Who taught you to tie your shoelaces? / myLot

Edinburgh, Scotland

January 10, 2020 7:53am CST

Or how to tell the time or how to use a knife and fork? Was it your parents - or your grandparents? Many grandparents spend a lot of time with their grandchildren showing them how to do many essential life skills. But there is also the fun side - how to go fishing, how to fly a kite, how to ride a bike, how to bake a cake or how to do embroidery. Grandparents have the time and the patience to teach their grandkids many other essential skills - and they do it in a way which doesn’t make it seem like learning - ‘cos it’s fun when gran and grandad do it! How about you? Who helped you grow up?

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (135966)

• Marion, Ohio

10 Jan 20

My mother taught me most of the stuff you learn when you are little. My father taught me about the critters.

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Bill McAlpine

@ScotMac (1335)

• Edinburgh, Scotland

10 Jan 20

That's probably how it is for most of us

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Hanni Harel

@Hannihar (130150)

• Israel

29 Jan 20

@ScotMac I like this post. It is very interesting post. I cannot remember how I learned all those things you mentioned, including how to tie my shoes.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382483)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Jan 20

Just my parents really although one grandfather was a lot of fun. I didn't know the other one and the grandmothers were both pretty stern and strict so not a lot of fun coming from those areas.