tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24503693.post9022575943777292104..comments2023-06-29T05:35:11.744-05:00Comments on My Mind.....Lost, Strayed, or Stolen....: Tending to My KnittingJan/lost-strayed-or-stolen.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08107832787231548950noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24503693.post-56892782579900085742008-02-03T18:01:00.000-06:002008-02-03T18:01:00.000-06:00well said. i taught myself to breastfeed from a b...well said. i taught myself to breastfeed from a book! Or, lots of books, actually. All the mamas who could have been that mentor were in that 70s range where they'd been discouraged and hadn't done so, as you did. So i read every book I could, and then successfully nursed 3 boys. <BR/><BR/>i confess i cannot sew. <BR/><BR/>my mom and sister and i tried to all learn to knit one year. my mom used to know how, picked it up well. my sister knits very well. i was a knitting disaster. i tried for a few months, but gladly gave it up. i adore the knit gifts my sister gives my kids, though.HolyMama!https://www.blogger.com/profile/11265703576854119414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24503693.post-89784150980573438522008-01-28T13:01:00.000-06:002008-01-28T13:01:00.000-06:00I am grateful every day for my grandmothers who ta...I am grateful every day for my grandmothers who taught me to sew, cook, and can. Even more so, I am grateful to the grandfathers one who taught me to make bread and the other who taught me to garden. Any child that gets near me during these activities is encouraged to "help". I have a couple of good bread kneeders already.<BR/><BR/>DebAunt Debbi/kurts momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05663049154538571378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24503693.post-21068144378250317192008-01-27T14:57:00.000-06:002008-01-27T14:57:00.000-06:00That is so lovely. Although I'm a SAHM, I don't kn...That is so lovely. Although I'm a SAHM, I don't know if I taught much to my girls, other than cooking. I learned to knit a couple of years ago. It saves my sanity sometimes. I also learned to embroider, cross-stitch, etc. as a girl. My best girl friend's grandmother taught us how to crochet when we were 10. What a wonderful lady she was. Keep teaching the younger generations. They need help. They can keep all of us up to date on blogging. :-).The Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13640870056010190961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24503693.post-45462588941563878522008-01-25T14:08:00.000-06:002008-01-25T14:08:00.000-06:00I so relate to your piece. I, too, lived away from...I so relate to your piece. I, too, lived away from my mother and grandmother, but neither of them did any sewing or needle work. I taught myself because of my dreams of what made a 'traditional' mom. My mother =did= teach me to read and to use the library! Thus I have been able to teach myself to learn what I want to learn.<BR/><BR/>CurtissAnnCurtissAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17140990310512839963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24503693.post-48667397337357573892008-01-22T17:01:00.000-06:002008-01-22T17:01:00.000-06:00My sister and I were talking about this the other ...My sister and I were talking about this the other day. My mother never taught me to cook. I learned on my own from books when I was an adult. My mother is an energetic, project-oriented person, and a child in the kitchen was an obstacle and a nuisance to her.<BR/><BR/>I am trying to remember to take more time to pass down skills to my own little girls, but it is so hard. Again, I just want to GET THINGS DONE, and there is nothing efficient about letting a little girl "help." But I am trying to remember that teaching her is part of my job, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24503693.post-86612183299096821652008-01-22T08:20:00.000-06:002008-01-22T08:20:00.000-06:00My Mom didn't teach me most of these things. Heck ...My Mom didn't teach me most of these things. Heck -- I didn't even know how to do laundry or cook until I got married (then she did give me some pointers). My Mom was actually a stay at home Mom, but I suspect that she often thought it was just easier to do things for us than to teach us how to do them. <BR/><BR/>My Mom actually just taught me how to sew this past summer. I'm not very good, but I want to start teaching my kids some of the basics of it anyway. :)Angie @ Many Little Blessingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846708503551936348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24503693.post-50326688292020862902008-01-22T08:09:00.000-06:002008-01-22T08:09:00.000-06:00Good for you! My mother recognized the importance...Good for you! <BR/><BR/>My mother recognized the importance of sewing, going so far as to buy me a starter machine as a child. But since neither of us knew what we were doing, we never reached proficiency.<BR/><BR/>Your daughters and granddaughters are lucky to have you!Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08455517419708043340noreply@blogger.com