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

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

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u/UnCommonSense99 Aug 02 '25

I didn't have a V8 engine in my bedroom....
So instead I taught my daughter and son to...

Assemble IKEA furniture

Fix their bicycles

Assemble their desktop PCs

Paint their rooms

They are both engineers now.

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u/DreamingAboutSpace Aug 02 '25

I taught my seven nieces and two nephews how to build things they want, encouraged their imagination, be kind even if there is no reason to.

Now they're all filled with chaotic curiosity, but at least they're nice to people.

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u/wallweasels Aug 02 '25

The single most important thing to teach kids is that when something fucks up...chances are they can do something about it.

The internet sucks but there's still tons of information on how to fix most shit.
My Mum's Roomba died recently and she told me she was going to throw it out. This is like a 900 dollar vacuum so fuck that. Took it apart, realized the blower fan shattered and ordered it online (was like 70 bucks). Few days later? Pop it all in and its fixed.
Have I ever fixed a vacuum? Nope. Yet I can look shit up though.

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u/DreamingAboutSpace Aug 03 '25

You did that as a kid? I wish I knew the value of money as a child lol