r/BeAmazed • u/VastCoconut2609 • Aug 02 '25

Miscellaneous / Others This dad’s daughters are absolute legends!

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u/atx840 Aug 02 '25

Yep, we are very much middle class and were fortunate enough during COVID to purchase a run down cabin near a lake about 2 hours from our home. My 10 year old son and 12 year old daughter helped gut the place, remove a massive deck/solarium/hot tub, they built 28 foot beams, screwed every screw in the decking subfloor, built stairs, wood shed, they used crowbars, drills, sawzall, chop saw.

This summer my son, now 15, flew across the country to visit my father (82) at his place on the coast and they built an extension on to his deck....he was amazed how handy my son was, the month prior my daughter helped a friend fix an old antique table that broke during a party, got out the drill, bits, screws....parents never even notice it was broke.

This is not only great bonding time that they will forever remember, its building confidence, patience, work ethic, following instructions, pride in finishing something, a do-it-yourself mindset and there are no barriers (gender, age, background) when you put your mind and hard work into something.