For one, parents don't teach their kids anymore how to do things themselves. Secondly, some people just aren't smart enough. Thirdly, people are just lazy.
I have told my husband that he needs to teach my stepson something useful that he can use later in life like wiring something, building something, etc. My husband is smart enough that he pretty much does everything around here. In fact, he is currently putting up a fence for our horses. To pay to have that done would have cost us 3K more than him doing it himself. Needless to say, we opted to do it ourselves.
I truly hope that he doesn't wait until our 4 y/o is 14 years of age before he tries teaching him things like he has with my stepson. At 14, kids don't want to do anything. You start them young and they think it is fun. |
I think it is a combination of things. - Chele
