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Dependant or independant
Have you crossed traditional sexist boundaries?
Men, can you sew on a button, make simple mending on your own clothes, cook a decent meal,?
Women, can you handle simple diys' around the house, like fixing a leaky faucet, can you change your own flat tire?
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| March 17, 2007, 13:24 |
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Re: Dependant or independant
QUOTE (Chazzy @ March 17, 2007, 13:24)Have you crossed traditional sexist boundaries?
Men, can you sew on a button, make simple mending on your own clothes, cook a decent meal,?
Women, can you handle simple diys' around the house, like fixing a leaky faucet, can you change your own flat tire?
I can bring home the bacon, fry it up in the pan, and never, ever forget your a man, I'm a woman!!  DIY'S, a breeze, you name it, I can do it, or will try like hell to figure it out.
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| March 17, 2007, 14:25 |
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Re: Dependant or independant
INDEPENDANT: I learned to do that when I was very young, parents were divorced, and mom had to work 2 jobs to keep us afloat.
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| March 17, 2007, 16:52 |
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NRG4U
63 / male
Beaver City, Nebraska, US
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Living alone I have little choice, but if I have something I need sewed & look really nice, I take it to somebody who is much better at it than me.
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| March 17, 2007, 16:54 |
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funlovingpair
59 / couple
Frozen Tundra, Minnesota, US
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I do what I can. Not very good at anything. If I have to I will try and fix things but usually make a bigger mess, or it takes me alot longer than it should. I think I could change a tire but have never had to.
Ma
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| March 17, 2007, 20:05 |
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KINKYINTHEFALLS
57 / male
wild and wonderful, West Virginia, US
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I actually like to cook, and it's even edible most of the time I can sew a little but like NRG if I want it to look nice I let someone else do it.
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| March 17, 2007, 20:37 |
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pepper
56 / female
daytona, Florida, US
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Warren can sew if he has to, lol, nothing like time in the military to teach a man that. I can change oil or a tire, even fixed a busted tailpipe once, in the rain at a gas station...I could because I'd watched him do it before!
 
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| March 17, 2007, 21:54 |
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40something
57 / female
In the Sun, Arizona, US
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I have been pretty independent - I can do minor repairs around the house (the internet helps with instructions), but I also feel pretty free to hire someone better, who has more time, if I can't get the job done.
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| March 17, 2007, 22:37 |
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funlovingpair
59 / couple
Frozen Tundra, Minnesota, US
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Of course I can sew, I used to sew my G.I.Joe clothes. I can do every household chore there is. I can cook pretty reasonable, my mom made sure of that. When she was cooking, I used to pull a kitchen chair up, and cook while standing on the chair. 
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| March 18, 2007, 00:22 |
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NRG4U
63 / male
Beaver City, Nebraska, US
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Yes can do quite well in the Kitchen. My mom used to cater food, she made sure all of us could cook before leaving home. I work in construction, so household problems,..... no problem
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| March 18, 2007, 06:40 |
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I am very independant, i can do most things for myself.
change a tyre, the oil ect, change plugs wire in a plug socket, put wallpaper up. But i still like to have a man to do other things for me!!!!   
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| March 18, 2007, 12:10 |
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rawk35
56 / couple
valley, Oregon, US
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independant, always have been right out of the womb but agree wit bubble.  still need the opposite sex for the really good stuff! 
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| March 18, 2007, 12:19 |
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After I got divorced I used instant everything that was easy to make to eat,but my son and I got tired of it so I learned to cook with help from my sisters and my second ex-wife,and friends,I'm not a master chief but you won't starve to death lol, but I can't sew but I guess I could learn,anyone want to help teach me?
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| March 18, 2007, 12:51 |
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OK...I'm going to tell you all, I am a very girly girl...BUT I can mow the lawn, I have been known to rip out bathroom walls, I don't mind getting my hands dirty with DIY projects and I love to get my hands in the ground, i.e. gardening. I do not, will not, and have no intention of EVER working on a vehicle. Not putting women down that can or will, my mother-in-law is a regular shade tree mechanic and I adore her. I have a cell phone not just to call my friends but for emergencies like a flat on the side of the road.
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| March 18, 2007, 12:58 |
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QUOTE (Juilianna @ March 18, 2007, 12:58)OK...I'm going to tell you all, I am a very girly girl...BUT I can mow the lawn, I have been known to rip out bathroom walls, I don't mind getting my hands dirty with DIY projects and I love to get my hands in the ground, i.e. gardening. I do not, will not, and have no intention of EVER working on a vehicle. Not putting women down that can or will, my mother-in-law is a regular shade tree mechanic and I adore her. I have a cell phone not just to call my friends but for emergencies like a flat on the side of the road.
And I guess that is to call Mr. Juils or whatever his name is. I will give you my number, and you can call me anytime.
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| March 18, 2007, 13:17 |
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I'll take that number but you may find yourself taking care of more than just my tires...
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| March 18, 2007, 13:21 |
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That would never be a problem for me sweetie. I would take care of you as well. Then get seconds and thirds and well you get the picture........
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| March 18, 2007, 13:25 |
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Actually, no, I don't get the picture because all I see is your shadow...LOL...like I'm one to be talking...sorry, I think we've hijacked this post...sorry Chazzy...
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| March 18, 2007, 14:43 |
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dave2big
81 / male
somewhere, Nebraska, US
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i guess i would have to say independent(other than the sewing) been cooking my own meals,doing my own laundry and keeping up my home since 1978 . havent poisoned myself yet. having a female friend would be nice, but i have been without for so long, i must be used to it by now.....
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| March 18, 2007, 15:00 |
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Definitely independent from back in my early teenage years. To include sewing (and not just mending socks, but with a sewing machine), laundry, ironing, and cooking. I make some great European dishes!
Ladies.....anyone for dinner and a sleepover?
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| March 19, 2007, 12:13 |
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I grew up with 6 older brothers. I pretty much HAD to learn everything a male can do.
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| March 20, 2007, 09:28 |
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When I lived as a bachelor I had to do all the domestic stuff myself and I am comfortable doing minor sewing tasks and I do cook and bake often. I do all the vacuuming.
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| March 20, 2007, 11:50 |
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lizonya
64 / couple
lake elsinore, California, US
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i'm a girly girl and can cook. as far as being handy, i can paint and that's about the extent of it. kelly, on the other hand, is my do-it-all manchild. he can cook and build a house.
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| March 20, 2007, 12:49 |
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