tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552468.post879571607117037423..comments2024-01-08T17:06:27.237-05:00Comments on Cheekyness: Failure in ForesightSuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11862479925124552922noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552468.post-75815010870173213442011-07-28T22:09:45.447-04:002011-07-28T22:09:45.447-04:00Your story makes me think of something.
karen mil...Your story makes me think of something.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.karenmillendressesuk.com" rel="nofollow">karen millen outlets</a>Gabrielle Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12043834220858966092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552468.post-58645893406763814012011-07-26T11:06:32.222-04:002011-07-26T11:06:32.222-04:00Chad has been praising standards since before we w...Chad has been praising standards since before we were married, but I had an automatic then and he had nothing, so it wasn't until this most recent car that we finally got a standard. I already liked it better after just a few weeks of owning it, but I became an official convert to Team Standard when we had our first snowy day. Standards do way better than automatics on snow and ice! I don't think we'll ever go back.Suhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862479925124552922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552468.post-87930483412947804432011-07-25T22:05:46.969-04:002011-07-25T22:05:46.969-04:00When I got my learner's permit, my dad traded ...When I got my learner's permit, my dad traded in his standard for an automatic. Several years later, my husband bought me a standard ("it was cheaper") and made me drive it home. It took like 2 hours to go 20miles, but now I can drive one!<br />ericaerica and christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074820593371226159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552468.post-16081721550514785522011-07-25T20:37:53.757-04:002011-07-25T20:37:53.757-04:00@Liz: Ha! Also what husbands are for, which I supp...@Liz: Ha! Also what husbands are for, which I suppose was my father's plan. Good thing I never had a flat while I was still single!<br /><br />@JE: My friend who sold us the car had to teach me how to drive it. And technically, I know the theory behind tire-changing, too, but when it comes to the part where you have to slide the jack into place... not sure I'm clear on where it goes.Suhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862479925124552922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552468.post-59610171889304472772011-07-25T18:54:59.718-04:002011-07-25T18:54:59.718-04:00My mom would never have permitted anyone to tell m...My mom would never have permitted anyone to tell me or my sister we couldn't do something because we were girls. I know it would make me go nuts if I heard it. <br /><br />I have to admit, I don't know how to drive a standard. My mom, who taught me how to drive, said it was hard enough teaching my brother and sister, and she didn't want to teach me when the cars we owned were all automatic. I guess that is kind of quirky :)<br /><br />I do, however, know how to change a tire. In theory. I've never actually tried it (yay AAA).J E Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03372746219262163566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552468.post-73355813387374611452011-07-25T18:18:30.431-04:002011-07-25T18:18:30.431-04:00My dad taught me how to drive a standard. I still ...My dad taught me how to drive a standard. I still drive one. My brother drives an automatic. Can't change a tire though. That's what the Auto Club's for.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552468.post-14344792878330623932011-07-25T15:32:32.927-04:002011-07-25T15:32:32.927-04:00@Jenni: I bet that was "fun".
@Julia: O...@Jenni: I bet that was "fun".<br /><br />@Julia: Oddly enough, I did have to learn how to mow the lawn and assemble things. The lawnmowing will come in handy if we ever get a lawn to mow (hubby has allergies), and I guess we take turns putting things together.<br /><br />@Diane: I can't drive an automatic any longer. It makes me crazy.<br /><br />@Delores: Brilliant!<br /><br />@Regina: Double brilliant! Good for you AND your kids! :DSuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862479925124552922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552468.post-36861476945108852222011-07-25T13:57:06.240-04:002011-07-25T13:57:06.240-04:00I'm very hands on when we do projects around t...I'm very hands on when we do projects around the house. My father always taught me to do everything even though I was a girl. I fix toilets, run a chainsaw and a few other things. We have always taught our children how to do things. No one is left out. The girls run chainsaws and tractors and our boys know how to do laundry, grocery shop and everything else. Great post.Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03493618594406138554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552468.post-76213400331417405832011-07-25T13:36:14.993-04:002011-07-25T13:36:14.993-04:00Dad told me that I could do whatever I set my mind...Dad told me that I could do whatever I set my mind too and that it was not truly necessary for women to fulfill the "role" of wife/mother etc... way ahead of his time that man... I agree, life skills for everyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552468.post-10054374768403228382011-07-25T12:52:50.024-04:002011-07-25T12:52:50.024-04:00My mother was the protective one, but she did forc...My mother was the protective one, but she did force me to learn on a stick. Of course, driving an automatic messes me up now!L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552468.post-51257914742030463922011-07-25T11:48:19.176-04:002011-07-25T11:48:19.176-04:00We were pretty liberated at our house. My dad did ...We were pretty liberated at our house. My dad did kitchen detail and vacuumed, my sister and I learned to drive, mow the lawn, put together bookshelves, etc. And I definitely appreciated it.Julia Phillips Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392455413201190775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552468.post-14809842126425748802011-07-25T11:20:30.824-04:002011-07-25T11:20:30.824-04:00Well, my dad and younger brother sat outside under...Well, my dad and younger brother sat outside under a shade tree drinking lemonade one August afternoon while they "supervised" me "learning" how to change a tire before I left for college.<br /><br />I'm not sure my brother had to endure the same learning experience.Jenni at talking hairdryerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16565237769341560279noreply@blogger.com