cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/31764672
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
Cooking and (basic) sewing. These are basic life skills needed for any level of independent living, yet so many are proud to be utterly incapable of either.
Cleaning needs adding to this list. Not just wash dishes The ability so see dirt, make a schedule, etc.
As a male?
- Empathy
- Compassion
- Basic human decency
I’m being horribly cynical, obviously - it’s not that all males lack it, it’s that the humans in the world who lack it the most are ALL MALE
Not all men, but ALWAYS a man.
Not sure about that. Plenty of women lack those qualities too (eg MTG, Noem, etc)
More frequent in men, certainly, but not exclusively.
Yah was gonna say, sociopaths do come in the female variety.
- Laundry
- Sewing and garment repair
- Simple hand tools
- Troubleshooting and repair of frequently used devices (cars, computers, bicycles, etc.)
- Cooking, eating healthy, and packing a lunch
- Basic medicine (symptom identification, when do you need to seek immediate help, first-responder training)
- Self defense and de-escalation
- Consent and how to be clear with your desires and intentions
- Communication and being understood
- Emotional health and understanding your own feelings and how to handle then in a healthy way
- Addiction, negative feedback loops, obsession and how to avoid becoming a victim of them
- How to exercise and maintain a healthy body
- Dishes
- Learning how your own mind works and how to work with it. (Rewards, pitfalls, living with ADHD, etc.)
Addiction, negative feedback loops, obsession and how to avoid becoming a victim of them
Which gender do you see being most typically associated with this?
I do not have tits, but I understand bra sizing and frequently have to advocate for women in my life to go get a proper sizing. I’m baffled by how women can wear a shitty bra for decades but know their measurements in every shingle companies arbitrary standards.
Every once in a while a guy will know something about women’s bodies that makes me go “ooooh OK that one’s actually really like kinsey 0 straight” instead of some other weird combination of interests that are approximately straight in a mostly possessive way. Sometimes I’ll hear “straight” guys talk about how gross vaginas are but then you hear a guy talking about pH balances and lactobacilli and it’s just really obvious which guy actually wants to be in one.
More connected to nature? It’s called mother nature for good reasons… However, I would like to see more male friends see how powerfull plants and nature can be !
Plants and foraging knowledge FTW !
Word, observing life and nature is awesome
