How to Raise a Sheltered Daughter
Eldest daughter: "Daddy, if I put water in the microwave and heat it up, will it boil?"
Me: "Hmm? Well, it would probably boil, but... if you don't cover it with plastic wrap, the inside will get all wet... Why do you ask?"
Eldest daughter: "Because I need boiling water to make jelly."
Me: "Hmm? Why not use the electric kettle (T-fal)?"
Eldest daughter: "I don't know how to use it..."
Wait... seriously...?
Put water in
Press the switch
My eldest daughter, that's all there is to it!
Why didn't my eldest daughter even know how to use the kettle?
I see... this isn't my eldest daughter's fault... perhaps I've never once had her boil water for me before.
Is that true?
No, she should have pressed the kettle switch for me several times since she was little...
If there is something that can be pressed, people will want to press it.
I had never made her do the part where you put water into the kettle.
If you don't let children have plenty of experiences while they are young... you'll end up with a sheltered daughter!
I didn't know how to tie a scarf until I was an old man either...
Anyway, my eldest daughter learned how to use the electric kettle today.
That was a close one... if I had asked her to boil water for cup noodles, she might have tried to heat it in the microwave.
How to Raise a Sheltered Daughter: Summary
Thank you for reading this far.
To summarize the content of this article, it was about how if you don't let your children have experiences while they are young, you will end up with a sheltered daughter (or son).
From now on, I want to be careful to check if there are any simple household chores I haven't let my child do, or any common sense I haven't taught them yet.
Thank you for reading until the end.
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