There are plenty of things I have taught my boys over the years; things like manners, how to land the perfect high five, and of course pull my finger. There are plenty of things, as a parent, I still need to teach my kids. You know, things I need to teach them to be successful, upstanding young men; things to help them move forward in life. The only problem is, many of those ‘things’ I, myself haven’t learned yet.
I am one of those of people who often just fakes his way through some of life’s obstacles. I kinda live by a certain rule: fake it till I make it and if I can’t fake it, find someone who can actually do it. I’ll give you an example. If you asked me to talk about photosynthesis in front of a crowd, I could probably BS my way through it; you wouldn’t think I was a university professor but I could manage. If you asked me to change the oil in my car, I’m screwed, and I’m taking it to a garage. So with all that being said, I’ve been keeping a list of things I’d like to learn, so one day I can pass the knowledge on to my kids. I guess, as much as it pains me to admit, it’s good to actually know stuff and not just BS you’re way through it.
I thought I’d share my list with you, and I’d love to know if there’s anything you still have to learn.
Here we go, here is ‘My list of things I need to learn because I want to pass on the knowledge and know-how to my kids’. (As you can see, I’ve already mastered how to come up with a concise title for lists.)
-Learn how to carve a turkey (I’ve got about 2 weeks left for this one)
-Learn how to tie a tie without looking on youtube
-Learn how to iron a shirt
-Learn another language
-Learn how to change a flat tire
-Learn what an adverb is
-Understand the different cuts of steak
-Learn to type with more than just 2 fingers
-Learn how to boost a car
-Learn to take criticism without being defensive
-Learn how to sew a button
you kill me – i was worried about teaching Will to pee while standing – which is something vastly different for the two of us… but yeah, for me it’s man things. But I’d also like to learn how to clean properly so i can pass that on. How to get stains out of things. How to change a tire etc… maybe we’ll figure it out together.
Mine are often silly things, like I’d love to be able to skateboard, but I know I’ll kill myself, so no. Juggling, just for fun. we all need a party trick, right?
But languages, I’d like to brush up what I’ve got and maybe add another.
Being able to cook and stuff would be helpful. I’m learning to make candy, instead, much less useful but a nice showoff skill.
I’d like to learn to drive some day, and learn the basic skills like boosting that go with it.
I’d like to learn to knit or crochet – have to take another kick at that some day, last one was a total bust.
And how to apologize well. I’m pretty good at knowing when I messed up, but there is an art to this that I sometimes am good at, and sometimes not.
And I can help with the adverb – where an adjective describes a person, place, or thing, an adverb describes a verb (often an action, but not always) or an adjective. So a fox may be quick (adjective), but if he’s running, he’s running quickly – the “ly” is a good hint that it’s an adverb. Also stringing two adjectives together only works if it’s a list of attributes, but if you want to describe for example, a colour? it can be an intense (adj) green, or it can be intensely (adv) green. In the former case, green is a thing, a colour, In the latter, it’s a description, so it’s already an adjective, and you need an adverb to describe it.
Wow, that was a long explanation. Sorry. Hope it was at least thorough?