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  • Home ec, back in my day, was silly. The entire two years revolved around redundant sewing of crap that was kit based that no one wants and “cooking”. Redundant “cooking” that could be as basic as taco dip. I learned nothing about cooking in that class, that all came later.

    Teach how to roast veggies on a half sheet. How to deal with eggs or meat in an iron skillet. Basics. Teach about salt.

    Teach how to grow seedlings. Then how to temper them for outside planting.

    Teach how to do basic home maintenance. How to change a door knob. A door slab. Cut and replace a baseboard, both by hand and with a miter or circular saw. Maybe build a shelf. How to find a stud in a wall and why this may be necessary. Caulk and about different types of caulk. The difference between drywall screws and other screws. How to clean a lint trap in a dryer and why you need to do so. How to change the sink traps.

    How to change a tire. Go to the spare then back again. Change oil. Change wiper blades. Change both air filters.

    Teach how credit works.

    How to fill out a POA for healthcare at 18. Why it’s important. How to remove your parents access to all your accounts, if you wish.

    How to get a library card. What in person services are available via library. It’s more than you think.

    And yes. How to thread a basic sewing machine and sew a seam. How to sew on a button.












  • Alright. Your mom is definitely more over the edge than my mom. Mine has talked about it as a way of being with loved ones again after she dies. Death is scary. Mom is pretty old. As such, I don’t see the problem here. Peaceful death as a goal, in my mind, isn’t a bad thing. Her conception per how she talks about it includes her though, not the world.

    What you describe, however, pushes it onto other people. The necessary boundary against religious twisting is lacking.

    Again, this is a conversation you need to have together.