I start with a couple: knitting and crocheting. They are two of the two most useful things I’ve learned so far, all thanks to my grandmother and one of my aunts. Creating bags to carry things, repairing pants, jackets and backpacks, creating little cushions for my lower back or to support my wrist when I’m in the office, etc.

I still remember with some humor how my grandmother insisted to me that, as a man, I should not be ashamed of knowing how to crochet.

Oddly enough, my sister is the one who doesn’t know how to do either those things lol

  • shalafi@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Men and woman have different mental and physical strengths and weaknesses.

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      17 hours ago

      While this is true, there is a considerable amount of overlap between men and women, and a great deal of skills and tasks can be done by either gender.

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        11 minutes ago

        Of course, but those differences are the root causes of gendered work. It doesn’t get ridiculous, as OP stated, until one says, “Men/women can’t do that!” Or suck at whatever.