Teaching my kid.. what a kick
My youngest stepson, 26, is here for a month and wanted to spend some time in
the lathe.. It's been so cool to pass on the joy of turning, especially to such an apt and attentive learner.. This kid is a computer nerd and has always been "non-mechanical", mostly because his 2 older brothers convinced him that he was... To see him realize that he has skill in his hands as well as his head is just so cool.. In the last week, he's progressed from making shavings and kindling stick through a couple of honey dippers, a few really bizarre (to me) incense holders, a few surprisingly nice turned boxes and today his first couple of pens.. I love to learn through teaching, but this has really been a kick.. better than any drug that I ever tried. (But I never exhaled) It was fun teaching my 2 kids and my 2 oldest stepsons turning and "shop stuff", but they had confidence and a bit shop experience.. Seeing this kid glowing with pride because he did something that he didn't think that he could possibly accomplish is mind blowing.. A sign of the times: Here's this kid visiting Mexico, up all night turning... and having his girl friend in WA watching him on a web cam while they talk.. lol mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
Teaching my kid.. what a kick
Mac - that is so cool! Very heartwarming in a lot of ways.
Thanks for sharing. TomNie "mac davis" wrote in message ... My youngest stepson, 26, is here for a month and wanted to spend some time in the lathe.. It's been so cool to pass on the joy of turning, especially to such an apt and attentive learner.. This kid is a computer nerd and has always been "non-mechanical", mostly because his 2 older brothers convinced him that he was... To see him realize that he has skill in his hands as well as his head is just so cool.. In the last week, he's progressed from making shavings and kindling stick through a couple of honey dippers, a few really bizarre (to me) incense holders, a few surprisingly nice turned boxes and today his first couple of pens.. I love to learn through teaching, but this has really been a kick.. better than any drug that I ever tried. (But I never exhaled) It was fun teaching my 2 kids and my 2 oldest stepsons turning and "shop stuff", but they had confidence and a bit shop experience.. Seeing this kid glowing with pride because he did something that he didn't think that he could possibly accomplish is mind blowing.. A sign of the times: Here's this kid visiting Mexico, up all night turning... and having his girl friend in WA watching him on a web cam while they talk.. lol mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
Teaching my kid.. what a kick
I can't think of anything much more rewarding than teaching the skill
of something you love doing on to someone that is really interested. That can be an inroad to a real bond between you two. Good for you both! Robert |
Teaching my kid.. what a kick
Enjoy while you can Mac, time flies.
Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo On Aug 14, 1:54 pm, mac davis wrote: My youngest stepson, 26, is here for a month and wanted to spend some time in the lathe.. It's been so cool to pass on the joy of turning, especially to such an apt and attentive learner.. This kid is a computer nerd and has always been "non-mechanical", mostly because his 2 older brothers convinced him that he was... To see him realize that he has skill in his hands as well as his head is just so cool.. In the last week, he's progressed from making shavings and kindling stick through a couple of honey dippers, a few really bizarre (to me) incense holders, a few surprisingly nice turned boxes and today his first couple of pens.. I love to learn through teaching, but this has really been a kick.. better than any drug that I ever tried. (But I never exhaled) It was fun teaching my 2 kids and my 2 oldest stepsons turning and "shop stuff", but they had confidence and a bit shop experience.. Seeing this kid glowing with pride because he did something that he didn't think that he could possibly accomplish is mind blowing.. A sign of the times: Here's this kid visiting Mexico, up all night turning... and having his girl friend in WA watching him on a web cam while they talk.. lol mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
Teaching my kid.. what a kick
On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:52:34 -0700, "
wrote: Enjoy while you can Mac, time flies. Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo For sure, Leo... I think I just saw the tail feathers.. *g* mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
Teaching my kid.. what a kick
"mac davis" wrote: For sure, Leo... I think I just saw the tail feathers.. *g* ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like bananas. |
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