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Amen to this! One or both of my kids, depending on the activity, will beg to do stuff that my wife and/or I are doing: gardening, learning about electronics, h
by bstpierre 12y ago
Amen to this!
One or both of my kids, depending on the activity, will beg to do stuff that my wife and/or I are doing: gardening, learning about electronics, home repair, sports, music, cooking, crafts, animal care/husbandry, forestry (I DIY all of our firewood for winter heat), small engine maintenance and repair, hiking, biking, workout videos, etc etc.
I still think it's important to expose them to other things and respect and encourage the interests that they develop, which may be outside the sphere of things that you enjoy. E.g. neither I nor my wife have much musical skill/talent, but one kid likes making music so we encourage it where we can (e.g. I've learned a bit about drumming just so I can help him figure some things out).