Well stated - thank you for your insight!!!!!
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Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS
Men aren't the only ones who need to be self-sufficient. Unless you're using "man/men" as male-centered language for people. 
I admit I was tickled when I read your post. I think you're attributing not having been taught about cars to something larger. Positive parent-child interaction maybe? Well, if your parents spent time teaching you various things and passing general cultural capital to you (and perhaps wealth and their social networks), not being taught things like oil change is the least of your worries. 
But busy parents plus different skills these parents have will result in children not being taught how to cut the hedges and so forth. And sometimes parents possess the time and skills but are generally disinterested. They figure you can pay someone to do those things like they pay someone. I know my educator parents taught us car and home maintenance stuff but I have the attention span of a puppy for such things. |