread, that is exactly what he would say.
Looking at this thread, I realizr I have a long way to go in being competent at some (if not most) of these things I sould know. :smack: Lots of time to learn, though. Some of the things aren’t an issue with me, so that’s a relief.
On the off chance that something untoward should happen and someone were to try to attack her, she should shout “FIRE” at the top of her lungs. Because people are programmed to respond to shouts of “fire”, but not to shouts of “help” or “rape”, she’d be much more likely to get assistance.
