Dads, it’s okay if you don’t know every handyman work at home

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Am I the only dad who doesn’t do many handyman works at home? You know, plumbing, electrical works, carpentry, repairs, etc…

When something needs to be fixed, most of the time, I hire someone to do it. Not that I don’t know how to, it’s just that I’m not doing them too often I’d rather delegate it to someone who knows better. (Fine, I feel lazy… I don’t have that energy just by thinking of it, compared to other things I love doing.)

My wife was even clowning me sometimes for not knowing how to do stuff “every man should know.” I told her, it’s just a matter of preferences and interests. I’m happy she understands. (At least, I know how to assemble Ikea stuff.)

Some men grew up learning DIYs, while I opted to learn the creative and soft skills that I love and I’m now using.

Fathers who know a whole lot of things are admirable. Sometimes I wish I’m like you. But fact is, not everyone knows everything, even if the world says that you should. You can do one thing that I can’t and I can do another that you can’t. Different strokes for different folks.

So fellow dads (and moms, who usually get a lot of this banter), don’t sweat it out if someone tells you “you don’t know nothing.”

Ion
Ion
Ion Gonzaga, a.k.a. "Boy Dubai" is a no-nonsense authority blogger and storyteller. He is known to "say things many people cannot say." He's also a UX designer, runner, cyclist, a big fan of basketball.

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